1946 P Nickel

[cranky]

I recall reading articles of counterfeit 1946 5 cent silvers and I also know or rather heard there were also genuine silver struck for the year.
I purchased a small collection and checking the nickels and this stood out. I know specific gravity test will tell. Forgot how and don't have the tools for it.
Weight is 4.99 grams of course they all are in the general area.How can I test this at reasonable price. Besides the ring test and It did sound silver to me.
Here are a couple of photo's of the thing. Thanks.

[mustbebob]

I believe theses were called Henning nickels, and were supposedly made in quite a few years. Here is a site that will give you some specifics about his antics

http://www.numismaticenquirer.com/TNE/Henning%20Counterfeit%20Nickel.html

However, in some cases, the counterfeit nickel was lighter in weight (4.3 grams). Your coin seems to be close to the original nickel weight of 5 grams. Other counterfeits were 5.4 grams in some of the later years.

[onecent1909]

Eeverything I have read yielded no silver 1946 Hennings
his was a 1944 that the reverse did not have the Mint Mark over the dome ( I have examined 2 of these nickles )
most but not all Hennings have the loop in the bottom upright of the R.
I have seen this on a 1947 and on 2 1953.. but also saw a 1953 that did not have the loop
There is a pamphlet made by D.H. Stuckey called "The Counterfeit 1944 Jefferson Nickel" published in 1982... extremely hard to locate ....but a very good reference on the Henning nickels

What makes you think this is silver?

[onecent1909]

There is a lot out there on the Henning nickels... try goggling Henning nickel..
I believe that the ANA has a copy of the Stuckey book in their library... if you are a member you can check it out.

[cranky]

Understanding Henning Nickels little better thanks. Still have a question on a alternate cheap way of checking if it is in fact silver. Weights and lettering don't match anything close to the fakes.
Thanks