1942-1945 Wartime Jefferson Nickel 11 Coin Set Brilliant Uncirculated

Product Description

Today we consider silver of greater worth than nickel. But because of its extreme hardness, nickel became a critical component in arms production during WWII. In 1942, an emergency wartime Jefferson five-cent piece premiered which was comprised of copper, silver and manganese, but no nickel. To distinguish these coins from regular issues, large mintmarks appeared on the reverse. It was the first time that a P mintmark was used to identify the Philadelphia Mint. Included in this set are all 11 wartime silver-alloy issues from the Philadelphia, Denver and San Francisco Mints in Brilliant Uncirculated quality.