1944 NICKEL ON 1943 STEEL CENT TRANSITIONAL WRONG PLANCHET ERROR PCGS XF-45!

Description: 1944 NICKEL ON 1943 STEEL CENT TRANSITIONAL WRONG PLANCHET ERROR PCGS XF-45! In 1943 the U.S. and the world were in the midst of battling for humanity in WWII. In order to preserve copper for the war effort, all three U.S. mints changed the composition of the cent from mostly copper to zinc coated steel. In 1944, the composition was switched back to mostly copper, but out of hundreds of millions of coins produced, an estimated 25-30 were mistakenly struck on the prior year's planchets made of steel. Even more bizarrely, in 1944 somehow three of these steel cent planchets were also struck by nickel dies. Ever since their discovery, these transitional errors have had a special place of nostalgia and wonderment in numismatics. The coin offered here is the finest of the four known 1944 nickels struck on steel cents. In the January 16, 2013 edition of Coin World, Bill Gibbs reports that only two other 1944 nickels struck on steel cent planchets are known: the Bill Fivaz specimen that graded PCGS VF-20 and another low grade damaged example. An NGC MS-63 example also turned up in the famous Misfit Collection of Real-Estate magnate David Karpeles. Similarly, the finest known 1944 steel cent, tied with 3 others at MS-64, sold earlier in 2021 for $180,000 and there are 11 examples graded at PCGS in all grades. We believe this 1944 nickel struck on steel cent is way more rare, and way more cool! Bold full date shows and details are very sharp for the grade. Add this beauty to your collection today! We use eBay to bring fresh material to collectors from estates. We are Jim's Coins & Precious Metals in Madison, WI Thank you for your interest!Combined Shipping. Combined shipping policy is the full price on the first item and $1 for each additional item. Please use eBay’s Checkout to create a combined shipping invoice when you are ready to pay for your purchases. Signature Confirmation. Items over $400 will usually be sent with signature confirmation. If someone is not at home to receive the package, then the post office will leave a slip and one must bring it to the station with ID to sign for the package or in some cases the Post Office will try to re-deliver the package. International Shipping . ALL international shipping is completed through the eBay Global Shipping Program. If you have any questions or comments about the program, please contact eBay, not Jim's Coins. Ungraded Coins. For coins that are not professionally graded, Jim's Coins will NOT be offering an opinion on the grade or condition of the coin, as grading is highly subjective. Please examine the images carefully and make your own assessment. We do absolutely 100% guarantee the authenticity of any coin we sell. Sales Tax. Will be administered by eBay. Returns. We accept returns within 14 days from the date of purchase. Please contact us immediately when you wish to return an item. Items must be returned in their original holder. Any items that are damaged or items that have been removed (or tampered with) from the original packaging will not be accepted for return. We do not accept offers to end an auction early. If you wish to make an offer on any Buy It Now listing, please use the "Best Offer" next to the price listed. All Buy It Now Items are subject to prior sale in our showroom, on our website, or coin conventions we attend.

Price: 47500 USD

Location: Madison, Wisconsin

End Time: 2024-07-30T22:07:23.000Z

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