This example has been authenticated and encapsulated by NGC as Genuine. The 1945 War Nickel was produced at Philadelphia, Denver, and San Francisco, with each wartime issue carrying a prominent mintmark above Monticello.
Coin Highlights:
- Year: 1945
- Country: United States
- Denomination: 5 Cents
- Type: Jefferson War Nickel
- Composition: 35% silver, 56% copper, 9% manganese
- Weight: 5 grams
- Actual Silver Weight: approximately 0.0563 troy oz
- Designed by Felix Schlag.
- Issued during the final year of World War II.
- Large mintmark appears above Monticello on the reverse.
- Authenticated and encapsulated by NGC as Genuine.
Obverse:
Features Felix Schlag’s left-facing portrait of Thomas Jefferson, with “IN GOD WE TRUST” to the left and “LIBERTY” and the 1945 date to the right.
Reverse:
Features Monticello, Jefferson’s Virginia home, with the wartime mintmark prominently positioned above the building’s dome. The reverse also carries the denomination and “UNITED STATES OF AMERICA.”
World War II War Nickel
The wartime alloy was introduced to conserve nickel for military needs. These silver-alloy five-cent pieces are immediately recognizable by their oversized mintmarks above Monticello. The wartime composition ended after 1945.
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