The Henning Nickel

American coins

The beginning In 1954, collectors in the New Jersey/ New York area began reporting 1944 nickels turning up in circulation. Missing the “P” mint mark on the back and the lack of wartime 35% silver composition.  These have been referred to as the “Henning” nickel, these counterfeits made by Francis Leroy Henning of Erial, New […]