1943-S Five Cents United States “War Nickel” – Silver Alloy WWII Issue

Description

1943-S Five Cents United States “War Nickel” – Silver Alloy WWII Issue

🪙Denomination: 5 Cents
📅 Year: 1943
🏛 Mint: San Francisco (S)
⚖️ Weight: 4.98g
⚔️ Alloy: 35% Silver, 56% Copper, 9% Manganese
📏 Diameter: 21.2 mm
🪦 Era: WWII Emergency Issue
🔍 Condition: Circulated with wartime toning; all major details visible.

Obverse (Front) – Portrait of Thomas Jefferson, with IN GOD WE TRUST and date 1943.

Reverse (Back) – Monticello with a bold S mintmark above (used only on silver war nickels).
Legend: E PLURIBUS UNUM – UNITED STATES OF AMERICA – FIVE CENTS.

About This Coin

Minted during WWII when nickel was needed for armour plating, this special-issue coin was struck in a silver-based alloy — the only time in history U.S. nickels contained silver.
The large S mintmark makes it instantly recognisable as a wartime piece.

A proper bit of 1940s American history rescued from circulation.