Value of a bronze (?) 1944 Canadian Victory Nickel?

Question

Looks dirty, but that's about it. Thanks! :)

Answer 1

The 1944 Canadian V nickel is made of chrome plated steel. It could have tarnished to a bronze color with the help of some dirt. The 1943 nickel was made in a brass alloy called tombac which turned a bronze color. There are a few 1944 coins on a tombac blank. They are very rare and no new ones have shown up for some time. A magnet will stick to the steel one. The war years really caused a lot of strange coins to be minted by a lot of countries. If the coin is dirty, make sure the date is 1944 and not 1943. Do not clean it, take it too a dealer who deals in Canadian coins and have him check the date with his microscope, if you are having problems and he can also help in checking out the coin. A lot of U.S. coin dealers do not deal with Canadian coins. Of course if the magnet sticks then it was the dirt that gave it that color.

Answer 2

1944 Canadian Nickel

Answer 3

Hi. I am a coin dealer in the Midwest US. There are two varieties of nickels made in 1944. One was made of a tombac (brass) composition, and the other was made of steel with a nickel plating. The steel piece is very common and when corroded can look like the brass, which is rare. Easy way to tell...use a magnet on the coin...if it sticks, it's the common steel one, worth less than a dollar in value. If it doesn't stick then it MIGHT be the brass piece, which, if genuine, could be worth a few thousand dollars. If you suspect it might be the brass piece, take it to a dealer for evaluation, and consider submitting it for authentication to a certification service. My best guess, though, is that you have a corroded steel piece, as the brass ones are quite rare. Hope this info helped you out.

Answer 4

Another option is a library and a good catalogue. Condition is very important Reid