1945-S NGC MS-67 Silver Jefferson War Nickel - Original Bag Fragment

1945-S NGC MS-67 Silver Jefferson War Nickel - Original Bag Fragment

The 1945-S Silver Jefferson War Nickel is more than just a coin—it’s a wartime relic. The US Mint produced it from 1942 to 1945 during World War II.

Minted as part of a strategic metal conservation effort to reserve critical metals for the military, this coin is made from 35% silver, a departure from the standard nickel composition. 

Those coins issued by the San Francisco Mint bear an “S” mint mark. 

Today, SD Bullion offers 1945-S Silver Jefferson War Nickel coins, long maintained in their original bag fragment and later graded by NGC as MS-67 coins.

Coin Highlights

• Appraised, encapsulated, and graded as MS-67 by NGC;

• From an Original Bag Fragment;

• Produced by the US Mint from 1942 to 1945;

• Issued by the San Francisco Mint and bears an “S” mint mark;

• Designed by Felix Schlag;

• Contains 35% silver, 56% copper, 9% manganese, and 21.2mm diameter;

• Holds a USD 5-cent face value and legal tender status;

• The obverse portrays Thomas Jefferson;

• The reverse features Monticello, Jefferson’s Virginia estate.

The Design 

The obverse consists of Thomas Jefferson’s left profile bust encircled by the engravings “IN GOD WE TRUST,” “LIBERTY,” and the year of issuance.

The reverse features Jefferson’s Monticello, his home in Virginia, along with the motto “E PLURIBUS UNUM,” “ the distinctive “S” mintmark atop referring to the San Francisco Mint, “MONTICELLO,” “FIVE CENTS,” and “UNITED STATES OF AMERICA.”

An NGC MS-67 coin

NGC stands for Numismatic Guaranty Company. It works independently from sovereign mints, attributing grades to coins based on the Sheldon Grading Scale, which ranges from 1 to 70.

MS means Mint State and describes a coin with a business circulation coin format. 67 is the grade attributed to coins with sharp strikes with full, original luster, some minor contact marks, and a single, more noticeable but not detracting mark. 

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