Jefferson Nickels FS Basic War Set, Circulation Strikes (1942-1945)
Number of
Required Items
11
Required Items
Current Finest
Possible Set Rating
71.045
Possible Set Rating
Today, with the value of silver what it is, it seems strange that it would have been substituted for nickel in the five cent piece, but nickel was apparently a more critical war material. This is a short and easy set to complete, even in high grade (MS67-68). But it remains an interesting set to remember the time when the value of silver was so low that 1/20 ounce could be put into a nickel. Today, the silver value of a "War Nickel" is around one dollar.
Notes: This set has bonuses. Please see the Set Composition for a listing.
All-Time Finest (All Eras)
| Rank | Set Name | % Complete | % FS | GPA Weighted | GPA with Top Pop Bonuses |
Set Rating | User | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Escalante 2021 2022 2023 2024 2025 | 100.00% | 90.91% | 69.50 | 70.41 | 70.41 | ||
| 2 | BTS FS War Nickels 2025 | 100.00% | 100.00% | 69.59 | 70.32 | 70.32 | ||
| 3 | D. L. Hansen Jefferson Nickels FS Basic War Set, Circulation Strikes (1942-1945) 2019 2020 | 100.00% | 100.00% | 69.50 | R 70.05 | 70.05 | ||
| 4 | KCV FS cir WAR (42-45) | 100.00% | 100.00% | 69.41 | 69.95 | 69.95 | ||
| 5 | Quantumnavy | 100.00% | 100.00% | 69.18 | 69.64 | 69.64 |
Current Finest
| Rank | Set Name | % Complete | % FS | GPA Weighted | GPA with Top Pop Bonuses |
Set Rating | User | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Escalante 2021 2022 2023 2024 2025 | 100.00% | 90.91% | 69.50 | 70.41 | 70.41 | ||
| 2 | BTS FS War Nickels 2025 | 100.00% | 100.00% | 69.59 | 70.32 | 70.32 | ||
| 3 | KCV FS cir WAR (42-45) | 100.00% | 100.00% | 69.41 | 69.95 | 69.95 | ||
| 4 | Quantumnavy | 100.00% | 100.00% | 69.18 | 69.64 | 69.64 | ||
| 5 | Ray Overby's War Nickel Set 2012 | 100.00% | 90.91% | 69.14 | 69.50 | 69.50 | ||
| 5 | The Grand Cru Collection | 100.00% | 100.00% | 69.32 | 69.50 | 69.50 | ||
| 7 | CLIFF VERMONT FS WAR CIRCULATION NICKELS (BASIC) 1942-1945 | 100.00% | 100.00% | 69.32 | 69.41 | 69.41 | ||
| 7 | rickypapabear | 100.00% | 100.00% | 69.14 | 69.41 | 69.41 | ||
| 9 | RickJones | 100.00% | 54.55% | 68.41 | 69.23 | 69.23 | ||
| 10 | IslandBob's War Jeff's | 100.00% | 100.00% | 69.09 | 69.18 | 69.18 | ||
| 11 | Corum Collection | 100.00% | 100.00% | 69.05 | 69.05 | 69.05 | ||
| 11 | Ike's War Nickels | 100.00% | 100.00% | 69.05 | 69.05 | 69.05 | ||
| 13 | ZZWHIT | 100.00% | 100.00% | 68.95 | 68.95 | 68.95 | ||
| 14 | The Black Mountain Collection | 100.00% | 100.00% | 68.82 | 68.82 | 68.82 | ||
| 15 | SouthWest Jefferson WWII | 100.00% | 100.00% | 68.73 | 68.73 | 68.73 | ||
| 16 | Robert N Lockey | 100.00% | 100.00% | 68.68 | 68.68 | 68.68 | ||
| 17 | Clackamas War Jeffs | 100.00% | 100.00% | 68.41 | 68.41 | 68.41 | ||
| 17 | Hot Rod FS "WAR" Nickels | 100.00% | 100.00% | 68.41 | 68.41 | 68.41 | ||
| 17 | dwlrw | 100.00% | 100.00% | 68.41 | 68.41 | 68.41 | ||
| 20 | BL Jefferson War Nickels | 100.00% | 81.82% | 68.36 | 68.36 | 68.36 |