are the 2009 nickels THAT hard to find??

[Goes4ever]

look at this ebay auction........over $50 for a 2009 nickel ?
http://cgi.ebay.com/Very-RARE-2009-...4488QQrdZ1QQsspagenameZWDVWQQsalenotsupported
how many here has found one so far? How about the 2009 dime, they are bringing almost $20 on ebay right now

 

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[HolyDiver]

I know the mint cut back on '09 production of nicks and dimes, but this is madness! I can't believe people would bid on something without a picture.

 

[Goes4ever]

but there were 39 million made, how can that be considered rare

 

[MarkinIa]

I think the 2009 Nickel was just released.

 

[rodzm]

Hello all,

I know this is madness, and people want to be the first to have something so thats perhaps why its bid up so high. Im sure there are other people out there who have found dimes and nickels but so far none have surfaced on Ebay other than a couple of dimes. Im not the type to post pre-sales or anything of the sort but with firm confirmation from my source I felt pretty comfortable to put my 100%, 315 feedback on the line. Its actually the first time I sell something on Ebay without a picture but in this case time is everything. You have to love it though...its almost like the person who bought the Virgin Mary grilled cheese on Ebay a few years ago.

I know someone who on one day took over 20 trips to banks in the San Franscisco area and there was absolutely nothing to be found. 39 M is not rare by any means as compared to previous years but when your looking at the mintage being 1/10 of what it normally is then its gonna be pretty hard to get them, at least for the next few months

 

[Fropa]

So far my wife pulled 1 2009-P dime from a bag and we haven't found any nickels. I've been tempted to list our dime on eBay after seeing what there going for.

 

[rodzm]

So far my wife pulled 1 2009-P dime from a bag and we haven't found any nickels. I've been tempted to list our dime on eBay after seeing what there going for.

Do it while theyre hot...it may take a while for more to show up but at least you cash on it now. It seems that people are only finding them randomly as opposed to rolls of them. Very weird I must say

 

[DEMERSON]

I was under the impression that the mint halted production of 2009 nickles and dimes. never the less 63 million is still a low mintage.

 

[klava]

I guess its time to start checking the til for 09 nickel and dimes lol

 

[rodzm]

I was under the impression that the mint halted production of 2009 nickles and dimes. never the less 63 million is still a low mintage.

And they did halt production. I think it is going to be pretty hard to find them and I think for those that do find them it will be mixed in with other coins. Ive heard before that the Fed usually releases new coins after several years so it may or may not be a couple of years before you see them widely circulated. Theyre out there, trust me the problem is finding them in quantities.

The nickel auction is actually my auction, and yes I do realize there is no picture but I DO some nickels and dimes on the way. Theyve been shipped to me from my source and should arrive this week or early next week

 

[Ju8vP3t]

but there were 39 million made, how can that be considered rare

39 million is a lot, But if you look back at prior mintages, the numbers are usually in the hundreds of millions...

 

[rodzm]

39 million is a lot, But if you look back at prior mintages, the numbers are usually in the hundreds of millions...

If you divide 39 mill by the population of the US it gives you less than 1 nickel per person and when you consider that last year there were 287.76 million minted then yeah by today's standards it is considered rare. By looking at previous mintages from decades ago Not so much

 

[coinmojo]

39 million is a lot, But if you look back at prior mintages, the numbers are usually in the hundreds of millions...

If you divide 39 mill by the population of the US it gives you less than 1 nickel per person and when you consider that last year there were 287.76 million minted then yeah by today's standards it is considered rare. By looking at previous mintages from decades ago Not so much

I'd say 13 coins for every 100 Americans is really low.... based on a poupulation of 300 Million.

What if the Chinese start collecting U.S. coins. Than they would be very hard to find....LOL

Mojo

 

[wharghoul]

"What if the Chinese start collecting U.S. coins. Than they would be very hard to find....LOL" - Mojo

Yeah, they already collect our dollars...

 

[allen]

what can you say, people are stupid !

 

[coinmojo]

what can you say, people are stupid !

Could you clarify?

 

[rodzm]

Hello everyone...just a quick update on the auction. The nickel has shot up from $51 to $66.99, this is absolutely insane and was not what I expected. For those who have supported the auction by placing on their watch list or by bidding, a BIG thank you.

As a result of such great support I have increased the proceeds to VFW from 10% to 15%. Here is the stats so far

77 Watchers
12 Bids
991 Views

Thanks again!!!

 

[rodzm]

Sorry for the back to back post but just a quick update...

 

[coinmojo]

I don't know but this seems like one of those situations where people are bidding on this 5 cent coin because of the VFW connection.

Maybe it's just me but at this point, don't you think you could donate 25% to the VFW or more.

How about all the profits after shipping and Handling.

I'm sure that if you were just selling the nickle with no charitable connection you could find out how much is due to the VFW connection.

Since it looks like you got a whole roll , why not post another auction without the VFW connection and find out.

Don't get me wrong it is an honerable thing your doing but it seems less honerable when only $11.4 dollars is actually going to be donated. (15% of $76 = 11.4) after S&H I imagine you stand to make a profit over $50 For a Nickle coin?

Random thoughts

Mojo

 

[rodzm]

I don't know but this seems like one of those situations where people are bidding on this 5 cent coin because of the VFW connection.

Maybe it's just me but at this point, don't you think you could donate 25% to the VFW or more.

How about all the profits after shipping and Handling.

I'm sure that if you were just selling the nickle with no charitable connection you could find out how much is due to the VFW connection.

Since it looks like you got a whole roll , why not post another auction without the VFW connection and find out.

Don't get me wrong it is an honerable thing your doing but it seems less honerable when only $11.4 dollars is actually going to be donated. (15% of $76 = 11.4) after S&H I imagine you stand to make a profit over $50 For a Nickle coin?

Random thoughts

Mojo

I didnt expect the turnout on the auction like it has and you know I sort of expected reactions like yours as to why I didnt do a higher percentage on the auction. I do my yearly VFW contributions ,but I also have to help out my dad. I dont need to explain myself further