Two boxes of nickels...second box was a trifecta!

DrDetector

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Picked up three boxes today after work, then got home to a muggy, rainy evening. Did the first box pretty quickly, which had two Wars in it and a slew of other pre-60s.

After dinner I hit the 2nd box. Right away I found a war nickel. Then a little bit later out pops a really nice 1937 Buff. Then a bit later out pops a barely legible 1920 Buff (I ended up using Nic-a-date on it anyway to verify). Then, maybe 3/4 through the box I get a 1902 Liberty Nickel! I was pretty excited with that box. I had been on a V slump since 12/18/2008 so that was nice to break that. Unfortunately though I had already found a 1902 nickel in circulation but I'll still take it.

Here are the highlights:

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So far I have 24 war nickels and 7 Buffs in 2010.
 

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GMan00001

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My V slump has been since 12/23/2008....

You had me beat by 5 days...

Hope that means I have one in one of the bags sitting here waiting to be searched.
 

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Good luck to ya Gman. I haven't seen many V's posted here at all. Probably because nickels aren't searched by as many hunters. But also they are just hard to find!


Thanks Crazy Michaelson.
 

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Check that 37 to see if it's a 3 leg.
 

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DrDetector said:
So far I have 24 war nickels and 7 Buffs in 2010.

I agree...Very nice box! :icon_thumright:

How many boxes/bags of nickels do you search a week? I've been thinking about getting a box or two of knicles to go with my Halves and and dimes. Also how much is a box of nickels?

Thanks and HH
 

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Great nickel boxes! Congrats.
 

d2arcing

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DrDetector said:
So far I have 24 war nickels and 7 Buffs in 2010.

how many boxes? and thats nice finds. i have 3 war nickels total but never searched a box, cash register finds
 

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DrDetector

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d2arcing said:
DrDetector said:
So far I have 24 war nickels and 7 Buffs in 2010.

how many boxes? and thats nice finds. i have 3 war nickels total but never searched a box, cash register finds

I don't do solely boxes. I have searched 57,800 nickels in 2010, which is about 29 full boxes worth. One bank I pick up a few boxes when I know I will have time during the week, and any other time I drop by a different branch doing regular business I pick up $20 worth, or however many the teller has handy.
 

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