Pennies and Nickels - Nickels - My new favorites

[Groovedymond]

Got my weekly dose of Pennies and Nickels with my 6 year old daughter. Got $10 of each. She doesn't like the pennies much, but can't wait to do the nickels. I have to say, the nickels do produce a lot more.

Pennies:
1951D
1953
1957
1959D
1960, 1960D (Just kept them ... they are almost BU!!!!)

Nickels

(2) 1939
1956
1956D
1959D
1960D
1962
(2) 1963D


Question - I was excited to find the first 39.... when I found the second one, I was about to faint! I looked up the price of a 39 in the new Coin World mag...... I couldn't believe it.... for a Good rating (which is what I would guess they would be), they had nothing! Only VG...... WHat the heck? Are they trying to say that at a GOOD value, a 70 year old coin is worth just face value?!?!??!?!?!

 

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[icegator]

nice that you got your daughter excited to do this with you. congrats on the 39's

ice

 

[Immy]

"A 70-year-old coin is worth only face value"

Yeah, that's the fate on the 1939. It was the first mass-produced Jefferson. The D and S are worth a bit more.

Don't you just love nickels and pennies? They do produce results on a regular basis. Here's an odd fact: $40 in nickels weighs more than $100 in halves.

 

[goldinmypan]

there's a thought. Could you just weigh a roll of halves to tell if there are any silvers in the roll.

 

[Immy]

Interestingly enough, you can. But you'd need a scale that measures grams.

90% = 12.50 grams (halves from 1873-1964)

40% = 11.50 grams (1965-70)

Clad = 11.34 grams (1971-present)

So any roll weighing more than 226.8 grams would have some silver.

 

[goldinmypan]

My scale measures grams but it maxes out a 200g.

 

[goldinmypan]

here's one that I have bookmarked



http://www.collectorscorner.org/pocket.html