A 5 cent question

[Joe777Cool]

Nickels aren't usually my thing, but at times when pickings are slim I will buy a box. Face checking (or checking for the mint mark anyways) takes way too long. Do you guys feel that one can effectively edge check a roll of nickels for silver? Whats the margin of error?

 

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[maverick]

Hey Joe, personally, I have never been able to tell by the edge of a Nick, I don't search them anymore though, but when I did some, I couldn't really tell. They, as you said, just take way too long to search because of that reason for me. HH, Maverick.

 

[ArkieBassMan]

It would be impossible to edge-check nickels with any degree of accuracy.

 

[boristhespider88]

Once you do it enough, it goes by quicker. I don't mind wasting the time on nickels because I find more and better coins that I'm looking for (especially silver ones).

To answer your question, no you can't edge search them with any certainty whatsoever. You would miss a lot of keepers (war nickels, key dates, proofs, buffalos, V nickels, etc.)

HH!
- DS

 

[MentalUnrest]

It would be impossible to edge-check nickels with any degree of accuracy.

+1

I have tried and had I not still searched dates I would have missed a bunch!

MU

 

[PhattyB]

Sure would suck to miss that MS-65 Three-Legged Buffalo when edge checking for only war nickels.