My new 1 day record for war nickels

[Spizzerinctum]

I was bummed out about sending away thousands of dollars to pay taxes today and feeling a little down. I stopped at a bank where I pick up 4 boxes of nickels weekly and the teller asked me if I wanted the cwr nickels as well, and of course, I did. She had $130 in cwr. When I got home and started going through them I forgot about taxes for a while. There were 21 war nickels in the 65 rolls, including 4 in 1 roll. Also, I found a '36 buff and a '54 s/d. I still have the 4 boxes to go through. I do this hobby for days like this. I can forget all that other stuff going on for a while. This hobby is kind of like back in the day buying a box of '78 baseball cards, opening all the packs and replacing the Eddie Murray rookie cards with Mark Belanger cards, sealing them up and returning them for a refund.

 

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[jmc_NWA]

Nice score! Gotta love those CWR!

 

[mercury1]

Nice score spizz. I rarely find war nicks in cwr. Don't know why that is since I think many people who could recognize other silver coins, don't know about war nicks.

 

[SilverFace]

Those were some great rolls. That's more war nickels than Ive found all year so far. Congrats on finding that '54 mint mark error too. I need to go back and check the mint marks on some of my pre-'60 nics to make sure I haven't overlooked any errors. Good luck with the boxes.

 

[Spizzerinctum]

War nickels may be the stepchild of silver coins but you still get the best value for your dollar by buying them at face value. The really worn ones have a look that is fairly easy to spot, but the higher grade ones blend in and aren't easy to see at a glance. Plus, as more and more of them get melted I think the high grade war nickels will increase in value.

Nice score spizz. I rarely find war nicks in cwr. Don't know why that is since I think many people who could recognize other silver coins, don't know about war nicks.