mrogers07
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Today was an epic coin roll hunting day for me!
While out and about today, taking care of a few errands here and there, the Christmas money I got from my mom was burning a hole in my pocket. So I decided to stop at a couple banks before heading home. At the first, I bought two boxes of pennies. At the second, I bought a box of pennies and a box of nickels.
The three boxes of pennies produced standard results...34 Wheaties, the oldest being a very worn 1919 and a like-new 1957.
The box of nickels stole the show today. From the very first roll, I knew this box would be special. How special was it? Well...
1 - 1994 Canadian nickel
1 - 25-Satang coin from Thailand
1 - 1938 nickel (first year)
10 - 1939 nickels
56 - War Nickels (1942-45, all "P")
I just could not believe it...roll after roll had silver! Only seven rolls in the whole box did not have at least one silver nickel in it!
At today's silver prices, that's a hair over $50 worth of silver in those nickels. I'd say that's a good early birthday present for me.
While out and about today, taking care of a few errands here and there, the Christmas money I got from my mom was burning a hole in my pocket. So I decided to stop at a couple banks before heading home. At the first, I bought two boxes of pennies. At the second, I bought a box of pennies and a box of nickels.
The three boxes of pennies produced standard results...34 Wheaties, the oldest being a very worn 1919 and a like-new 1957.
The box of nickels stole the show today. From the very first roll, I knew this box would be special. How special was it? Well...
1 - 1994 Canadian nickel
1 - 25-Satang coin from Thailand
1 - 1938 nickel (first year)
10 - 1939 nickels
56 - War Nickels (1942-45, all "P")
I just could not believe it...roll after roll had silver! Only seven rolls in the whole box did not have at least one silver nickel in it!
At today's silver prices, that's a hair over $50 worth of silver in those nickels. I'd say that's a good early birthday present for me.
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. my best ever was 44 war nics in a box. the '43-D is RARE as the '50-D
