Hard to find Nickel

[minkybodl]

Picked up a box of halves, dimes, and nickels today. Nothing in the halves. Dimes had 2 Rosies, 1961 and 60, and a Merc 191- can't see the last number, in pretty worn shape.

Nickels had 2 1943P's, a dateless Buffalo, and a 1950D which filled one of the last four holes in my book. It is in real nice condition. First 1950 I have ever seen, still need the Philly 1950, 39D, and 42S.

 

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[TimZim]

Looks like the dimes do the best in your area. And the war nickels.

 

[BuffaloBoy]

Check that merc from the scrap pile, it could very well be a 1916d key date.
Nice box of nickels. Go figure, I need the 1950d nickel, and got 2 of them 1950p nickels in the last 3-4 nickl boxes, ha.

HH
buff

 

[minkybodl]

Check that merc from the scrap pile, it could very well be a 1916d key date.
Nice box of nickels. Go figure, I need the 1950d nickel, and got 2 of them 1950p nickels in the last 3-4 nickl boxes, ha.

HH
buff

I looked on the back for the D mintmark, didn't see any. I'd guess it is a 16 or maybe 17, there is a deep scratch right across where the top of the seven would be and the whole outside edge is worn a lot. Any Mercury dime I find goes into the found treasure pile, them and Buffalo nickels were always my favorites. Finding a 1916d, one of 264 thousand, would be sweet.

I was surprised to see that they made less 1950d's, 2.6m, than they did 1939d, 3.5m.