Completed a Jefferson set from circulation

[Yinzi50]

I started on Christmas day and found the last coin (38S) tonight. I went through 54 boxes and finished in one month.











Happy Hunting everyone!

 

[silvereagle78]

Congrats! That has to be a record time for completing the set

 

[InTheWoods]

Fantastic!! What's next?

 

[Yinzi50]

Congrats! That has to be a record time for completing the set

Thanks! I was pounding Nickels pretty hard, more than 10 boxes a week. I live in one of the biggest cities with a major I-x0 freeway passing through. Also my area gets coins from both mints. I guess that's why I am able to complete a Jefferson set so fast. If someone in California try it, the 1950 and 1955 may be very hard. On the east coast, people may have a hard time to find 38D and 39D. The 38S, 39S, and 50D will be hard for most area. I was very lucky I guess.

Fantastic!! What's next?

Go back to halves, trying to finish my circulated Franklin, 3 coins left (53,55,56). This can be a fluke or a dream never come true. Never even think about completing a circulated Walker set at all.

Keep doing nickels at a slower pace until I find a nice V nickel for my US type album.

 

[Coins4Cheese]

Fantastic!

BTW, can you give us an estimate on how many V's, Buffalo's, war nickels, and proofs you have found so far?

 

[DrDetector]

Wow. Congrats. I'm looking for my 39D and have been for a loooong time. Like 400 boxes worth of time.

 

[thurmownator]

That's as awesome as it is incredible.

One month; and you completed the set. I guess ten boxes a week would help, but geez; that's still beyond my comprehension.

Obviously, mucho kudos and thanks for sharing.

For you beginners/novices out there, this is not typical. In fact, very, very far from it. It usually takes years. (sometimes a lifetime)

 

[AGCoinHunter]

Wow, thats amazing to complete it that quickly. Congrats!

 

[Yinzi50]

Fantastic!

BTW, can you give us an estimate on how many V's, Buffalo's, war nickels, and proofs you have found so far?

Thanks!

V Nickel: 0
Buffalo: 17 (5 readible; 12 dateless; 2 dateless are type1)
War Nickel: 45 (less than 1 per box)
Proof: 4 (60,64,77s,93s)

Thanks everyone for your appreciation!

 

[timbobwey]

Impressive to do it in such a short time, congrats.. I'm only missing a couple jeffersons. I don't really search many nickels, I used to.. I hit a jackpot a while back of 16 rolls of all pre 60 nickels, that almost completed my jeff-nickels. Since then it's been all half hunting.

 

[Silver crazy]

You did very well Yenzi, I have been at the nickels for about 3 months now and I only need the 38S to finish set, it's just the luck of the draw really, we don't get many S's in our area,I hunt a lot of nickels by the way. Thanks. Dennis.

 

[obsessedwithsilver]

Nice job. I'm still working on my nickel album and just need 38s, 39s and 48s. I live in the midwest. We see some s nickels but mostly p's and some d's.

Again, congratulations on your efforts.

OWS

 

[FingerGrime]

The last person I saw that completed it went through about 600k nickels. You did it 108k! Impressive. I have been through 215k and I still have five left.

 

[XX]

I'm still missing 38S and 39D. I've gone through over $200 per week for the last two years.

So far I have found 2 V Nickels,
over one tube of buffalo's,
several tubes of war nickels,
many proofs,
countless batteries, pennies, safety pins, jewelry, etc.....
3 1950D nickels
and one silver roosevelt.

 

[DrDetector]

I'm still missing 38S and 39D. I've gone through over $200 per week for the last two years.

So far I have found 2 V Nickels,
over one tube of buffalo's,
several tubes of war nickels,
many proofs,
countless batteries, pennies, safety pins, jewelry, etc.....
3 1950D nickels
and one silver roosevelt.

Sounds like you're from the east coast too . Good luck, you'll find them!

 

[klava]

Did you keep all pre60 coins? If so how many total did you find?

 

[Yinzi50]

Did you keep all pre60 coins? If so how many total did you find?

No, not all pre-60 coins. Only war-nickels, s-mint, and some nice shape ones. I do keep a record of how many in each box.