Completed nickel rolls

[Immy]

I thought this might be interesting info to anyone assembling complete 40-coin rolls of Jeff. nickels by date and mintmark. I started in 1997 and here's the order in which they were completed (non-silver only) and their mintages (these are west coast results) -

1958-D (168 million)
1959-D (160 m)
1957-D (136 m)
1941 (203 m)
1954-D (117 m)
1940 (176 m)
1946 (161 m)
1956-D (67 m) [about half the mintage of the previous years...odd]
1939 (120 m)
1947 (95 m)
1955-D (74 m)
1948 (89 m)
1953-D (59 m)
1954-S (29 m) [first S-roll completed, amazingly fast too!]
1952 (64 m)
1949 (60 m)
1941-S (43 m) [all small S. Large S are put in a separate roll]
1952-S (20 m)
1942 (49 m)
1954 (47 m)
1941-D (53 m)
1957 (39 m)
1953 (46 m)
1956 (35 m)
1947-S (24 m)
1940-S (39 m)
1952-D (30 m)
1940-D (43 m)
1948-D (44 m)
1953-S (19 m)
1946-D (45 m)
1949-D (36 m)
1959 (28 m)
1947-D (37 m) [why did this one take so long?]
1951 (28 m)
1958 (17 m)
1951-D (20 m)
1946-S (13 m)
1938 (19 m)
1949-S (9 m)
1951-S (7 m)

Left to complete -

1942-D (38 coins)
1948-S (35)

...and within the realm of possibility are 1950 (25) & 1955 (18).

 

[GMan00001]

Re: Completed rolls

you don't have a roll of 1938 yet? I am getting close, I am around 35 of the 1938.

I didn't keep track of order, though I do know I have rolls of everything except the following:
close (over 30)
1938
1943-S
1946-S
1951-D
1958 (if not already complete)

at least halfway (20-30)
1944-P
1945-P
1945-S
1948-S

a ways to go (10-20)
1941-S Large S
1942-D
1942-P
1942-S
1944-D
1945-D
1949-S
1950
1951-S
1955

might never get there (<10)
1938-D
1938-S
1939-D
1939-S
1943-D
1944-S
1950-D

I started in 1998 (or more technically in the early 80's somewhere as a kid), but only got more serious about completing the rolls of each date/mintmark/variation in 2005.

 

[Immy]

I'm glad you mentioned the 1938 GMan. Can't believe I forgot it.

Here are the silver years (in completion order) -

**Completed**

1943-P
1943-S
1945-S

**More than half**

1944-P (37)
1945-P (34)

**Less than half**

1942-P (16)
1945-D (14)
1944-D (14)
1944-S (13)
1942-P (13)

**Forget it!**

1943-D (5)

1941-Large S (29) and I'm about to finish (3 more to go!) my 10th roll of 1939-P.

Your silver numbers really got a boost with that hoard you found! It represented close to a third of all the war nickels I found in 20 years!

 

[kestrelia]

Immy, how many 1944S nickels have you found?

Brian

 

[GMan00001]

Immy, how many 1944S nickels have you found?

Brian

I see he repeated 1944-D twice so I am guessing one of those is really 1944-S. 13 or 14?

 

[LJ]

Very nice achievement Immy!!! You are the nickel king. Since 1997....that is dedication. Congrats to you.

 

[Immy]

Thanks LJ! When the congrats come from the undisputed half dollar queen it means even that much more. To borrow your catch phrase - "Keep plugging away!"

 

[fiatboy]

I'm very impressed, Immy. You should be proud of yourself! That's a lot of nickels and a lot of dedication. Well done.