Extreme silver find at grocery store bank

[tand324]

I just got back from my local grocery store with a lot of half dollars. As I started to open the rolls up, every single roll was entirely silver, only a couple of clad. I was so excited that I ran through all of the rolls. A total of 335 40% silver half dollars, and 2 90% Kennedy half dollars. Pictures soon.

I returned to the bank to see if they had any more but the didn't so I got $40 in nickels and I found a 1943 P 35% silver. Needless to say, a quite successful trip the bank

 

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[s.c.shooter]

Congrats. What year nickels have silver in them ? I have some older ones, was it just the war years when they were short on nickel?

 

[nsdq]

Congrats. What year nickels have silver in them ? I have some older ones, was it just the war years when they were short on nickel?
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i think 42-45

 

[nsdq]

sweet luck wish my bank got old stuff they said they can only get the new coins and bills

 

[chrisplay2004]

Yep Wartime Silver Alloy Nickel 1942-1945.
56% copper,
35% silver
and 9% manganese.
Letter P used for the first time to indicate the change of alloy eliminating the use of nickel for war material.
Awsome find!

 

[Damon64]

 

[ivan salis]

the letters were mint marks = p = philly ( first time the letter p mint mark for philly was used was on the 1942 35% silver war nickles) d = denver and s =san francisco --the letters were large and on the rear on all the silver war time nickles 1942 - 1945 -- the 5 cent piece we know today as a nickle became comman because in the civil war silver "half dimes" (5 cent in value) and 3 cent silvers were hoarded --so the the us govt came out with "nickle based" 3 cent and 5 cent coins to prevent them being hoarded ---after the war the 3 cent coins died out but the 5 cent "nickle" based coins lived on --thus the term "nickle" was used for them since there wasn't any silver in them anymore. (until WW2 that is)

 

[CoilFisher]

Nice!
Go bury those in the parks for us to find.

 

[underarock]

great finds even though this is a coin roll hunting post.

 

[High Plains Digger]

Just so you don't get confused, a bunch of 1942 nickels were made in nickel. They have the small (or no) mintmarks. The silver ones from 42 to 45 will have the large P-D-S over the dome.