First two boxes of Nickels tonight...

[Coin Town]

Going for a quick 5 mile run and then I have this waiting for me when I get back!!! First time doing boxes of Nickels so I'm pretty excited!!! Aside from war nickels and buffs is there anything else I may want to keep my eyes out for?






Will post results later on...

 

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[Wickaboag]

Don't forget the V-Nickels
Good luck!!!!!
Wicka

 

[Generic_Lad]

1950-D, a key date worth a couple of bucks even in circulated condition.

 

[Eminem]

Id hoard dem all theyre all worth more dan 5 cents

 

[Dirtydigger76]

Wicca have u found v nickels crh just curious. I've only done a couple boxes of nickels but I've been saving everything before 1960
Good luck. Keep an eye out for the large mintmark above the Monticello 1942 has one that's silver one that's not.

 

[Wickaboag]

Wicca have u found v nickels crh just curious. I've only done a couple boxes of nickels but I've been saving everything before 1960
Good luck. Keep an eye out for the large mintmark above the Monticello 1942 has one that's silver one that's not.

11 boxes and no V-Nickel yet! Never know though!
Wicka

 

[baddbluff]

War nicks, buffalos, 39d, 50d are the main ones.

All 3 38's are keepers, as is 39s, and 42d - all carry a small premium.

Check the "Monticello" & "Five Cents" on 1939 nicks- doubled die rev's are out there, but pretty tough.

Buy yerself a nickel folder & try to put together a full set. Pretty fun challenge - this is what I call old school CRHing- more for fun than big profits.

Have fun! Hope you bag some keepers!

 

[Coin Town]

Well I'm only 4 rolls in and I found my first war nickel. It's a 1945 D and MAN is it shiny!!! Tho thing has to be polished because I can't imagine it looking like this after 60+ years! This picture doesn't even do it justice...more results when I'm done!

 

[Wickaboag]

Very shiny, but poor details on hair/building.. Love it though Good luck!
Wicka

 

[Local_coins]

Is it plated?

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[Stephen Hawking]

Friend,did you obtain any 1942 to 1945 United states mint .05 cent coins.

 

[Coin Town]

Is it plated?

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Could be based on how abnormal the shine is...either way it is definitely a War Nickel!

 

[Coin Town]

Friend,did you obtain any 1942 to 1945 United states mint .05 cent coins.

So far just one...45-D. Got about 50 rolls to go...

 

[Generic_Lad]

Well I'm only 4 rolls in and I found my first war nickel. It's a 1945 D and MAN is it shiny!!! Tho thing has to be polished because I can't imagine it looking like this after 60+ years! This picture doesn't even do it justice...more results when I'm done!


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You find a lot of shiny war nickels like that. The reason is, there are a lot of people who over the years have created sets of "wartime coinage" and sold them to the general public, since the public takes shiny to be new and good, they overpolish their coins a lot even though they are well worn. They sell these for much higher than what you'd buy them at a coin shop (for example, a steel penny, a war nickel and a common date Mercury dime they'd package them up all fancy and sell it to the public at $15)

If you're lucky, you can get a bag with a set dumped, I did and got ~12 war nickels from a single $100 bag.

 

[hotrod]

nice

 

[Coin Town]

The results are in


3 war Nickels
42p, 43p, 45p

1 x 1939
18 x misc 1940's
15 x misc 1950's

Not sure why I pulled out the misc 40's and 50's...is there a reason to hang on to them or maybe sell them

Also found 1 x 2001 Mexican coin.

 

[red89]

I keep pre 60's to make coin books for people I know who collect coins and give them out as gifts...unless they are key dates though, they really aren't worth more than the later nickels.

 

[BenButton]

I keep all the pre 60s I find at my gas station just because they are cool. Imagine all of the different people that used them in the past 50-60 years. Have yet to find a wartime though. I'm lookin hard I want to find one bad haha

wheats - 45
steel pennies - 1

V nickels - 1
buffalo nickels - 2
wartime nickels - 0

mercury dimes - 1
silver dimes - 6

silver quarters - 4

90% halfs - 0
40% halfs - 0