CJ9
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On Friday (8/22) I went into a bank that is very close to where I live. They all know me in there and know I collect. They all the CWR nickels and dimes that they can (sometimes they hold some back because that is all they have). The only stipulation is that I don't dump any of the rolls back on them. So on Friday I had to do some other banking and the one teller had $20 in CWR nickels that she gave me. I looked at them at home and within those rolls I found 7 war nickels and a 1937 buffalo. One of the rolls was marked 1969D and that is what they all were.
So having found that, I went back and the second teller was also there. So then I got an additional $40 in nickels (I told them I found stuff - they often ask what I have found - and I even told them what to look for - but they have no interest in looking or collecting). 4 of those rolls ($8) were marked with certain years (1968, 1972, etc), so I knew those were duds, but the remaining $32 were loaded with war nickels.
I went back a third time thinking that there may be some other denominations that this person may have brought in. Well, out came more nickels, and I got another $28 (I was able to dump $28 of the ones I had before because that was all they had), and those were the same - lots of war nickels, a few buffaloes, and even 3 Liberty nickels that are well worn (although 1 was 1899, so it was good to get back into the 1800s club - albeit, barely). They said that the person brought in quarters, so I took $100 of those (I never search quarters), but there was nothing - actually many of the rolls were short, so I wound up with $94 - just chalk that up to the cost of doing business.
So all-in, having looked at $88 in nickels in total ($78 if you take out the rolls that were marked with a certain date, which were as advertised), the finds were:
116 war nickels:
1942P: 12
1942S: 9
1943P: 27
1943D: 1
1943S: 7
1944P: 12
1944D: 4
1944S: 7
1945P: 15
1945D: 7
1945S: 15
Buffaloes: 1936, 1937 (x2), 2 dateless
Liberty: 1899, 1902, 1903
Thanks for looking
So having found that, I went back and the second teller was also there. So then I got an additional $40 in nickels (I told them I found stuff - they often ask what I have found - and I even told them what to look for - but they have no interest in looking or collecting). 4 of those rolls ($8) were marked with certain years (1968, 1972, etc), so I knew those were duds, but the remaining $32 were loaded with war nickels.
I went back a third time thinking that there may be some other denominations that this person may have brought in. Well, out came more nickels, and I got another $28 (I was able to dump $28 of the ones I had before because that was all they had), and those were the same - lots of war nickels, a few buffaloes, and even 3 Liberty nickels that are well worn (although 1 was 1899, so it was good to get back into the 1800s club - albeit, barely). They said that the person brought in quarters, so I took $100 of those (I never search quarters), but there was nothing - actually many of the rolls were short, so I wound up with $94 - just chalk that up to the cost of doing business.
So all-in, having looked at $88 in nickels in total ($78 if you take out the rolls that were marked with a certain date, which were as advertised), the finds were:
116 war nickels:
1942P: 12
1942S: 9
1943P: 27
1943D: 1
1943S: 7
1944P: 12
1944D: 4
1944S: 7
1945P: 15
1945D: 7
1945S: 15
Buffaloes: 1936, 1937 (x2), 2 dateless
Liberty: 1899, 1902, 1903
Thanks for looking
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