Live Break - 7 Dime boxes 1 Quarter bag 1 Nickel bag

[Bunky211]

Well my bank apparently forgot to order my two boxes of halves today so instead bought a $1000 quarter bag which was a waste of time of course. Exchanged them and picked up 4 boxes of dimes which produced 2 silvers in each box for a total of 7 rosies and 1 merc. Exchanged them and this bank only would give me 3 boxes of dimes but was offered a $200 bag of nickels. I've never done nickels before so I'll give it a try. I just got back and will start breaking the nickels, will update if/when I find anything.

 

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[cecropia_moth]

I predict 3 silver war nickels, 1 dateless Buffalo and 1 Canadian .999Ni nickel.

 

[madwest]

I'm guessing 3 war nickels, 0 Buffalo, 4 pure Canadian, 1 clipped planchet.

 

[Bunky211]

About 1/2 way done with the nickel bag - so far 1 1943 war nickel 1 1934 buffalo and about 25 pre 1960s

 

[Bunky211]

I got a few canadian and other country coins too...which canadians should I look out for?

 

[madwest]

I got a few canadian and other country coins too...which canadians should I look out for?

1981 and before are 99% Nickel - melt value nearly $0.08 (USD)

 

[Bunky211]

1944 war nickel

 

[Generic_Lad]

Pure nickel Canadian nickels are hard/nearly impossible to find in bags because just about every coin counter has a magnet. Unless the coins were dumped in really fast or another coin managed to dislodge it, you aren't going to find it.

 

[Bunky211]

You guys are good, ended up with 3 war nickels and 1 buffalo. I found 2 1942s with no P on the back, those are not silver right?

 

[Bunky211]

box 1 skunk

 

[minkybodl]

Right, in 1942, they made nickels for part of the year before they started minting the silver war nickels. All silver nickels will have the mintmark over the dome. I come across quite a bit of the regular 1942s and only a few silver. It also seems like almost half of all the war nickels that I do find are 1943P's.

Good job on the dimes and nickels, that is about my good average, 2 dimes and 1 war nickel per box, I'm happy if I find at least that.

 

[Generic_Lad]

Keep in mind though if you can find a 1944 nickel with no mintmark, it is a "Henning Nickel" a counterfeit nickel. They are quite collectible in their own right and worth much more than a war nickel. See this site for more info: Henning Counterfeit Nickel

 

[Bunky211]

Box 2 skunk
Box 3 Two Silver Rosies

The plan was to go through 16 boxes of dimes today, only made it through 7 and produced 10 silvers. Took me forever to go through those nickels and quarters.

The war nickels are 1943P, 1944P and 1944P

 

[madwest]

Pure nickel Canadian nickels are hard/nearly impossible to find in bags because just about every coin counter has a magnet. Unless the coins were dumped in really fast or another coin managed to dislodge it, you aren't going to find it.

I regularly get bags from my Credit Union that are loaded with Nickel and Steel coins (Early Canadian; Modern Canadian; Euro, etc). Where I dump, I always ask if they'll make sure nothing stuck to the magnet. I know that anything that might be there isn't from my dump, but I ask anyway. Occasionally, they will find Canadian or Euro and give it to me. It depends on the machine if there is a magnet or not. I agree that more often there is a magnet than not.

It just depends on the coin machine.

 

[fistfulladirt]

Fun hunt!

 

[Solid Rolls]

You're not picking up and exchanging all at the same bank, right?

 

[silversnacher]

I've done lots of nickels I got five 35% war Nickles but no buffalo yet...

 

[sagittarius98]

I got a few canadian and other country coins too...which canadians should I look out for?

What were the other coins? I can tell you whether they have value, or are just conversation pieces.