WheatFromChaff
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I suspect this may turn into a long post, so if you don't feel like going through the whole thing, hello, I'm very excited to have finally joined the forum. I've been doing light Crhing for 18 months or so, and after discovering TreasureNet I was inspired to pick up a metal detector as well.
I pick through any change I come across and search boxes of cents or rolls of other denominations when I have the time, but it's hard for me to do any steady hunting during the school year.
Now that school is out and I have my drivers license I am going to try increasing my volume as much as I can, so I started by dumping all my accumulated rejects at my regional bank and then cruising down the street to the local Wells Fargo. I asked for a box of nickels.
Do you have an account here?
No....do I need one? [emoji51]
Yeah, sorry.
Have a nice day, mam.
From there I went to BB and T, where I had the same experience. At that point I was feeling pretty discouraged and convinced that I probably should open an account, but persistence pays off, and the third time was indeed the charm and after a short conversation with her supervisor the kindly teller at Bank of America was able to accommodate me.
I got that box of nickels home and plowed through it. Some may call it a skunk, and I concede that I was really hoping for a war nickel, buffalo, 2009, or even just something foreign, but I was satisfied because it filled a good number of the pre-1960 holes in my budding circulated collection. Also provided quite a few better examples from more recent years. I got
2x 1939
2x 1940D
1x 1941D
1x 1941S
1x 1946
1x1947
2x 1947S
1x 1949
1x 1952
1x 1952D
5x 1954D
3x 1957
1x 1957D
3x 1959D
1x 1987S
All pretty boring dates, and most are worn enough that I doubt I'll keep them, but the '87 was exciting because it's the first proof coin I've found in the wild. One of the 1957 examples has good luster and full steps that you may or may not be able to see in my terrible photos.
I also came across two potential minor errors. The first is a small die crack on the obverse of a 1995P that travels from Jeff's nose to the edge of the coin. Reminded me of some examples portewenace or someone posted a couple months ago. The second is the reverse of a different 1995P where most lettering is very faint, particularly in Monticello. The obverse has plenty of nicks, but little wear, which leads me to believe that it was a weak strike, struck through some contaminant, or a lamination error rather than pmd, but I am but a novice so your input is much appreciated. I will try to get better photos in the future.
Also found this star bill at work the other day and kept it since it's only a dollar. Is it worth any more than a dollar?
If you've made it this far, you deserve a medal, but I have a final query: Is there any particular brand of coin book/folder you recommend for circulation examples?
I promise I will make my future posts much more concise and get better pictures. Thank you all for making Tnet such a valuable resource and I look forward to your input. Happy Hunting!
-Wheat
I pick through any change I come across and search boxes of cents or rolls of other denominations when I have the time, but it's hard for me to do any steady hunting during the school year.
Now that school is out and I have my drivers license I am going to try increasing my volume as much as I can, so I started by dumping all my accumulated rejects at my regional bank and then cruising down the street to the local Wells Fargo. I asked for a box of nickels.
Do you have an account here?
No....do I need one? [emoji51]
Yeah, sorry.
Have a nice day, mam.
From there I went to BB and T, where I had the same experience. At that point I was feeling pretty discouraged and convinced that I probably should open an account, but persistence pays off, and the third time was indeed the charm and after a short conversation with her supervisor the kindly teller at Bank of America was able to accommodate me.
I got that box of nickels home and plowed through it. Some may call it a skunk, and I concede that I was really hoping for a war nickel, buffalo, 2009, or even just something foreign, but I was satisfied because it filled a good number of the pre-1960 holes in my budding circulated collection. Also provided quite a few better examples from more recent years. I got
2x 1939
2x 1940D
1x 1941D
1x 1941S
1x 1946
1x1947
2x 1947S
1x 1949
1x 1952
1x 1952D
5x 1954D
3x 1957
1x 1957D
3x 1959D
1x 1987S
All pretty boring dates, and most are worn enough that I doubt I'll keep them, but the '87 was exciting because it's the first proof coin I've found in the wild. One of the 1957 examples has good luster and full steps that you may or may not be able to see in my terrible photos.
I also came across two potential minor errors. The first is a small die crack on the obverse of a 1995P that travels from Jeff's nose to the edge of the coin. Reminded me of some examples portewenace or someone posted a couple months ago. The second is the reverse of a different 1995P where most lettering is very faint, particularly in Monticello. The obverse has plenty of nicks, but little wear, which leads me to believe that it was a weak strike, struck through some contaminant, or a lamination error rather than pmd, but I am but a novice so your input is much appreciated. I will try to get better photos in the future.
Also found this star bill at work the other day and kept it since it's only a dollar. Is it worth any more than a dollar?
If you've made it this far, you deserve a medal, but I have a final query: Is there any particular brand of coin book/folder you recommend for circulation examples?
I promise I will make my future posts much more concise and get better pictures. Thank you all for making Tnet such a valuable resource and I look forward to your input. Happy Hunting!
-Wheat
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