my first rolls in months, still very new 2 nickels/2 pennies

[cntryislandboy]

So today i realized i had $5 in my pockett and was driving past the bank, got a itch to get change so i decied to get some nickelts and pennies, probably not worth my time but oh well what ya gonna do. since i am still very new not really sure what is what. the pennies were a skunk. not so sure about the nickels, not really sure what is what with nickels so any info one might care to share would be appreciated, in case i miss something in my reading. again not sure if this is anything special but this is what i got from what i have read these aren't anything special but i just posted because i wanted to make sure. and in case your wondering why waste my time with only $5, i have no clue, just did it on a whim, sad thing is found another $5 in my wallet, so i coulda got more, oh well.

1 1948
2 1964

 

[ramjet2187]

'48 = keeper. Not worth much, but most folks hang on to nicks prior to '60.

'64 = spend. Explained above.

Generally people hunt for 'war nickels', buffaloes, and earlier 'V' nicks. The war nicks have 35% silver, and can be identified by the large mint mark on the reverse above the dome of Monticello. Buff's and V nickels are keepers mainly due to their age and scarcity, but rarely are worth much due to wear from circulation.

Cents are another whole ball of wax. Do some reading of posts on this forum regarding cents, and you'll find out what to look for.

 

[AGBlex]

keep the 39's and 1950's

 

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There were over 2.8 billion nickels minted with the year 1964 on them, making them BY FAR the most common of the "older" jeffersons that you'll find....you'll get sick of seeing them so often!!