To those who do nickels, keep an Eye out!

[jewelerdave]

A friend of mine who is much more into coins than I told me to keep an eye out for 68D nickels

Apparently very few survive in good shape, and even fewer have all the steps on the back due to a week die.

If all 5 steps are showing on a 68D, they are going for about $10,000 to $14000 each. Lesser examples are $25 to $1000 each.

This is common on a lot of pre 70 but post 60's nickels.

So, keep an eye out for Brilliant 60s era nickels that are in great shape. Do some research on them and you will be surprised to see what you will find.

 

[klava]

Thanks Dave Ill have to start keeping an eye out for them:-)

 

[BBcardsRI]

There are other coins and other dates of nickels that there are similar cases for. All the steps... full rims, etc. etc.

I don't bother to look for all this stuff because to be worth that much they need to be rare, and I don't have the time to spend playing the coin lottery.

~Dave

 

[jewelerdave]

Arnt we all playing the coin lottery when we open a roll?
some prizes are nothing, some are some silver, others can be a bonanza.

The nice thing about CRHing is its like gambling...but you just cant really lose much of anything, and mostly just gain!

 

[GPURS]

Thanks for the heads-up JD. Never woulda known it....Gpurs..

 

[Narthoniel]

Just found an awesome 1962 nickel. Aside from a small scratch under Monticello(between the T and the E in 'five'"), it appears to be perfect, all 5 steps visible. Any idea if this coin would be in the same leauge as the 68d mentioned here?

 

[mistergee]

okay....now i have to pull out all the nickles again......

 

[jewelerdave]

Check Ebay, look under completed auctions, Looks like they are selling for $5 to $40 each.
Id say, SELL IT if you found it for 5 cents. anything over a few dollars is a great deal..

Id see about getting a clearer pic of the steps, that seems to be what the hard core collectors want to see, up close and all steps, if you can get that, you should get some decent $ for it.

 

[Narthoniel]

Thats awesome, thanks Dave. Funny thing is, I pulled another '62 tonight with steps visible. The overall condition is not as great, but the steps are there. And still have about $100 left to search!