what do we want?? War nickels

port ewen ace · Jul 25, 2016

from a box that also had a proof, '20 Buff, '35 Buff, this stunner '45-S. photo is as it appeared in all its' luster. obvious, a recently stolen collector coin with minimal circulation :icon_thumleft:

BuffaloBoy · Jul 25, 2016

when do we want them? NOW!

kcm · Jul 25, 2016

Might not be stolen. Might have been that someone passed away, and the person(s) that got the coin collection didn't want or know the value, so just used them at the guaranteed face value. Great find!! :thumbsup:

jcole77 · Jul 26, 2016

Nice find... though not all nice coins you find in circulation are stolen... In going through around 150,000 coins these past five months, I've discovered it is not that unusual to find the occasional 50 year old or more Uncirculated coin floating around, and 75 year old AU coins also show up about as regularly for me as Buffalo Nickels (about 1 per 5,000 coins). Tonight for instance I found this AU-50+ RB 1948-S Lincoln. Unfortunately, the scanner doesn't do it justice and I no longer have phone which takes decent close ups which show the reflection of the luster.

Deft Tones · Jul 26, 2016

Is't Au gold? :icon_scratch:

jcole77 · Jul 26, 2016

Deft Tones said:
Is't Au gold?

Coin grade abbreviations: PR, FR, AG, G, VG, F, VF, EF (or XF), AU, BU (or Unc)...

AU stands for About Uncirculated.

Deft Tones · Jul 26, 2016

Thanks. I'm not a CRH'er, but I like to see what you guys find valuable.

Thanks for the education. :thumb_up:

jcole77 · Jul 26, 2016

Deft Tones said:
Thanks. I'm not a CRH'er, but I like to see what you guys find valuable.

Thanks for the education.

You're welcome! :thumbsup:

smokeythecat · Jul 26, 2016

Yes! Now! Nice find.

GarouLady · Jul 30, 2016

I just found a 1943 D war nick in my till from work. Any wheat pennies I been moving off to the side for a friend whose wife collects them. She just stores them in jars, so any really nice looking ones I save for myself. LOL. He saves all the pre-1989 canadian pennies that he finds. those are 98% copper. So need to get back into CRHing but there are priorities and responsibilities since mom just got out of the hospital. Congrats on the finds!!
Sincerely, GarouLady

kcm · Jul 30, 2016

Canadian cents through 1996 are the same percentage of copper - 98%. Just less metal in those coins. So if looking to hold onto copper cents, Canadian cents through and including 1996.

mxh5891 · Jul 30, 2016

port ewen ace said:
from a box that also had a proof, '20 Buff, '35 Buff, this stunner '45-S. photo is as it appeared in all its' luster. obvious, a recently stolen collector coin with minimal circulation View attachment 1340251 View attachment 1340252

Not really obviously stolen at all. Lots of ways a coin gets back into circulation. Death..unknowing kids taking it for Candy or ice cream. Unknowing wife just cashing in a jar of coins. While people do steal things I take exception to the obviously stolen comment.

Dozer D · Jul 30, 2016

A few years back while searching cents, I came across an ExtFine 1909-P. Extremely good looking coins are still out there, maybe just hidden in the cracks somewhere over the years. It does happen.