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Valued Member
United States
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I recently went through $600 in nickel rolls and found three War Nickels: two 1943Ps and one 1944P. All are dark and worn slick but still exciting finds. However, the better find was a 1942-D Jefferson in xf condition. |
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Pillar of the Community
United States
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A relative did recently.....
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Pillar of the Community
United States
787 Posts |
Actually, if I recall correctly, me and my brother used to collect any old nickles we found. Only years later did I realize some had silver content.
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Pillar of the Community
United States
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One, in a roll I was putting in our coin changer at work--1944-S (actually, up til that picture earlier in the thread, I had no idea there were War Nickels with other mintmarks). One of my regular customers walked in while I still had it in my hand with my jaw unhinged (I've never been in a position where I literally couldn't close my mouth before!) and had a good laugh before he saw it. Then he got all excited because he collected as a kid. . . . oh, and reason for that expression? I'd only discovered such a thing existed three weeks before I found it. I'd expected to be searching for months, if not years. (And I say this totally counts as pocket change, because the maximum amount I ever get to put in the coin changer is about forty bucks a day--MAXIMUM. Keep in mind that's spread across nickels, pennies, dimes, and quarters.) |
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Valued Member
United States
99 Posts |
i just got a War Nickel from my subway in the register 1942 p my very first and hopefully not last! |
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Valued Member
United States
151 Posts |
I got one in change for buying a 15 cent washer. I was pretty happy that a trip to the hardware store turned a small profit.
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New Member
United States
40 Posts |
Some lady just came into the gas station to buy a bottle of water for $1.08 and one of the nickels she gave me was a 1943-P! I'll post a pic when I get off work
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United States
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New Member
United States
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Only 2 ever in change, really dirty ones that looked like regular dirty worn nickels and were only revealed as War Nickels by looking at the date and mintmark on the back. 7 of them from roll searching. |
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Valued Member
United States
344 Posts |
I got one years ago and didn't know what it was. I was not into coin collecting at the time; I just threw it into a jar along with all of my other "old" coins. When I started cataloging my coins, I looked at it and thought, "That's an odd place for a mint mark. I wonder if it has any significance?" So I went on Google and found the answer. "Oh so that's what a War Nickel looks like." |
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Pillar of the Community
United States
613 Posts |
I'd say 4-5 over the past two years which equals the amount I've gotten in change over the previous 30. About two weeks ago I found one on the floor right in front of the teller when doing my banking! I'd never seen money on the floor at a bank before in my life and certainly not a silver coin.
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Pillar of the Community
United States
979 Posts |
I swapped my register for 2 in the past month. I guess its not getting them in change, but someone would have! They are the only 2 I have, I only just started collecting.
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Pillar of the Community
United States
613 Posts |
Keep looking, you'll find many more.
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Pillar of the Community
United States
979 Posts |
Unfortunately, with my fast paced job I don't get to look at them for long, so I usually look that the old looking ones first, so I will never get great condition coins from it unless I get really lucky.
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United States
2651 Posts |
I haven't but I did recently get a No Date Buffalo from Taco Bell...
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