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Just now reading this thread. I do find it amazing that a set of Jefferson's can still be put together from roll hunting. I am sure it takes a lot of time, effort and luck. But always a good feeling to complete a set  ---------------------------------- I do have to think about the years I have worked at coin shops. The many times buying Whitman folders of Jefferson nickels, taking out the War Nickels and the 1950D's and dumping the rest. If the pre 1942's were AU/BU would pull them to 2X2. Maybe some of these boxes you all are finding are from dealers dumping nickels. Dealers will build their stock so far and then either not buy the coins, or dump them after picking out coins they feel they can resell. Many coin shops will have rolls of 1939 D nickels. along with rolls of 1909 Lincolns, 1883 V nickels, 1938 D Buffalo and 1938 D Half dollars. ------------------------------- Thinking of all those nickels I helped dump over the years. I am now wishing I had looked through them and put the better dates away. |
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Awesome finds!
Maybe my turn will come too!
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Just now reading this thread. I do find it amazing that a
set of Jefferson's can still be put together from roll
hunting.
I am sure it takes a lot of time, effort and luck.
But always a good feeling to complete a set Indeed, GR58! What got me back into CRH was the trouble I was having finding 2009-dated coins in circulation. I had no idea that this stuff was still out there, and that a Jefferson set out of circulation was still a possibility. I like to say "I make my own luck" sometimes... when I realized what I had found in that first box, I realized there may be more boxes from that batch out there so I bought up EVERY LOOMIS roll they had! Sadly for me, there was only one more of those LOOMIS boxes, but it proved to be very fruitful! ---------------------------------- Quote:I do have to think about the years I have worked at coin shops. The many times buying Whitman folders of Jefferson nickels, taking out the War Nickels and the 1950D's and dumping the rest. If the pre 1942's were AU/BU would pull them to 2X2. Maybe some of these boxes you all are finding are from dealers dumping nickels. Dealers will build their stock so far and then either not buy the coins, or dump them after picking out coins they feel they can resell. That's cool that you've had the opportunities to work at coin shops. As for those two boxes, given the facts that there were so many BU coins (over 40 of them) from such a long period of time (1956-1979), and because I found that AU 39-D, an XF 38-D, an XF 38-S, and three Buffalos as well, I'm thinking these likely weren't dumped by a dealer. My best guess is that this hoard was from someone who collected Silver coins and just tossed the non-silver ones into perhaps one of those 5 gallon Sparkletts bottles over a 25 year or so period. The overall quality of the coins was also much higher than you would typically find CRH. Very few coins are in the Fine or lower range. The vast majority grade VF or XF. Regardless of how these coins got to me, I'm just very thankful I happened to be in the right place at the right time, and kept my head about me! CRH Nickeloholic. 1,600,000 nickels searched in eight years! Have found FOUR complete Jefferson sets!
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Awesome finds!
Maybe my turn will come too! Thanks, DCM Coins! It only took me 6 months to find my first "Goldmine." I'm sure there's got to be others out there! CRH Nickeloholic. 1,600,000 nickels searched in eight years! Have found FOUR complete Jefferson sets!
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And almost 8 months later, it happened to me AGAIN!   CRH Nickeloholic. 1,600,000 nickels searched in eight years! Have found FOUR complete Jefferson sets!
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Quote:And almost 8 months later, it happened to me AGAIN! |
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Nice John! Fun find for sure!
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SImply amazing find, and fun story to read. What amazes me is when I was a kid, my grandfather had been searching a lot of nickels weekly for years with his laundromat business. He and I continued to search through them for 15 more years together. He found one 39-D and I never did. So it surprises me anyone can still find them in circulation. Congratulations indeed!
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Earle - I'm imagining you searched a very large number of nickels during that stretch. Any guess how many a week you looked at?
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For some posterity, here are my three LIFETIME 1939-D nickels found via CRH or in circulation... the first I found as a cashier at a local fast food place.  CRH Nickeloholic. 1,600,000 nickels searched in eight years! Have found FOUR complete Jefferson sets!
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2016 will be hard to beat!
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2016 will be hard to beat! Indeed! And the scans really don't do it justice in terms of the mint luster. That was from my two famous LOOMIS boxes over last summer (Aug 18-19)... 206 pre-60s out of that batch (94 rolls) including that coin a 1938-D and 1938-S, and 3 Buffalo nickels. Oddest things about that batch were there were no War Nickels and 9 1959 Philly coins - a fairly tough coin to find out here. Also, note coins 2 and 3 - given the slightly rotated reverses, they appear to be from the same die. CRH Nickeloholic. 1,600,000 nickels searched in eight years! Have found FOUR complete Jefferson sets!
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For some posterity, here are my three LIFETIME 1939-D nickels found via CRH or in circulation... the first I found as a cashier at a local fast food place. Nice trio.  I agree, the 1939-D of 2016 sets a high standard. |
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I know this thread is old but I just had to comment. It's June of 2023 an I'm doing the 3 book set for my granddaughters to find someday. I'm down to 9 nickels left all from CRH all our D & S and the 39 D&S are among them. I have found some key dates 50D,55P some War Nickels,2009. So the hunt goes on. I hunt 2 boxes a week when I can get them. Most of the time it's no problem. |
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Well done and good luck with the last nine! |
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