A Box Of Nickels

i have gone through at least 35 boxes of nickels since the start of my roll hunt and am left with 6 holes left, 38s,38d,39d,43d,44d,and of course the accursed 1950d. Along the way ive also found over a dozen buffalos,major die breaks, misaligned dies, and clipped planchets. The most interesting things ive seen are a 1883 with cents that grades at least ef and a 1950 proof. I used to dump all of my coins at one bank until that bank told me that I couldnt dump halves there anymore since I was dumping them their once a week. I then decieded to get even with them by saving up 20,000 nickels and dumping them in the machine instead of the halves. I ended up getting banned from dumping anything over $300 there but at least I got even with the bank since it took over 30 minutes to count all the coins. I filled 11 coinbags and jammed the machine 3 times, and caused a massive line. Needless to say I had my revenge.

Heres the biggest out of the three die breaks ive found so far,

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And heres the 1883


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Hello all. This is my very first post. I'm in college and have collected coins most of my life, although it has grown into an everyday thing in the past year or so. I've just started buying rolls from my local bank, just nickels so far, and out of the 15 or so rolls, my best finds have been a 1940 Fine and a 1936 Buffalo. I also found a 1923 Buffalo at work today in the cash register. (By today I mean 7/19, since it is now after midnight) Anyways, I hope to learn lots more and have some fun sharing my coin collecting experiences.

Thanks. I'm thinking about trying a few half dollar rolls tomorrow, I've heard some good stories about that.

That buffalo is a good find! I've searched through about 10 boxes and have only found 2.

I've also just searched my first 3 rolls of half dollars, and found a 1974D Double-Die Obv. This is my first "error coin" and I love it.

Beautiful finds! Great job.