Nickel Search..what To Look For.

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My suggestion would be to acquire a copy of the Red Book and watch for the ones listed with the lowest mintages. Usually, as already noted, try watching for the S mint coins too. Here is something most people miss. Reverse side errors. Ever notice in most books, web sites, coin shows, etc. most errors are on the fronts of coins. That is due to our laziness to just turn the coins over I suspect. With Jefferson nickels I've noticed over the years very, very few error coins on the face but the reverses I've found many errors. Mostly minor, but still errors. Note roll and bag searchers always look for datess and Mint marks and pass on error coins since they are going through numerous coins and don't have time for errors.