The Goal: 25,000 Rolls Of Nickels (All Searchers Welcome!)

Here's the latest update!

100 rolls
46 pre-1959
1 silver nickel (1945P)

GRAND TOTALS TO DATE:

3300 rolls
1449 pre 1959 (5 most common: 1958d(126),1940(114),1957d(112),1941(104),1954d(82)
60 silver nickels (3 most common: 1943S(13),1943P(12),1944P(11)
11 Buffalo nickels ((3)dateless,1920,(2)1927,1928,1929,1929s,1935,1938d)
1 Proof (1993s)
3 Bermuda 5 cents (1970,1987,1996)
4 Bahamas 5 cents (1981,1998,(2)2000)
1 Belgium 1 Franc (1975)

NEEDED TO COMPLETE SET:

38d,39d,43D,44D,44S,50d,51s

i turn back in all except the pre 1959's, and any special finds. it's illegal to melt them for intrinsic value anyway, and it will be a good many years before there would be any chance of it being legal. Copper pennies (pre-82) are also worth about 2 times face value in copper, and they are also illegal to melt. But, since the disappearance of them from circulation won't have a huge impact on circulating coinage (there are billions of zinc Lincoln cents out there) there is a small chance the government might legalize the melting of them. Legalize the melting of nickels, and the entire denomination would disappear from circulation. That would be crippling to commerce.

Here's the latest update!

100 rolls
31 pre-1959
1 silver nickel (1944P)
1 Buffalo nickel (dateless; so bad even acid can't restore it!)

GRAND TOTALS TO DATE:

3400 rolls
1480 pre 1959 (5 most common: 1958d(130),1940(116),1957d(113),1941(106),1954d(83)
61 silver nickels (3 most common: 1943S(13),1943P(12),1944P(12)
12 Buffalo nickels ((4)dateless,1920,(2)1927,1928,1929,1929s,1935,1938d)
1 Proof (1993s)
3 Bermuda 5 cents (1970,1987,1996)
4 Bahamas 5 cents (1981,1998,(2)2000)
1 Belgium 1 Franc (1975)

NEEDED TO COMPLETE SET:

38d,39d,43D,44D,44S,50d,51s

they usually show up every about one every two or three boxes, which is much better than your odds of finding silver quarters lol

ERROR IN THE LAST POST:

Silver nickel grand total should be 63, not 61.

Thanks for the compliments wheezydog! I learned a long time ago that it's always best to stick to my word as best as I can. Tends to make life alot easier for everyone involved . Hope you enjoy those nickels! Thanks again for the kind words.

I tallied up my numbers so far and found that I've searched 366 rolls of nickels to date. Just a drop in the bucket compared to your efforts CND but at least I'm well on my way to reaching my personal goal of 1000 rolls for the year . If I keep it up I'd say I will exceed that goal by years end.

Having said that, it may be awhile before I get back to the nickels because I just ordered my first box of half dollars from my bank. I'm, very much, looking forward to getting those! I'm trying not to get my hopes up too much but it's still kind of hard to not dream about what that box might contian . Maybe I'll find some goodies maybe I'll find zip. Just have to wait and see.

100 rolls
42 pre-1959
2 silver nickel (1942S,1943S)
1 Buffalo nickel (1924)
1 Proof (1987s)

GRAND TOTALS TO DATE:

3700 rolls
1608 pre 1959 (5 most common: 1958d(146),1957d(125),1941(124),1940(119),1954d(85)
66 silver nickels (3 most common: 1943P(14),1943S(14),1944P(12)
13 Buffalo nickels ((4)dateless,1920,1924,(2)1927,1928,1929,1929s,1935,1938d)
2 Proofs (1987s,1993s)
3 Bermuda 5 cents (1970,1987,1996)
4 Bahamas 5 cents (1981,1998,(2)2000)
1 Belgium 1 Franc (1975)

NEEDED TO COMPLETE SET:

38d,39d,43D,44D,44S,50d,51s