Are These Jefferson Nickels Worth Searching Through?

Just a sample of the condition of coins:

1st pic - 1930s
2nd pic - 1940 silvers
3rd pic - 1940s non-silver

1939 has a cool DDR.
Good luck!
smat

If you have the time, why not? You'll never know what goodies you might find.

Personally, I keep any pre-1960 nickel I find. When I began collecting in 1971, I founds scads of 1940s and 1950s in change, as well as the occasional 1938/39. But alas, no more.

The most highly regarded ones are typically the strong ones that are recognized by the Cherrypicker Guide and PCGS. Those are so strong that you won't miss them. You can also just post images of those years and mint mark combinations, and we can help you.

The War Nickels doubled dies are quite distinctive. 1943-P has a doubled eye, and also the 1943/2 overdate. The doubled die reverses in 1942-P and 1945-P are also hard to miss. For the minor doubled dies, most can be detected by a super thick serif on the G in God (obverse) or giant feet on the N and M of Unum (reverse).

For the repunched mint marks, just post images if you think you might have one.

Unlikely but also be on the lookout for counterfeit Henning nickels, none of which are mint marked. Those dates would be 39, 44, 46, 47, and 53.

An alternative is: https://varietyvista.com/02b%20LC%2...02/index.htm I find Brian's site lists too many for me to look through.

If you want the main ones that the TPG's recognize, this is an option: https://www.ngccoin.com/variety-plu...tes/nickels/ when you find one here, then go to the variety sites for more diagnostic details.

Cuds: https://cuds-on-coins.com/cuds-on-u-s-coins/

For those other errors, this site will be a good reference, however, you'll need to proceed if your browser allows you to as the site is having an SSL cert issue at the moment. (It's safe to continue because you are not entering in any confidential information that would require https).
https://www.error-ref.com