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here is a scan of my wartime nickels. My favorite Jefferson's. I like the mint marks above the monticello.   |
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ok so the scans didnt turn out so well
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I can see the mint mark  |
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United States
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Nice set! I picked up this set awhile back... need to get a better holder:  |
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I think I should get a holder for my coins I see lots of people have dasco albums and I've just kept mine in plastic or cardboard flips. nice coins by the way. In 2005 I was getting rolls of warnickels for under $20 and these where pulled from the rolls. They where all in this condition.
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Egypt
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Nice set jessvc1 .... thanks for sharing  |
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Nice set Jess, you too Fenton! These are the only Jeffersons I wanted.
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thanks and yeah they are pretty much the only ones I buy. I keep the older nonsilver jeffersons that I find in circulation.
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Those are both nice sets. I love War Nickels. They are probably my favorite coin amongst those still available (albeit scarcely) in circulation. I really like the mint mark above Monticello and although the ones in my Dansco are blast white BUs, I really like the even greyish tone VFs and XFs take on. 35% silver seems to be a minting success when combined with copper (and I suppose the small amount of manganese) Edited by hesgut
10/25/2011 8:09 pm
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There are many who think that War Nickels are the true meaning of "junk silver", but personally I really like them. They do take on a nice gray color after all the years of circulation, and to me they even feel differently than the regular Jefferson's, heavier I guess. Back awhile ago I was getting nickel rolls and searching them for silver and better dates, and it was always thrilling to get a War Nickel, even though it didn't happen as frequently as I would have liked. |
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thanks 10xloupe it seems like I just joined this forum a couple weeks ago:)
yeah shinystuff6 I agree with you 100% thats how I feel about the warnickels too, I like where they put the mint mark, color, feel and theres silver in them there coins too!
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ok so the scans didnt turn out so well No worries ... although your scans present some difficulty for us to view the coins ... we appreciate your enthusiasm for the set!  These are my favorite nickels as well ... and I am thrilled every time I pull one from a circulation roll. You gotta love the look and feel of them ... and that huge MM on the reverse never fails to please my eye. I'm currently working on a MS set of these ... hoping to share some photos as well someday. David Edited by nickelsearcher
10/25/2011 8:43 pm
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They are probably my favorite coin amongst those still available (albeit scarcely) in circulation. I really like the mint mark above Monticello and although the ones in my Dansco are blast white BUs, I really like the even greyish tone VFs and XFs take on. 35% silver seems to be a minting success when combined with copper (and I suppose the small amount of manganese) I think the mint mark is what makes these nickels stand apart from the rest. There are a few coin types that I have neglected and this is one of them. I got these at the melt value I think I was paying $16-20 per circ. roll at the time. |
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great job on completing this set. Mine are circulated and dark in color. They rest in my dansco album and were the first coin that really got me crazy into Jefferson nickelsthe first set I tried to complete from circulation was the Jefferson nickels and finding one of these always made my day |
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Posted 10/24/2011 10:15 pm
