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I'm wondering if it would be best to get the Dansco album for Jefferson nickels that have proof issues. At first I wasn't too interested in collecting proofs until reading the roll search threads. Are proof issues somewhat common in roll searches or are they rare and difficult to find? It seems like most of the proof issues are S mint marks from what I can tell. |
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Proof issues will not be common in roll searches, as they were never released for general circulation. I have the album w/ Proofs, because I like the look of them and it makes a handsome album when complete.
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You can eventually find a good deal on a mixed lot of Jefferson proof nickels. Any Proofs you will need for the " with Proofs only " Dansco will be dated after 1971 and will be the only coin with an S mintmark for each year.
Either way, it will not put you in the poor house.
Glad that you are interested in the series.
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I have so far found like 4 proofs nickel searching and I have done 39 boxes. I found 3 in one box. It would take a while to get enough to fill the set, but you would find a lot of other good stuff.
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If you plan on trying to fill the album just from roll searching I would recommend that you do not buy the proof issues album.
I am 5 coins away from completing the dansco album from circulation and it has been a blast. I would hate to have all those empty spots in the album though if I had the proof issues album.
I have only found 3 proof nickels in the wild. I am more excited when I find circulated proofs just because the rarity of the find. I find silver stuff all the time in all denominations, but proofs, not so much.
I suggest you keep your eyes out for the proofs while searching, and get very happy when you find one, but to find them all would have to be one of those miracle finds at a bank some people stumble across.
Good luck
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I have only found 3 proof nickels in the wild What, like, in the forest. :) I know what you mean, but I've never seen it put quite that way haha. I don't know how many boxes I've searched anymore, but it's been a lot and I've found I think 7 proof nickels. I'm still searching for a 39D, 39S, 43D, and 50D. I found the entire rest of the set after about 14 or 15 boxes. Now after maybe 25-30 boxes I'm still looking for those 4. I've in fact found a duplicate of every nickel except for the 38S and 45D, of which I've still just found one each. |
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What I'm planning on doing is using a combination of roll searching and purchasing various nickels, now that I think about it. I just don't have the money to be buying boxes of nickels. Even though I'm sure you can return them back to the bank and buy another batch, I'd imagine. After thinking about it after awhile, I think that's what I'm going to do. I purchased a couple of rolls ahead of time and the oldest nickel I found so far is a 1948-S.
I received a couple old ones from the coin shop in my change. I told them about it and they told me that they were trying to get rid of them because they were only worth face value.
1939-S
1946
I bet if you buy boxes of nickels, you can probably find a near mint state for every year just about.
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10/28/2011 7:11 pm
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It's pretty tough finding near mint state coins of any year before the mid 50's. I cannot believe the coin shop owner would give you a 39-S in change unless it looked like it absolute garbage. That coin would probably fetch a small bid on ebay even if it was a G-4. They would know not to give away a 39-S. However, I have known coin shop owners to arrogantly give away slightly valuable things as change. One gave me a near mint state series 76 $2 note as change. Not worth much, but more than $2. |
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You're perfectly right about this shop being arrogant. This place is like a small fortress, you might as well say. They have a barred security door on the inside. The place also has a wall around it. It's located in the suburbs here, there was a lot of people there that looked like they had money to spend, except for me. lol Along with those nickels, I had a couple State Quarters as well. Nothing too valuable, but still somewhat interesting change to get from a coin shop. I bought a bunch of wheat pennies and a Dansco album. They tossed in for free 3 steel cents that I picked out. The next time I went there, they gave me a small wooden balance scale for 1982 zinc and copper pennies. So, they've been fairly generous to me. |
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I started my Jefferson nickel collection about 35 years ago when I found a 1943-P wartime nickel in my grandmothers change; circulated collection. It started in a Whitman folder but as I got close to completing it, I moved them into a blue Whitman album. I finally finished it earlier this year, ending up having to buy the last 3 or 4 nickels at coin shows to complete the set. |
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I did something very similar. I completed a Jefferson "folder" from circulation and it was very satisfying. (got a little help from CCF folks on the last couple I was missing) But I also like the look of Proofs. So I also have a Dansco with Proofs for Jeffersons. It's close to complete, and it is a STUNNING album I must say. REALLY shines with all of those high quality coins in there ! So..... I SAY......YOU SHOULD DO BOTH ! ......  At your coin shop....you can purchase all of the Nickels to do "both" for a very cheap price.....just do a little at a time. Every few weeks, just go in and buy 4 or 5.....whatever you can afford. You can also buy the old yearly Sets for cheap, and break apart to put into albums. For the keys in "high grade" though, you'll have to budget and plan, but still very do-able, and your coin shop will be happy to work with you. For a "circulation" find album.....I really doubt you could put together a complete one in high grades from "roll finds"......and certainly not the Proof issues or the Silver War Nickels. But just "average" condition... most definately. Have fun ! (that's the most important part after all!) ...  Edited by eaglefoot
10/30/2011 09:23 am
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I agree with eaglefoot. Why not buy both folders and fill in the proofs as you get them. That way you have a place to collect your proofs in and also have a non-proof set that you can look at and show people without having all of the empty holes that drive collecters to sometimes do foolish things. :)
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Posted 10/28/2011 5:37 pm
