Amazed At Lack Of.... $250 In Nickels

I don't want to rain on your parade, but a lot of people here would consider finding one silver nickel in $250 to be a GOOD day.

I bought some BU rolls on the Internet of 2009 P and D and kept the best few for myself after looking through the fairly rough looking lots. Luckily, I have a P & D that can blend into my set along with the others and not take away from it.
Most were somewhat booger-ed up under magnification.
In 2009, I believe I read someplace that the bulk of these nickles were being held in reserve, in storage behind the many 2008 nickels that were not even released yet.
Perhaps the majority of 2009 P nickels still sit in storage? The D's seem to be more available.
The prices of BU rolls has decreased on the retail market to under $20.00. I would bet that most of those released are in collections or hoards.
Will the rest someday hit the general circulation at some point or have they already been scarfed up, I don't know?
I compare this with the 1950 D nickel where it was well known there were low mintage and the collectors kept every one of them they could find. A reason why the 1950 D nickel is easier to find in BU rather condition than circulated.
The 2009 P and D nickels though, will not ever become the classic that the 1950 D nickel is since there were probably 10 times as many minted.They are as common as most pre 1960 nickles.
Just where are they? I don't know. I have never found a 2009 nickel in my change yet.
If you like to search boxes of nickels, eventually you will probably run across them in rough condition.
If you are fussy about each and every nickel and the condition, you will be better off probably buying one of each for your set.
There are 5 different 2009 US Jefferson nickels in all. P and D BU, P & D satin finish from Mint Sets and the 2009 Proof.

I've searched through 60+ boxes and found exactly 2 2009-P's. To give you some perspective, I've found 1 1950-D, 1 38-D and 1 39-D and those have much lower mintages. Yes, 2009-P's are VERY tough to find. Found about a roll of 09-D's but only because I live in Denver!

agreed with captainwiffo
I search a box a week and usually come across a few per every box of p and d
I have a roll and a half of p and almost a roll of D
I am in buffalo ny, so the D mint is interesting
They are out there, keep looking

finished off the last of the 250 in nickels, still no 2009, but the wife did find a second War Nickel! She's all sorts of happy about that, a 42S, and a 45P.

I don't do as much roll-searching as some, but here in the Dallas-Fort Worth area, 2009 nickels and dimes are very very scarce. In the last 12 months, between roll-hunting and checking my pocket change, I have found 3 2009-D nickels and no 2009-Ps. I'm not sure I've ever seen a 2009 dime around here at all.

2009 cents and quarters are slightly less rare, but not much.

I'd be willing to bet that you've probably looked through more nickel rolls than I have - the majority (but not all) of my nickel-hunting is through pocket change. I see 2010's and 2011's all the time (mostly D's of course), just not 2009's.