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Valued Member
United States
216 Posts |
Today I found an 1899 nickel while roll hunting. I don't get it. Even if you're not a coin collector, wouldn't you still hang onto that if you found it? I'm glad no one did, but I'm still shocked. Do you think other people don't care of do these get into circulation on accident?
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Pillar of the Community
United States
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Hey thats the oldest one I've found too! A lot of people don't notice. Some people don't care. Two possibilities. 1. It's been in circlulation for a very long time, and no one noticed it. 2. (More likely) Someone cashed in a jar or cache of coins that had been sitting around for a very long time and that had the nickel in it. And you got lucky. Great find! You should post it in the nickel searching thread, and put some pictures as well.  |
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Pillar of the Community
798 Posts |
Theres so many ways for coins like that to get out of a collection or just be left in circulation, my guess is that the person rolling the nickels wasn't looking or paying attention and it found its way into a roll.  |
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Valued Member
United States
362 Posts |
There is a third way, every once in a while I'll throw a "special" penny or nickel into circulation. I do it only in rolls that are returned to the bank though.  |
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Pillar of the Community
United States
1109 Posts |
Hopefully it's not in circulation because someone broke into someone's house and took their collection to the bank or a Coinstar machine.
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Pillar of the Community
United States
2624 Posts |
Or perhaps someone's youngster wanted some ice cream and took some "change" off daddy's desk.
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Moderator
 United States
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Nice find. I hope you are going to keep it.  |
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Pillar of the Community
United States
4333 Posts |
When I listen to LED ZEPPELIN...so do my neighbors...
Roll hunting since '77
Dirt fishing since '72
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Pillar of the Community
United States
950 Posts |
I have often wondered that same thing. CLEARLY your Liberty nickel/Buffalo/Walker/Franklin/Morgan... Etc.. is worth more than face.. Even if you are completely clueless you should be able to see that. Why anyone would ever let those go for face baffles me.
No cmplaints though.. if there werent people like that out there I would never find any!
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Bedrock of the Community
United States
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A few years ago I had a fellow worker say they just got a Canadian nickel from a customer, and it was in the register if I wanted it. I guess they mistook Liberty for the Queen's effigy, b/c it was an 1898 V nickel. I let them know what it really was. They still did not care. Details are not something the average person sees anymore. |
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Valued Member
 United States
216 Posts |
jbuck - I am definitely keeping it. My goal of my collection is to enjoy the history behind the coins and pass them down to my sons if they too are interested. That's way better to me than making a couple bucks on it.
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Valued Member
United States
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Moderator
United States
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jbuck - I am definitely keeping it. My goal of my collection is to enjoy the history behind the coins and pass them down to my sons if they too are interested. That's way better to me than making a couple bucks on it. Excellent! |
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Pillar of the Community
United States
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Put it in a 2x2 with the place and date you found it. Nice to build out the history behind those circ finds.
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Pillar of the Community
United States
624 Posts |
I've lost a few of my older coins to my kids. Thankfully, most if it was Lincoln Memorial Cents, or circulated Kennedy halves... |
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Pillar of the Community
United States
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now I know where those 13 dateless buffalos came from that I got from 2 boxes about a month ago. later greg
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Posted 04/10/2013 7:40 pm
