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need some advice from those who know
i guess I am going about it all wrong..i went to the bank. I wanted to get 2 box's of pennies..they said they had none..?
but had rolls that had been returned by businesses as deposits...so I got $40.00 worth
one of my coin hunting , click clack-ty ,scrounging brothrs has beat me to the punch...
80 rolls and 3 wheats that were clearly his throw aways
nothing earlier than 1960..and a boat load of 2013 and 12
500 copper pre 82's
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05/23/2014 09:02 am
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That doesn't always mean those were someone's dump. Ya gotta take the good with the bad.
You can place an order for coin, which may be more convenient for both parties.
When I listen to LED ZEPPELIN...so do my neighbors...
Roll hunting since '77
Dirt fishing since '72
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United States
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Try a different bank or a different denomination. If that fails, ask if they can order you some boxes. If you cant find anything in your town, call the next nearest bank in the town over and ask about ordering a lot. Have them order as much as you can afford. Save up and order 10 boxes at a time. That will keep you busy for a while!
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'10 boxes' of pennies  you better hope they have a cart  Same thing has happened to me it gets discouraging to get nothing for months on end, so I change it up. Dimes have had little to no silver for me the past few months but I've gotten a few half's and 3 silver nickels this month. Just try something different, always seems to help  good luck! |
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just as I was getting discouraged..i openned a roll of nickels and found a 1940 its worth about .30 cents...profit...   Edited by frodo
05/23/2014 12:09 pm
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You can't always base your first impressions of a bank by the first batch of coin you get. Keep in mind, if they were someone else's dump material, usually the copper would be all gone. I've had batches like this, but it doesn't get me discouraged.
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Wowsa! 1940 nickels are worth .30 ea - and I recently dumped all my 1940 - 1960 nickels - I probably had several hundred 1940's!
When I listen to LED ZEPPELIN...so do my neighbors...
Roll hunting since '77
Dirt fishing since '72
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United States
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I also have a boatload of 1940, 1941 nickels. I'd love to find someone to pay .10 each for them. However, I did pull a 39S today, now that's a find!
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There is a bank I go to now that is always a bust now. I have gotten over a thousand dollars in silver from them in the pas just by asking if they had halves. They don't anymore, but I keep asking.
You see, silver isn't circulating that much. Usually its when someone spends a grandfather's collection that it get's back into circulation. My biggest score ever was from when a local man (I don't know who) died, and the family brought his whole collection to the bank. My sig has the video.
Basically, that what your looking for.It's all about being in the right place at the right time.Make good friends with tellers and they may even save you some silver! Never be afraid to ask.
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just as I was getting discouraged..i openned a roll of nickels and found a 1940
its worth about .30 cents...profit... I hate to break it to you, just because a book says a coin is worth so much, doesn't mean it's really worth that much. A coin is only worth what a person will pay to buy it. If you can get people to buy a 1940 nickel for 30 cents, then it's worth 30 cents. Good luck getting someone to pay you 30 cents for your 1940 nickel. |
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i know no one is going to pay for that tired old looking nickel....mater of fact,,the book says 30 cents if in good shape..which its not..it will pay buy a single of gum  my dad told me one time...what ever you are selling is only worth what some one will pay you for it. actually he said what some "darn fool" |
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United States
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you know, I do wonder what I will do with all the pre 59 nickels one day. I just hope the value goes up high enough to get 15-25 cents each in 20 years time. I guess I could do an ebay sale with a flat rate box and sell 10=20 rolls of each year at a time, or 10 rolls (1 each year) to cover a decade? |
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me and you both might wind up on the street corner in our old age,,selling nickels for a dime!  |
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I sell batches of pre-60 nickels on ebay or craigslist when I get enough. I sell them in 10-15 roll lots, completely mixed. I get between $ 3.5and 4$ per roll. |
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