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I plan on doing my first box of nickels soon, and wanted to know what dates and mint marks to look for.
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United Kingdom
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War Nickels  , 1942-1945, are the most fascinating. Any S mint marked coin from 1974 onwards is also good ... best of luck 
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United States
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Save yourself & others some time. There are many threads that can be searched. Happy huntin'.
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You can hunt for the Westward Journey nickels from @2003, but I am amassing a fleet of keel boats for a project I am doing, so you better find any you want to find quickly! The other 3 designs were Bison, Ocean View, and Handshake. There are plenty of them, but it is a mini set. 2 have the older obverse and two have the newer sideways facing obverse.
2009. IF you find any form 2009, then keep them all and come here to brag about them.
foreign, you can find, or I have found, canadian, swiss, german, mexican coins in nickels. as well the buffs and V's you should look for. anything 1945 and older is a good idea to keep.
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Canada
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Most people Hunting nickels in the US say to keep anything from 60 back, as stated before keep an eye out for 2009, as they are low mintage, I was lucky up here in Canada and found 2 in 1 roll. Canadian nickels from 1981 and older are 99.9% nickel so keep them.
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I didn't know that about 1981 and older. I have a 1968 but jsut like the critters on coins so didn't even bother to look anything up since it was jsut going into my pile of Canadian.
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United States
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Keep what you want to keep. I keep 61 and older because that's what my set calls for. War Nickels are 35% silver, from 1942 (not all) to 1945. Buffalo's can be found occasionally. I've found 2, both dateless. Some people have found V nickels, however I have not. As stated above, keep 2009 nickels. Very, very low mintage compared to the modern nickels. Some people collect the Westward Journey Series, although mintages are pretty high. Don't keep 1964 nickels unless it has full steps or it's an RPM. Over a billion made from both Denver and Philly. Keep any proof, too. Good luck! Report back if you find something nice. |
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United States
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Each box should cough up about a dozen nickels from the 1940s and 50s. Here's a quick rundown of what you are likely to find and what they are worth (roughly) Average coins (1938-1959): $0.06-$0.25 (depending on mintmark and condition) Buffalo nickel - dateless: $0.10-$0.25 Buffalo nickel - with date: $0.50-$2 War Nickel (1942-1945; 35% silver): ~$1.50 (depending on spot) Key date ('50-D, '39-D): $2-$10 What you decide to keep is up to you. Most on here keep anything before 1960, although any D coins made after 1954 are neither rare nor valuable. Personally, I would get an album or a folder and try to build a set, upgrading as you find coins in better condition. Keep in mind that "old" in coin terms is relative to what year you live in--coins in good condition from 1971-1983 or so are much more rare than circulated coins from the 40s or 50s. Also, the post-2003 coins are your choice. The "Westward Journey" series of 2004-2005 is not especially rare, but the 2009 is quite hard to find due to a massive artificial shortage--people who had access to boxes of 2009s are sitting on them as a retirement fund. I'd keep any 2009s you find, but keep in mind that they aren't worth the $10 a roll currently being asked on ebay. |
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United States
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Go to your local coin store and buy the Jefferson nickel books- they tell you the mint figures of each year. Like my mint 39-D is more rare then the 1942-1945 silver years because they only minted 3.5 million. Pretty fun to have the books open when you do a $100 box, and fill lots of holes! My coolest find was a 75' panoma nickel. Dont know how that got up here! |
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Dont know how that got up here! From infoplease.com/country/panama.html Between 1850 and 1900 Panama had 40 administrations, 50 riots, 5 attempted secessions, and 13 U.S. interventions. After a U.S. proposal for canal rights over the narrow isthmus was rejected by Colombia, Panama proclaimed its independence with U.S. backing in 1903. That site also lists "Monetary units: balboa; U.S. dollar" Basically the US made Panama. |
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