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Pillar of the Community
Canada
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Good evening everybody! So, after going through about 600 dollars in nickels I completed my Canadian War Nickel set (excluding the biggy!) and captured a few American war time silver. I have about 25 dollars rolled in American 5 cent pieces and about 4 dollars in zincolns, gathered at face from C.R.H.. I did not plan on leaving Canadian coins for my coin collecting but I find I want to pick up some tangible heritage regarding World War 2. I plan on crossing into America and I was wondering what are my odds of find a Steel wheatie in the wild? Should I A) Stop in at Shiretown Coins in Houlton, Maine or B) stop at The Bank of America and buy as many penny rolls as I can get my hands on? Thank you for your time! |
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Pillar of the Community
United States
2368 Posts |
I'd say it's not worth it. Steelies are magnetic, so the will get sorted out of bank rolls since the machines mistake them for slugs. I've only found one steel cent in a Coinstar machine and it's in pretty rough shape. Buy one at your LCS is nicer shape.
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Valued Member
United States
330 Posts |
 I have found about 5 steel wheat cents from coin roll hunting, and they are in terrible condition. |
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Valued Member
United States
408 Posts |
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Pillar of the Community
United States
2543 Posts |
Agree with everyone, just rolled about fifty rolls of cents from the change jar. Something I have done every couple of months. Haven't found a steelie in over 4 years.
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Pillar of the Community
United States
716 Posts |
It is very hard to find them in rolls. Unlike Canadian coins which most are magnetic, our coins are non-magnetic except 1943 steelies. Our coin counting machines are equipped with magnets to grab snugs and foreign coins. So most of the steelies are doomed to be pull away by the coin machine. I found over 100 steelies just be examining the magnets and grab them when I notice (with permission of course). I would suggest to buy from ebay. |
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Pillar of the Community
 Canada
1118 Posts |
It is unanimous, thank you guys.
I guess I will trade my coins in for paper and hit the L.C.S..
Do the sorters over across pick out the war-time silver too?
Should I be concerning myself with other WW2 coins while hunting besides the Canadian Victory Nickels, Mint mark above Monticello War Time Silver, Steel Wheaties and Shell casting Wheaties?
I do plan on picking up a copy of "World War II Remembered: History in Your Hands, a Numismatic Study".
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Pillar of the Community
Canada
1747 Posts |
I have actually found 2 steelies here in Vancouver roll hunting pennies, so you never know.
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Pillar of the Community
United States
4333 Posts |
'bout two years ago, my wife brought home 2 solid rolls of steelies, she works at a credit union.
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
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Do the sorters over across pick put the war-time silver too? No, people find War Nickels in boxes all the time. You'll see a lot of them in this thread: https://goccf.com/t/24785 |
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Pillar of the Community
United States
1116 Posts |
Searched over 100 boxes of pennies and 'nary a steelie.
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Valued Member
United States
71 Posts |
Yeah, your chances of getting a steel cent in a box are very slim. I have found 10 in the past 3 years. 2 in cent bags (the magnets on the local banks coin sorter are around the outside, so steel cents that fall in the middle never get caught. 2 in customer wrapped rolls, and 6 in Brinks boxes. The magnet at Brinks must have been full or missed them.
But those results are doing a minimum of 3 boxes a week for the 3 years, sometime a lot more than 3 boxes. I was lucky enough to get all 3 of them as I have 8 Philly's, 1 Denver, and 1 San Fran.
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Pillar of the Community
United States
898 Posts |
Very slim finding one in a box. I found mine in a coin sorter
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Pillar of the Community
United States
2368 Posts |
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Very slim finding one in a box. I found mine in a coin sorter. Same. Mine was a reject find. Harmonica, I hope you pick out a nice steelie example! |
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Pillar of the Community
United States
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I have only gotten one steel cent from CRH and it barely looks like a steel cent (looks more like a piece of dirt). You can get a nice steel cent at a coin shop for less than a dollar so it would be easier to do it that way. I would still get some rolls though. You never know what you may find!
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Posted 08/02/2014 4:37 pm
