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 United States
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Is a now completed collection of circulation strike Jefferson nickels 1938-2014 ... with all 172 coins in that set having been obtained at face value from my local bank rolls. Correct ... I have finally bagged the 1938-S and my Jefferson set is done.        It took me 6 years 11 months and $16,040 face value of nickels searched. My participation in the CCF is the result of looking for information on nickel roll searching early on ... and I've enjoyed sharing the journey with all of you. Amazing that I went nearly 5 years on a dry spell needing only two .... then the 1943-D and 1938-S show up within two weeks of each other! A few photos ... 1938-S VF/XF The coins 1938-1961 are stored in a blue Whitman folder ... Whitman Page 1 ... 1938-1944-S Whitman Page 2 ... 1945-1952-D Whitman Page 3 ... 1952-S -1961-D The remainder of the set is stored in a Dansco 7113 album. What's next? Well ... I can't imagine stopping now. Upgrades go on forever ... and I am currently 3 coins shy of completing the 2nd set (1938-S, 1943-D and 1950-D). I look forward to continuing to share that journey with you. David Edited by nickelsearcher
01/11/2015 09:24 am
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Bedrock of the Community
Australia
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That's slightly more than .05 of 1 % of coins searched that went into the album.
Lots of work, I hope lots of fun as well, but I'll betcha glad that the project is finished!
What did you do with the higher valued duplicates, errors and varieties?
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Valued Member
United States
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Amazing accomplishment! Congrats!
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Pillar of the Community
United States
4333 Posts |
Glad to see you've reached the end of your long journey, congrats!
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
1157 Posts |
congratulations! amazing that you stuck to it and completed the task over the course of so much time. Hats off to you!
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Pillar of the Community
United States
2373 Posts |
Heck of an achievement! Congrats
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Pillar of the Community
United States
1031 Posts |
Congratulations! I wasn't expecting you to find the 1938-S so fast (if ever). I'm glad you found it and shared the journey along the way!
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New Member
United States
14 Posts |
Congratulations!! You have been an inspiration to me and I have learned so much from your posts in various threads. I am still searching for the 1939-d to complete my set.
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Rest in Peace
United States
10625 Posts |
Congratulations! That is one heck of an accomplishment.
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Pillar of the Community
United States
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Pillar of the Community
United States
2368 Posts |
Excellent! Well done nickelsearcher.  |
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New Member
United States
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Pillar of the Community
United States
898 Posts |
Congrats! Looks awesome and I'm glad you finally found them so quickly back to back.
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Valued Member
United States
63 Posts |
 nice job, way to be consistent! |
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Valued Member
United States
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Very nice! Look forward to finding your discards when you upgrade :)
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Valued Member
United States
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That's a nice looking set from circulation! That takes a little bit of luck buying the right box at the right bank at the right time and a lot of patience. Way to go!
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Posted 01/11/2015 09:40 am
