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Pillar of the Community
United States
534 Posts |
Poll Question
I've had collectors tell me multiple things when it comes to what nickels to keep. I don't know whats really worth keeping and what's not.
What do you keep?
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Pillar of the Community
Canada
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I was keeping pre '82 pure nickel Canadian 5ยข pieces but now I keep the 1970s, King George's and American. I am half way through a box now and have found $16 American.
I also check all my American Monticellos for the war time mint mark.
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Valued Member
Canada
160 Posts |
I keep everything pre 1960, for both Canadian and American, all 12 sided Canadians, War Nickels, Buffalos, and Victory nickels. Some high mintage years I don't keep like the 1964 or 1964 D Jeffersons |
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Pillar of the Community
798 Posts |
Nobody keeps the U.S.A. 1964`s. For me with Canada I keep basically 1964 and anything older and of coarse the 1970 one. With America I keep everything under 1960 so its obvious which answer I picked. I should be saying "used to" because you can not find old nickel's anymore where I live.
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Valued Member
United States
300 Posts |
I just started CRH nickels, I keep anything before 1960.
When I was searching cents I kept all the pre-82 coppers.
Edited by Night Hawk
01/24/2015 10:45 pm
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Pillar of the Community
United States
2543 Posts |
All before 1964 and I would keep 2009 if I would ever find any.
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Pillar of the Community
United States
4809 Posts |
None of the choices really applied, but here's what I keep when I CRH: - Old nickels (Vs, Buffalos, etc.) - Jefferson nickels for years with around 30M or less mintages - War Nickels- D Mint Jeffersons (1952 or before) - S Mint Jeffersons (1954 or before) - AU/BU Jeffersons (1983 or before) - BU Jeffersons (1984 onward) - 2009/2009D Jeffersons - Errors/Varieties (clashes/DDs and RPMs) - Impaired Proofs - Foreign (Canadian and anything else that's the size of a nickel) There are a number of folks who keep pre-1960 Jeffersons and I was one of them for a long time. But after awhile the numbers of nickels can become a bit overwhelming (at least for me). Hoarding had it's advantage in that I kept tons of nickels over the decades that I could go back through looking for varieties, but I've resorted to thinning out the hoard by doing that and keeping the higher grade specimens. I have a bunch of Canadian nickels that I will eventually do the same with as I try to put an album together. Other foreign nickels (nickel sized) go into a jar for now; no plans there yet. I hope this helps. Edited by Rackster
01/24/2015 11:22 pm
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Pillar of the Community
United States
860 Posts |
What we keep now:
Liberty
Buffalo
Silver
All nickels with mintage under 10M
1942d
Canadians 1962 and older (the ones that aren't round)
What we used to keep but don't anymore:
proofs
1958p
1938p
1946s
1948s
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Pillar of the Community
United States
4333 Posts |
Like Rackster, I kept the pre '60 for years and the boxes began to pile up! I questioned my sanity and ended up dumping thousands of nickels. Now, I keep only the War Nickels and everything earlier. 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
4809 Posts |
Fist - at least your recovery began with you. I was questioned about the 'large piles'. It took an intervention!  Since then though, I've released nickels and cents...albeit slowly...to reduce the hoard to manageable 'mole hills'.  |
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Pillar of the Community
United States
860 Posts |
Each time we quit saving certain nickels, it was for two reasons:
1. They were getting too easy to find, lack of excitement for them.
2. My nickel container was getting too heavy.
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Pillar of the Community
United States
1158 Posts |
I'd keep the ones that are worth something.
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Valued Member
United States
216 Posts |
As I was looking at mine today and realizing that I am gathering more than two folders worth, I debated when to stop pulling ones I already have. Then the question becomes what to do with them...
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Moderator
 United States
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I keep all of the ones I get in change, which is why I will not search nickel boxes (yet). I will eventually give them to my son with a nickel album. "Have at it!" |
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United States
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New Member
United States
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I have been buying rolls of nickels for about a year now. I started buying them because the nickel is the only currently minted U.S. coin that the metal content is near the face value. I am aware of the wartime nickels having silver in them and I do separate those from the others...but, I keep ALL the nickels I purchase (usually ten rolls at a time) because when we have a monetary collapse... I'm hoping the nickel will still be considered money. I also keep all the pre-1982 pennies I get in change... For the same reason I buy nickels. Am I missing something here? BamaBoy
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