The Goal: 25,000 Rolls Of Nickels (All Searchers Welcome!)

NOTE TO WHEEZY:

If you are reading this, you know more about Jeffersons than anybody I know! Is there a really obvious RPM on the 1954S? One I pulled on that last update is well worn, but there are obviously two serifs on the upper part of the S. If you want a photo I will try to provide upon request.

Hey, I do not know a whole lot about rpms, I just know a good nickel when I see one and what makes it worth hanging onto and considering it a prized catch.
I know a bit about which are tough finds and which are common.
I am sure there are some people on here that know a lot more than me about nickels.
I just might act like a bigshot with the series sometimes. I hope not though, I don't mean to come off that way.

I would think if you are familiar with what a true rpm ( repunched mint mark ) is and the difference between it and machine or Mechanical Doubling and die wear and deterioration, you probably do have what you think you have.

Look at this interesting page I did find now. There are two rpms shown for 1954 S and they can be enlarged.

http://varietynickels.com/pages/jef...946-1989.php


I have bookmarked some pages on rpms varieties and other odd stuff but I am not organized there.
Maybe you can take a good picture and post it, maybe somebody has a link they can post to a good webpage for a list of what is out there.

Maybe, you can contact Brian Ribar who knows a whole ton more than I do about these and I do think he is a member on this forum. You can maybe get a credit for a discovery with him and Mr. Wexler if you found something new.
I write to him now and then. My email is down right now. All of us with this ISP in this area can't get email.

Glad you are back on the neh.. neh.. neh.. nickels kick!

Here is a photo of the 54s. Note the split in the upper serif.

http://i591.photobucket.com/albums/.../jeff54s.jpg

That is the whole point, to go through a million! Need to mention that I won't be around to go through the two boxes I bought tonight, but I am looking forward to tomorrow! In one of the boxes all of the rolls are wrapped in clear shrinkwrap, and there looks to be a number of Silver nickels. In fact, one of them is at the end of a roll with the reverse facing up (an "S" mint). Should be fun!

I will be interested to hear about your shrink wrapped box and the silver it contains.

What do you intend to do with all the pre59 coins you find?

Another update.....

100 rolls
48 pre-1959
3 Silver Nickels ((2)1945S,1943S)
1 Buffalo nickel (1936)

GRAND TOTALS TO DATE:

8400 rolls
3672 pre 1959 (5 most common: 1958d(350),1941(269),1957d(266),1940(248),1946(206)
125 Silver Nickels (3 most common: 1943P(28),1945P(24),1944P(22))
2 Liberty nickels (1901,1905)
30 Buffalo nickels ((8)dateless,(2)1920,1920d,1924,(2)1927,1928,1928s,(2)1929,1929s,(4)1935,(3)1936,1936d,(2)1937,1938d)
10 Proof (1963,1964,(2)1974s,1986s,1987s,1988s,1993s,1994s,2007s)
1 Australia 5 cents (1982)
5 Bermuda 5 cents (1970,1986,1987,1996,2000)
11 Bahamas 5 cents (1981,(3)1998,(5)2000,(2)2004)
2 Belgium 1 Franc (1969,1975)
1 Brazil 5 Centavos (1994)
1 Cayman Islands 10 Cents (2002)
1 East Caribbean States 2 Cents (2002)
2 Germany 50 Pfennig (1972,1985)
1 Italy 20 Centimes (1941)
1 Latvia 1 Lats (1992)
1 Mexico 50 Centavos (1993)
1 Norway 1 Kroner (1997)
1 Saudi Arabia 10 Halala (date unknown)
1 Somalia 5 Shillings (2000)
4 Switzerland 20 Rappen (1943,1969,(2)1970)
1 Tanzania 50 Senti (1990)
2 Unidentified foreign coins (no date)
1 Cincinnati Ohio Transit Token
1 Namco Amusement Token

Here is the 85th 100 roll update of this survey.

THE BEST UPDATE YET!

Look at the first few lines, the line in red is NOT a misprint!

100 rolls
44 pre-1959
10 Liberty nickels (1902,1904,1906,(2)1907,(2)1909,1910,(2)1911
2 Buffalo nickels (1927,1936)
1 Dominican Republic Five Centavos (1987)

GRAND TOTALS TO DATE:

8500 rolls
3716 pre 1959 (5 most common: 1958d(353),1941(271),1957d(268),1940(249),1946(207)
125 Silver Nickels (3 most common: 1943P(28),1945P(24),1944P(22))
12 Liberty nickels (1901,1902,1903,1904,1906,(2)1907,(2)1909,1910,(2)1911)
32 Buffalo nickels ((8)dateless,(2)1920,1920d,1924,(3)1927,1928,1928s,(2)1929,1929s,(4)1935,(4)1936,1936d,(2)1937,1938d)
10 Proof (1963,1964,(2)1974s,1986s,1987s,1988s,1993s,1994s,2007s)
1 Australia 5 cents (1982)
5 Bermuda 5 cents (1970,1986,1987,1996,2000)
11 Bahamas 5 cents (1981,(3)1998,(5)2000,(2)2004)
2 Belgium 1 Franc (1969,1975)
1 Brazil 5 Centavos (1994)
1 Cayman Islands 10 Cents (2002)
1 Dominican Republic 5 Centavos (1987)
1 East Caribbean States 2 Cents (2002)
2 Germany 50 Pfennig (1972,1985)
1 Italy 20 Centimes (1941)
1 Latvia 1 Lats (1992)
1 Mexico 50 Centavos (1993)
1 Norway 1 Kroner (1997)
1 Saudi Arabia 10 Halala (date unknown)
1 Somalia 5 Shillings (2000)
4 Switzerland 20 Rappen (1943,1969,(2)1970)
1 Tanzania 50 Senti (1990)
2 Unidentified foreign coins (no date)
1 Cincinnati Ohio Transit Token
1 Namco Amusement Token

The Liberty nickels - All from the same bank box!

http://i591.photobucket.com/albums/...DSCF0728.jpg