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

skibdib - many congratulations! That's amazing! Not too many people can say these days that they have completed the set. Most impressive!

I have a couple of questions, if you don't mind:

Of the 269 boxes, how many did you have to search just for the 38-S? That is, at what point during the 269 were you just looking for one last coin? (I'm about 120 boxes in, and still looking for the 38-S.)

I wonder how far you have gone on a "proof" set of Jeffersons. Any early proofs show up?

Again, very impressive!

I broke one of my own cardinal rules today. I was depositing $100 in nickels at my dump bank, and asked if I could swap for $100 in nickels. On the bright side, I'm certain I didn't get my searched rolls back, but I feel bad for breaking the rule of don't dump where I eat! It was snowing like crazy and rush hour was starting so I didn't want to make a separate stop at one of my pickup banks...excuses, excuses!

Oh well, I'm over it now :)

I went through 114 rolls of nickels yesterday... Found 40 pre-60s including 1920 and 1935-D Buffalos, an AU 1945-S, and a nice 2009-P to go along with 7 2009 Ds... With that 35-D Buffalo, I have found all 11 coins from 1934-1937.

What does a birthday cake for a nickel CRHer look like? Well, today I found out, courtesy of my wife and daughter:



UPDATE: there has been some post-strike damage:

No mintmark on the cake?

Happy birthday!

Due to business trips, my father was able to get 10 rolls of nickels in Wisconsin one week, and another 10 the next week from Alaska. As an aside, he said the bank at Alaska was very friendly especially with our request.
He got the rolls back in November. He won't be going back until later in February, so searching the 20 rolls has been a low priority for me. I had other things that needed to be done so waiting to search was difficult!

Alaska (6 MWR and 4 CWR):
3 pre-60 (.75%): 2-52S (hole filler); 59D
27 Canadian (6.75%): 22 pure nickel and 5 cupronickel
Other: 2016P hole filler, 10 upgrades

All the Canadians (except one in a machine roll) were in a single CWR. They've been returned back to their proper home.

Wisconsin (10 MWR):
7 pre-60 (1.75%): 40, 46, 2-59D. Hole fillers: 42D, 49S, 54D
Other: 1968D hole filler, 11 upgrades.

Pictured for fun is a 196?, which looks like it was cut by some kind of tool. I'm not keeping it, of course.

Nice finds, Shoeplier!