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

I've had my first one soaking in vinegar for about 2 weeks...nothing showing up yet. How long does that generally take?

Is Nic-a-date more effective?

I bought a bottle a few monthes ago and applied to one of my dateless and it worked no problem. It lightens the date area a little bit from the rest of the nickel but the way I look at is its only worth 5 cents if you don't even know the date and you could end up revealing a nice key date one time. It's cheap I would go for it. My nickel still shows the date from when I applied the Nic-a-date from months back.

Almost ANY numismatic book is available to ANA members from the ANA library in Colorado Springs. Just call them and ask for it, and they will ship it to you. All you have to do is pay return postage to send it back by the due date. And yes, just about anything available on Jefferson nickels is in there.

If you're not an ANA member, you might want to consider it seriously.

Dateless buffs do carry a premium of 2 to 3x face. When you use nick a date this premium will generally be lost if the date is reveiled as a common one like 36 or 37. Rare dates and varieties do carry premiums nic a dated, though usually at around 10% of the normal value.
Acid treated 1914-D's can typically be obtained for around $5 on ebay.
The last 3 acid treated 1918/7's have gone for $260, $100, and $180 on ebay.
Common dates acid treated nickels can be bought for as little as 1.5x face when purchased in bulk.

-XoG

Don't get discouraged mdh157 ...... roll searching is a matter of volume over time whereby the averages can play in your favor ...... don't let a short-term bad spell turn you off to the long term joy of the treasure hunt!

I can speak to a specific time in my nickel searching where I went 11,000 coins without anything special .... that's 275 rolls ($550). No keys or semi-keys, no buffalo, no war silver just the normal mix of common date pre-60 Jefferson's.

Then .... we have the times like last week where I found four (4) war silver in 10 rolls .....

I see it as a long-term treasure hunt ...... if you are out to make a quick killing with great finds then roll searching will never get it done for you.

Hope you hang in there with us and I'm looking forward to your next report of great finds!

David

lol I must still be a kid b/c anything pre '60 still thrills me

Keep up the work though. Years back my moms old boss let me search though the change he gathered up in a water jug and I found a '50-
D , still my best nickel find to date.

Today 100 rolls (Brinks box + 10 and 40 customer wrapped). one 1943S War Nickel (from customer wrapped) and 39 other pre 1960.