Canadian Nickels 1940's And 1950's

coinsandcanada.com is probably a good resource to start with. Let us know what you find and we can help you a bit further.

I'm afraid that okiecoiner may be correct in that, aside from the die varieties and anything pre 1940's, there isn't much value in 40's, 50's nickels.. The world war 2 "V" nickels are popular among collectors as well but only in higher grades.

I have a huge lot of nickels, similar to what you have, I bought at a coin show. And I have tried selling them individually, and well lets just say I still have a large lot of nickels..

I've already picked out the coins I needed for my sets. The remaining 20's, 30's, WW2 "V" nickels and some of the 60's proofs sold for about $1-$2 a piece. The rest will be sold as a lot someday. That's really the most cost effective way to get rid of them.

Thanks for the info. I am familiar with coinsandcanada, and a few other sites. Will try to use them as an resource.

General consensus here would be to avoid dealers and coinshops correct? Try to grade, and price out myself privately no?

I have significant quarters and dimes as well from these periods 30's 40's 50's 60's.

I was thinking about just scrapping as silver initially, but have seen these past weeks. They may bring more value individually. Especially in terms of grade and rarity, if some stand out.

Thanks,

I don't think you need to avoid dealers and coinshops they have a place you will just get less. I think you are underestimating how much time it will take to grade and price them out yourself especially if you don't already have the coin knowledge and how little money you will get for your effort.
If you plan on keeping some and starting your own collection I would learn as much as you can and keep what you want and then cherry pick anything worth at least double digits and sell the rest off as a bulk lot. If you don't plan on starting your own collection maybe try to do a quick look through for extreme high value coins but sell the rest in a bulk lot, obviously if you go to a private individual for any sale you'll get more then going to a coin shop. You will save yourself a large headache and a disappointingly small profit if coins don't actually interest you.

Alright thanks for the great advice. I am thinking to gain more knowledge, and start collecting in the future. But I will post a few of the better coins maybe in the grading section for sure, as I am learning more about grades and whatnot. As well I will think about bulk lots, for some of the nickels.

Is ebay the best in terms of selling coins? Paypal does carry high fees for sure.

@aswag, those prices are what my LCS sells them for, so that is a reasonable expectation on ebay.


However, remember that most people already have the common ones, so you might just be sitting on them for some time before they sell.

In a few words ........virtually unsaleable. No one collects like this any more. BU rolls of 1958 to 1968 are a tough sell.
Nickel five cents may scrap out at more than five cents each , good like getting it.

Its pretty unlikely you will get a 66. I sent in around 30 or 40 1960s nickels a year or so ago. There were a couple I thought would make 66 but none did.

A 1967 in MS65 sells for around $60 and a 1968 in MS65 might get $20. But MS64 coins are probably worth less than the holder cost. So you had better be sure what you are sending in.