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Bedrock of the Community
United States
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I tell my cashiers to save me "interesting, ugly, weird looking or otherwise unusual" coins. They found this "ugly black nickel" for me tonight while counting down the drawers...a 1945-D Jefferson War Nickel!  My last silver "in the wild" was a 1964-d Roosevelt dime from a grocery store about 10 years ago so this is exciting. Mr. Jefferson has been beat up pretty badly, with scratches, gouges, scrapes, dings, and pits, but silver is silver...these pictures are after acetone + Verdi-Care, originally the coin was much darker.   Member ANA - EAC - TNA - SSDC - CCT #890 "Most of the things worth doing in the world had been declared impossible before they were done." -- Louis D. Brandeis |
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Pillar of the Community
United States
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 Nice! The only silver I've ever found in circulation was a War Nickel. |
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Bedrock of the Community
 United States
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I'd be happy getting that in change 8 days a week! In Memory of Crazyb0 12-26-1951 to 7-27-2020
In Memory of Tootallious 3-31-1964 to 4-15-2020
In Memory of T-BOP 10-12-1949 to 1-19-2024
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Bedrock of the Community
United States
12816 Posts |
I do love finding a War Nickel. Doesn't happen often but they're out there! And yeah... that poor Jeff has has seen better days! |
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Rest in Peace
United States
17900 Posts |
It's always great to hear of discovered silver. Congratulations and thanks for sharing the happy occasion.
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Pillar of the Community
United States
505 Posts |
But his days are looking brighter!
(Get it?...it's a slow day at work)
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Rest in Peace
United States
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Nice pick up . Been around the block a few times .  |
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Moderator
 United States
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Excellent!  |
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Pillar of the Community
7234 Posts |
Always a pleasant surprise to catch some silver in the wild! Getting rarer to do though now a days.
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Bedrock of the Community
Canada
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Congratulations |
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Bedrock of the Community
United States
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United States
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Pillar of the Community
United States
887 Posts |
Nice catch.
I've hit two silvers in the last year at my store from bank rolls, a 44-P nickel, and a '41 Merc!
Yes, they are still out there.
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Bedrock of the Community
United States
12816 Posts |
The only War Nickels I've come across have been through CRH and old family mason jar collections. I always have my eye out, though! |
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Pillar of the Community
5464 Posts |
Not just the coins that have a distinctive look but a distinctive sound. I love the sound of silver in the morning!
Edited by USSID18
09/14/2017 09:50 am
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Valued Member
United States
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I think the only time you will never find silver in circulation is when coins become obsolete.
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Posted 09/11/2017 11:52 pm
