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As I sort nickels, I pull everything pre 1960 and roll them by decade. 30's, 40's & 50's excluding buffalos, silver...etc. I'm closing in on filling up a $100 box of pre 1960 rolls. Is there reason to keep them all, should I throw some back...etc. Looking for opinions on if there is a collector value in keeping these or am I just taking up closet space.
Thanks!
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United States
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I keep all with a mintage less than 15 million, and those with all 4 columns visible of the other years. That has really cut what I keep.
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Rest in Peace
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I keep only the following and those that are AU53 and above, with the exception of the 58P, all are less than 9 million. After putting together many, many sets of CRH, the "hard-to -finds" are these:
All the rest seem to be found regularly in Bank boxes, at least in my 50,000 plus experience. In CRHing, I have NOT found any of the key dates, but have found 9 of the 11 silvers.
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I am keeping all of my nickels. I do not get boxes or rolls, just what I find in change. I tell myself it is for the next generation. At some point they will stop minting them and they will disappear from circulation. My kid might need something to search.  |
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I save all pre 60's and pre 90's that are AU's and if lucky, BU's
Edited by Mark1959
11/21/2017 5:15 pm
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I'm a nickel CRH at 376,800 coins searched ... so replying with some experience on the topic. I keep all of my roll found nickels prior to 1960. That has become quite a few now ... suppose you can call me a hoarder. I separate from the hoard the 'special' coins I have found ... that would be: Any of the 9 Jefferson with less than 10 million annual mintage. Any pre-1960 at AU or better All war silver, Buffalo and V-nickels I also keep any 2009 dated Jefferson. To your question on 'value' ... the vast majority are and will remain worth 5 cents forever ... I CRH for the thrill of the hunt ... not for profit.  David |
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I also keep any 2009 dated Jefferson. I guess everybody else does also as I've found only 2 in the last few years and they were both D (Denver) mint coins - strange to not have Phillies in NE Ohio. |
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While I do not often roll hunt nickels (or anything these days) I do save any pre-1960 coin. I have a box of those square plastic tubes, one tub for each date/mint mark from 46 on. 1945 and earlier go into 2x2's, regardless of condition. I also save 2009's and any others that catch my eye and extremely good condition or possible error coins.
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As with others, I've been putting together a roll set by year/mm through CRH or spare change. I've complete rolls for most dates/mms with the exception of the key/semikey coins. For completed rolls, I put the higher grade coins to the bottom of the tubes and lower grades towards the top replacing the lower grades with higher grade coins I find. Most rolls from the mid-50s forward are XF to BU. Prior to that, G on up especially on the harder dates (lower mintages). I like the idea of 4 visible columns, but for the key/semikey, any grade gets saved. Some of the best CRH finds get put into 2x2 flips (BU specimens, Variety or Error coins). I also keep tubes of other interesting dates/mms (Bar nickels, War Nickels, 41 Large S, 38 reverse 39's, Buffalo and V nickels). I also have a large tub that I toss most of the extra pre-59 coins into. I usually give that to youngsters to sort through to build their own sets. Fun for them for only a few bucks worth of nickels I collected at face. |
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United States
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I save all 60's and older
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United States
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I recently dumped pounds of nickels 1946 and up. I also normally set free dateless Buffalos and Indian cents that aren't in the greatest of shape, many of which I dig up metal detecting. When I listen to LED ZEPPELIN...so do my neighbors...
Roll hunting since '77
Dirt fishing since '72
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United States
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I've been saving all of the pre-1960 nickels from roll hunting since about 2010. I separate into decades and then later by year/mm. I also keep all of my foreign nickels or nickels sized coins found RHing as well as all 2009's. I have found about a dozen rolls of 2009s total since I started separating them. In one box back in 2011, I pull 108 of them, which is by FAR the most I've ever pulled in a box. I have still yet to find a 1950-d.
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United States
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For now, I'm keeping all pre-60 that are in decent condition. I've several gallon bags of these in my closet at this point. But this is nothing compared to the $2K in NIFC halves I've accumulated that are taking up valuable space in my safe. I may soon have to do as I originally planned and put together JFK 1964-2016 folders and sell them despite the fact this sounds like a lot of work for little profit.
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United States
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I keep all pre60. The intent is to go through them at some point looking for varieties and errors. Someday.
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United States
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Scopru - as you probably know, there are tons of variety coins in the 60s. Many DDOs, DDRs, and RPMs. Just in case...
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United States
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A lot of good responses here... and I agree with the vast majority. I'm closing in on 7 figures in terms of nickels searched over a 20 month period... I'll have the actual total later tonight. I wouldn't return any of the pre-60s to the wild... with some of the more common dates like the 1940 and 1958-D, you may want to roll them and put them on ebay. I've had some good success selling those I've got in quantity for $3-$4 a roll. Not much of a profit, but I figure it's a good way to make a few extra bucks, clear some extra space, build up some rapport with some buyers, and not just return them to circulation. Some of the harder-to-find dates like 1942 and 1959 from Philly sell for a nice premium and quickly, because they're just not offered very often, to be honest. And, as others, have said, do keep all of the 2009-dated coins. They are very hard to find (especially the P-mints), and even nice circulated (XF/AU) rolls of 2009-Ds are very easy to sell at 6-7x face value. The Vs, Buffalos, Proofs, SMS (yes, I found a 1966-SMS!), WarNicks, key, and semi-key dates all go either into tubes, folders, or 2x2s depending. CRH Nickeloholic. 1,600,000 nickels searched in eight years! Have found FOUR complete Jefferson sets!
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11/24/2017 3:29 pm
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