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Valued Member
United States
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Found this old boy in circulation. Looks much more minty in the hand than I can get a pic of. I wonder who cracked this out and spent it after 38 years?   |
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Moderator
 United States
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Nice impaired proof. John1  |
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Moderator
United States
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Nice find!  |
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Pillar of the Community
United States
772 Posts |
Nice find! I've only ever gotten one proof nickel in circulation.
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Pillar of the Community
United States
7507 Posts |
It is an exciting find in circulation, even though impaired.
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Pillar of the Community
United States
5887 Posts |
Awesome!
-CH27
Collector of U.S. Coins, Varieties, and Colonial Coinage
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New Member
United States
46 Posts |
Here's my circulated proof find.   |
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Moderator
United States
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To the OP - very nice and well found. @ Willyp87 - start your own thread for its appropriate attribution and not taking the attention from the OP. |
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Pillar of the Community
United States
834 Posts |
That's a beauty! I wonder how long it was in circulation before you found it - a day, a month, a year? I guess we'll never know.
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New Member
United States
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@nicklesercher I was not stealing said spot light, nor do the rules and requlations state I have to do such thing. I was showing my coin to the OP, not for your instructions on where to post. Also the rules do state to not flood the forums with similar topics, so by posting here I am abiding by the rules. Thanks and have a great weekend.
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Valued Member
 United States
453 Posts |
The current Nickel is not one of my favorite designs but I will say the proof is rather pretty. Willy, when did you find yours?
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Valued Member
United States
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I've never been lucky enough to find a proof in circulation. That's part of why I love circulated coins. Each has a story to tell. I know perfect uncirculated coins bring the biggest bucks, but there is no back story. "I was made, now I'm here" is the best they can do. This one has a history. Who took it out of the set, and why? How did it end up in that roll? Was it spent? Mistakenly used to fill out a roll?  Others call it impaired, I call it a story starter.  |
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Bedrock of the Community
United States
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Possibly a kid in a family took it to spend on candy.
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United States
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Others call it impaired, I call it a story starter. True. For what it is worth, the story probably has at least one of these plot devices: ignorance, inheritance, theft, or desperation.  |
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Pillar of the Community
United States
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Nice proof rescued from the wild.
Also appears to be a nice rim Cud to the right of the building (unless of course that is PSD.)
Words of encouragement are one of the major food groups.
We need to consume them regularly to thrive and grow.
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Valued Member
United States
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"Also appears to be a nice rim Cud to the right of the building (unless of course that is PSD.)" I think it just got dinged but I'll see if I can take a closer look when I get home tonight. Good eye! |
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