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Valued Member
United States
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I was wondering if any1 could give me a sort of checklist as to what years to look for in coins when I'm searching through rolls.
like this...
Pennies- earlier then ?
Nickels- earlier then ?
Dimes- earlier then ?
Quarters- earlier then ?
Half dollars- earlier then ?
and also if you want to add in why they are more valueble? that would also b appreciated.
Thanks
~Sean~
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Valued Member
United States
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Pennies-Pre 1982 because when it becomes legal to melt them, you can sell them for about 2 cents a piece. Or, you could just keep the Wheats(pre 1959) as they are uncommon. I also keep S mints because they are uncommon in my area.
Nickels- I keep everything before 1965. I'm not so sure why though. That year isn't really significant or anything.
Dimes- Everything made before 1965 is silver so you should keep those.
Quarters- Same as Dimes
Half Dollars- 1964 coins are 90% silver, and 1965-1970 are 40% silver.
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Valued Member
United States
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cents - pre 1959
nickels - I save anything older than the 60's
dimes - pre 1964
quarters - pre 1964
half dollars - any silver, 1965-1970 is 40% silver, save all 1970-d's they were mint sets only and I also save 82 and 83 that are in good condition
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Pillar of the Community
United States
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You will not find any valuable old coins in circulation.
Even when I started in 1957 all the valuable old coins were long gone. By 1970 there were effectively no silver coins remaining in circulation and by 1978 even the incidence of "wheaties" hit steady state; these were being removed exactly as fast as they were being returned.
People simply don't spend valuable old coins and they don't accidently get into change like silver does.
Scouring coinage for old coins may be fun but you'll never find a valuable coin this way. There are many millions of rare coins in circulation and no more than a mere handful are old.
Time don't fly, it bounds and leaps.
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Valued Member
United States
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For the nickels, I keep everything 61 and earlier because my set is 1938-1961. Plus if I kept 65s and earlier, I'd have nothing but '64s. Horribly overproduced, those.
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United States
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When I roll search, here's what I keep:
Pennies: 1958 and earlier (wheaties) and any really nice AU+/BU red coins...especially S mint
Nickels: 1959 and earlier, and any BU coins, especially w/ Full Steps
Dimes & Quarters: pre-1965 (barely find any of these any more)
Halves: pre-1971 (just for the silver)
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Valued Member
 United States
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Ok thank you very much guys =)
~Sean~
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Valued Member
United States
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Yes, you are right TimJing. I keep all pre-65 nickels and half are from 64. I think starting now, I'll only keep pre 1962 nickels only because I have the same set (or a similar one) as you.
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Pillar of the Community
United States
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Well just went through about 80 rolls of pennies.
Found about 5 rolls of pre-1982 pennies
About four wheat pennies
Three (S) mint's Question aren't the (S) mints only from proof sets?
UPDATE got 11 rolls of pre-1982 out of the $ 40.00 in pennies.
Edited by Brucec
08/12/2008 7:49 pm
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United States
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San Francisco did mint circulating cents from 1968-1974 and before 1955. However, they made a lot less cents than the two other mints.
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United States
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Sean1011...... You would REALLY benefit from a 2009 RedBook.......in there will have all kinds of information on mintage numbers, errors/varieties, composition of all coins (example...percentage of silver...  ) every denomination represented. It's just a very good "information" book to have...... They also list values for each one, but these are generally on the high side. It'll have all coins minted in the U.S. history right up to 2009. (****Mintage numbers in the last couple years.....for instance '08 & '07, won't be listed for obvious reasons.******)
Edited by eaglefoot
08/13/2008 08:02 am
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United States
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Yes I do have the 2009 RedBook have been getting them for about four years now really like the RedBook. |
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United States
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Was at the bank today returning pennies saw a $100.00 box of nickles on the back counter ask for it they gave me a crazy look but also gave me the entire box will just pt it in the safe for now.
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United States
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You will not find any valuable old coins in circulation.
Even when I started in 1957 all the valuable old coins were long gone. By 1970 there were effectively no silver coins remaining in circulation and by 1978 even the incidence of "wheaties" hit steady state; these were being removed exactly as fast as they were being returned.
People simply don't spend valuable old coins and they don't accidently get into change like silver does.
Scouring coinage for old coins may be fun but you'll never find a valuable coin this way. There are many millions of rare coins in circulation and no more than a mere handful are old.Well it depends on what you consider valuable. I fiond Indian cents and semi key wheats along with the occasional silver or buffalo. (not to mention the errors I find) No Ill never be able to retire early because I roll searched but I have found quite a few nice peices.
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New Member
United States
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Almost 3 billon 1964 nickels were minted. That's billion with a b.
No other year even comes close. I read why so many awhile back but forget the details. There is no real reason to keep a circulated 64.
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