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Had a total of 15 finds, which is on the lighter side, in terms of total number of finds, but did have decent quality overall. I define a find as something from the 50's and earlier, or a 2009, or a proof, or an interesting foreign coin. I'm too lazy to check for varieties, unless it's the 3-legged Buffalo. I found my first ever silver War Nickel, which was really cool. I didn't even see the edge when I scanned the roll. I believe it was obverse facing, so I saw the 1943 first, and verified it with the big S on the reverse. Granted 1943-S is a common, but it was still the first one I've ever found or seen in person. I also found a 1939-S, which is a key date. I've found 1939-P's before, but this is the first time I've found it with a mint mark. Aside from that, nothing too exciting, but it was fun. Cheers! |
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Pillar of the Community
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Nice finds, congrats!
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Fun finds - keep on searching!
Take a look at my other hobby ... http://www.jk-dk.art |
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Bedrock of the Community
United States
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Always fun to search nickel rolls. I've found four or five War Nickels the last few years in rolls, and they never stood out when scanning the edge of a mixed year roll--at least those examples didn't. Had to look at all the coins to find 'em. |
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Excellent!  |
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NIce. I suspect you'll find several more War Nickels before your next 39-S. |
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Thanks, all! I hunted another nickel box tonight. Had more finds, a total of 21, but the quality was not as good. I did find a 2009 in the very first roll, so that was good. I'm giving that to one of my daughters, but the other one got jealous, LOL! And then just a 1948-S semi-key date. But, all in all, 3 album fillers, so that's not so bad. Just need 24 more fillers for my spreadsheet, I mean, album  |
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But, all in all, 3 album fillers, so that's not so bad. That is progress!  Quote:
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Okay, I couldn't help myself and hunted half of the new box tonight. After finding only a 1957 in the first 10 rolls, I was ready to call it a dud/skunk box, but then a 1936 Buffalo nickel popped up right in front of me. I actually saw the reverse first, with the buffalo staring right back at me. So it wasn't a total loss, even though there were only 7 finds in the first 25 rolls (8 if you count a 1984 Canadian). But then again, I filled 3 more album slots with just those 7 finds, so that was pretty cool. Now I have 21 slots left to fill for my pre-1960 Jefferson album/spreadsheet. Here's what I'm missing, mostly key dates, semi-key dates, and War Nickels. Not sure why I haven't found a 1940-D, 1946-D or 1953-D yet, especially since my area is covered by the Denver mint. The hunt goes on.  Edited by AllSeasons
02/25/2023 01:24 am
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Very nice! |
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I searched through the rest of the box and 6 other bank rolls. Found another (dateless) Buffalo nickel in the box that's pretty beat up, but a Buffalo, nonetheless. Also found a 1938 with no mint mark; not a key date, but still my very first 1938. Also found a couple other album fillers. So now I'm down from 24 to 21 to 19 open holes; making some progress. Cheers!  Edited by AllSeasons
02/27/2023 6:57 pm
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I searched a box of nickels last night. No buffalo,no war,no 2009. Only 1 30, 3. 40, 5 50. A bad box all around. But that's way they call it hunting.
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