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Quarters, Nickels, Dimes From The 1970's-1990's

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 Posted 06/10/2024  10:49 pm Show Profile   Bookmark this topic Add wilsonwu89 to your friends list Get a Link to this Message Number of Subscribers
Been cleaning my house and found a TON of Nickel 5c, 10c, 25c from the 1960s-1990s. Very few silver.

Should I spend, keep or sell these coins?

I heard the Nickel in the 5c coins is actually worth more than the face value but seems itd be annoying as heck selling these one by one.

Should I just spend them? What do you guys do?
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 Posted 06/11/2024  12:15 am  Show Profile   Bookmark this reply Add HondoB to your friends list Get a Link to this Reply
Spend them. They can't be smelted to recover the nickel and copper. The longer you keep them, the more inflation eats away at their value - they've already lost half of their buying power, and it will just get worse. And it's probably not an economical use of your time to go through them one-by-one looking for obscure or rare errors.
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 Posted 06/11/2024  09:13 am  Show Profile   Bookmark this reply Add Coinfrog to your friends list Get a Link to this Reply
Agree, spend 'em.
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 Posted 06/11/2024  11:31 am  Show Profile   Bookmark this reply Add I6609 to your friends list Get a Link to this Reply
Keep the silver ones spend the rest
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 Posted 06/11/2024  11:23 pm  Show Profile   Bookmark this reply Add Errers and Varietys to your friends list Get a Link to this Reply
. Save the Silvers.
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 Posted 06/12/2024  12:40 am  Show Profile   Bookmark this reply Add Enyaw to your friends list Get a Link to this Reply
Being a coin roll hunter, I would suggest having a quick look for:

5 cents:
1965 Large Bead
1964 extra waterline

25 cents:
1973 large bust
1991

And all 1970 nickels, dimes and quarters.

Here is a link where you learn about how to identify the coins above:
https://www.coinsandcanada.com/coins-prices.php

Keep any silver and spend the rest.
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 Posted 06/29/2024  12:25 am  Show Profile   Bookmark this reply Add wilsonwu89 to your friends list Get a Link to this Reply
What specifically should I look for with regards to 1970s dimes and quarters? I found lots of them.

I know I should look for the 1965 Large Bead and 1973 Large Bust varieties, are there any other valuable varieties to look for? I'm new to CRH and these are unsearched coins as they come from my all over house.
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 Posted 06/29/2024  01:16 am  Show Profile   Bookmark this reply Add TerryT to your friends list Get a Link to this Reply
1970 not 1970s. 1970 5/10/25 are a little harder to find.

The varieties Enyaw listed are major ones to look for. 1969 Large Date is the jewel. If you have 10 rolls of each denomination ($170), I'd say your chances of finding any of the 5 is 0.
99+% of nickel change is worth face value unless in pristine condition, really spotless, not just "looks nice".

Start a collection (for/with kids?). Buy some 2x2 holders and put the best looking coin for each year in it. Go to the site Enyaw posted and look through each denomination and year to see what other varieties or errors to look for. If you have the time.
After months, then years, then decades of researching and searching, you will find many interesting, non-valuable nickel coin varieties and errors, and maybe some nice ones . You may get hooked on it, so beware.

If the above sounds like a headache, here's what I'd do:
- first and foremost, if you're married, buy something nice for him/her or you're toast . That'll leave you $165 .
- if you drink, a bottle of "Southern Comfort" +
- an ounce at the government pot store (what a country!) +
- a thick rib steak, or a rack of ribs.

Nah, I'd probably look for a VF 1902 50 cents - there's a gaping hole in my binder.


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06/29/2024 01:58 am
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