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Valued Member
United States
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Hello fellow numismatists. I'm a collector of many things: comics, records, video games. Recently I've become more and more interested in coin collecting. I've been a casual collector for awhile now, mostly just saving interesting old coins and paper currency I happen to come by. I highly doubt any of my coins are worth anything, but I'm still proud of my collection. I mostly collect wheat pennies and pre-1960's nickels. I've scanned my meager collection for you to peruse; if anyone has any additional information any my coins or what they are worth, please let me know.
Here's a list in case you can't see the dates clearly:
Pennies:
1937
1940
1942-S
1944
1944-D
1945-D
1946-S
1948
1948-D
1949-D
1951-D
1951-S
1952-D
1953-D
1957-D
1957-D
1958-D
Nickels:
1939
1941-D
1945-P
1946
1946-S
1947
1948
1953-D
1954-D
1955-D
1956-D
Quarter:
1964
Moved to Modern Section
-GO
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Valued Member
 United States
98 Posts |
Sorry, forgot to post the image in my first post:  |
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Pillar of the Community
United States
532 Posts |
Welcome to the boards, and thank you for sharing your collection. I would be hesitant to voice any opinion of value since while going by a book the values might not be impressive, but it is great beginning collection. Takes time to accumulate collections. As your collection grows, so does your knowledge.
Looks like you are off to a great start in regards to condition and preservation. No green, or holed/damaged coins. Looks like you really take care of them.
Pull up a chair. This is a great forum and each member seems to have their own special interests. The overlap in our interests are what seem to benefit us the most.
Welcome aboard.
-RFB
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Pillar of the Community
United States
1952 Posts |
 to the forum. hang around awhile and if your coin collection don't grow you will at least meet some great people. I also would not put a value on your coins. not because there is none but I don't know the history you have with them and they may be worth more as a memory than true value. in any case good luck and hang out Gary |
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Pillar of the Community
United States
4085 Posts |
These are all fairly common coins - meaning they are worth a little over their face value, but not a lot. The good news about that is that you can build your collection for a reasonable sum. I would get yourself albums for the Lincoln cents and Jefferson nickels and start working on filling them. You may be able to fill quite a bit by going through some rolls of pennies and nickels. The quarter is 90% silver, so hang onto it. Ken |
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Pillar of the Community
United States
1450 Posts |
Great start to a collection. You seem to have what I collect most,Lincoln cents and Jefferson nickels. You can complete a date and mint set of Lincoln Memorial cents(1959-present) fairly easily these days and of high quality with a little time and effort. I completed 2 sets over the past year from searching bank rolls and in the process have accumulated many rolls of wheat cents as a bonus. Good luck collecting and remember, there is no one way to collect, it is your hobby and collect what makes you happy. |
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Valued Member
United States
98 Posts |
Thanks for all the welcomes. I was fairly certain that most of the coins I had were pretty common, which is fine by me, I still love collecting. The thrill of finding an old coin is a great feeling. I work at The Home Depot and sometimes I work as a cashier, so these have all come from rolls that were in my till; whenever I count my till, I search the rolls for interesting coins, and these have popped up. I just swap out the old coin in my till for a new coin in my pocket, that way my till count isn't off and I have a great new coin for my collection. I've also found a couple of interesting bills in my till, such as a series 1963 $1 star note and a series 1969C $5. One time a customer payed with a series 1950 $10, but was forced to give it as change in the next transaction.
I know that the quarter is silver, but it seems to me that the 1945P nickel is also silver. It has a large "P" over the Jefferson Memorial on the reverse, and I think I read somewhere that those are silver.
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Moderator
 United States
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No coin is too rare or too common; no collection is too big or too small. It is what makes you happy that matters most!  to the Community! |
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Pillar of the Community
Canada
1082 Posts |
Welcome!
Yep, your nickel with the large P over the Memorial is silver. Looks to me like you have a good start on a collection.
There is also a thread here for other things people collect. Feel free to tell us more about your comic books, records, and video games -- I'd be surprised if at least some of the others weren't into some of these things as well. I have accumulations of all three, as a matter of fact...
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Valued Member
United States
98 Posts |
Found another nickel in my till yesterday, a 1940:  |
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Valued Member
United States
114 Posts |
welcome hang aaround here and your interest will grow and I'll bet your collection does do. Or save some money and get out NOW. he-he. I also collect albums and have around 500 of them JC |
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