Question About Nickels

Nickels are great to search (they are easier on your eyes than cents). Lots of people hoard pre 1960 probably due to the same reason people hoard wheat cents (over 50 years old). A complete set of Jeffersons can still be found roll searching although around a dozen of them will definately test your patience. (1938D, 1938S, 1939D, 1939S,1942D,1943D,1949S,1950,1950D,1951S,1955). These I would save every one I find. Also save all War Nickels (some 1942-1945) as they contain silver and are worth around $1.00 melt value. I also save any high grade early 1960's. It's really up to the individual what he wants to save. I must admit that I've hoarded many pre 1960's that really aren't worth saving. One day I'll go through them and search for varieties and reintroduce some lower grades back into circulation.
I would search Brinks boxes (plastic rolls). They have been producing very well. My War Nickel finds have been averaging around 2 a box (but have found 5 in a box). Buffalos close to 1 a box (have found 2 in a couple of boxes) many dated (including a 1913 type 2 and a 1937 Full horn). Also 1906 F details corroded, 1908 Good and 1911 Good Liberty nickels since September. Have also found several Proof Nickels including a 1963 and 1964. Grab yourself a Jefferson nickel album and go for it! You'll have a blast!

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It really is that easy. I've found 20 Buffalo over the last 5 weeks. You just need to look through alot of nickels. like I said previously, the Brinks boxes are producing pretty good right now.
I must admit that I bought my first 1950D to complete my set I started in 1972. ( I bought it around 1978) It was the only Jefferson I ever bought. It will indeed be the hardest to find because it has been hoarded since 1950 due to the very low mintage. I am now looking for a 1939S to complete my second set (as well as a 2009D). I know eventually I'll find one. I've found several lower mintage coins over the last few months (including a 1939D-2nd lowest mintage)like 1942D,1949S,1950,1951S,1955 each of these I've found 2 or more of.

$100.00. All coin (cents to halves...never actually seen a box of dollars) are 50 rolls. I would strongly suggest sticking with the Brinks rolls if possible. When nothing else is available I'll take whatever I can get my hands on. String(white & Blue paper) rolls I haven't had much luck with when it comes to silver or Buffalos. Customer wrapped I have found silver and 1 dateless Buffalo (but have found 3 2009P which I haven't found in a Brinks yet). I have been searching 400-500 rolls a week. There is an ongoing thread for nickel searcher finds...post your finds there and share with the rest of us! Good Luck! https://goccf.com/t/24785&whichpage=63

Brinks are plastic wrapped. The boxes are usually dark blue and do say Brinks. I'm in Western NC. The Brinks boxes of pennies are red here. You could ask them who they get their coin from....but some banks are funny and won't tell you the who or when due to security reasons.

I have been working on completing a Jefferson album, and a Memorial cent album simultaneously, for a week or two now. Well, I completed the Memorial cent album last night ! (1959-2008) ... (all P,D, & S holes are filled !--there are no newer Proof holes in my Harris album (thankfully !)....just older "S" mints....and it's done!_
About 5 boxes of Lincoln Cents to complete this. Found about 45 Wheat Cents (oldest 1928)......and was even able to fill a couple holes in my 1909-1973 Wheat cent album too !
And today I'm going to get about $60.00 worth of nickels to go after that one.
I got $26.00 worth of nickels (Bank of America plastic rolls) on Friday and found lots of hole fillers. I found ONE DATELESS Buffalo nickel TOO ! ...
It is very inexpensive and very very F.U.N. !
The "upgrading" of these circulation albums can also be done while you're filling other holes. You find a "better example" shining at you and just simply replace the old cruddy looking one....... Before you know it.....ya got a pretty nice looking complete album !

Thanks for all the suggestions and advice. I hadn't thought about how inexpensive it would be to start a nickel collection by searching rolls, and it does sound like fun, so I'm going to start one. I guess I'll just keep what I find in paper rolls until I get an album for them. I went to the bank today and got 28 dollars worth of nickels. They're all in paper with someone's name and phone number on them. I hope that's a good thing, and doesn't mean they've already been searched. :o) I'll check out the nickel searching thread too, thanks.