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So I decided to buy a box of Nickels today from the bank. I came up with a few goodies, I filled most of my dansco album up but with some relatively low grade Nickels (hoping to replace these eventually). Some of my favorites that I found 1945 P 2 1943 P 2 1964 BU P & D 1939 Other than those, I did not come up with anything unusual. Kind of bummed that I didn't find a whole lot. What should I look for in the future? Also, I just tossed all the Nickels that I did not want bank in the Brinks box that they came in. What banks will take unrolled Nickels normally? And is this the proper way to take them back to the bank? How exactly should I go about this process? Also bought a box of Lincolns today, will be sure to post those on here soon as well. Just started by cracking open 3 rolls and already 3 wheats. Last question: What exactly is the the quickest way to go about roll searching. It took me nearly the whole day to go through one box of Jefferson nickels. I feel like I was doing something wrong lol. |
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Quote:Last question: What exactly is the the quickest way to go about roll searching. It took me nearly the whole day to go through one box of Jefferson nickels. I feel like I was doing something wrong lol. What many recommend (and what I do) is sort them by decade first, then go back and look through each decade. Especially if you're trying to fill just a few holes, this makes it go pretty quickly. |
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Here's a site that you might find very informative...... http://coins.about.com/od/coinvalue...l-values.htmMy "searching technique" is just simply....the key dates....the semi-keys.....and everything pre-49. On top of that, I keep any Jefferson in BU condition too, though I'm VERY picky with the Ultra-Moderns in deciding what I'll keep. Otherwise, I'd end up with WAAAAYYYY too much inventory ! You should go out to a bookstore and grab a 2011 RedBook (or 2012 when they go on sale in a few weeks) ....they're quite handy for finding which dates are the "keys", amongst many other things. Edited by eaglefoot
02/26/2011 11:56 pm
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Thanks for the input guys. What should I do with the rest of the nickels. I put them all inside the brinks box and just closed it. I didn't roll them or anything because there were so many left over. Should most banks just take them unrolled or what?
Edited by Casutherland
02/27/2011 10:44 pm
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those aren't bad finds for the first box. I wouldn't be too upset with that! Happy hunting
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I didn't find anything to write home about in my first box either, but it did fill a great deal of my album as well as giving me my first proof. It didn't feel too good until I started putting everything away in my album and that's when it hit me. Now I've got the bug and can't wait to dig into my next box.
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It's great that you got three War Nickels in your first box; my first box just had a 1945-S. Nickels are my favorite coin to search because you'll find older Jeffersons, War Nickels, and if you look hard enough, Buffaloes or Liberty Heads (although I have yet to find one of the latter). I think at least one person said this before, but the most annoying part of a nickel search is 1964 nickels; just when you see a faded nickel with a "D" on the back, and think you have a '39-D or '50-D, you flip it and see 1964... Edited by SilverRoosevelt
02/27/2011 11:44 pm
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What should I do with the rest of the nickels. return them to a DIFFERENT bank than where you purchased them. At least a different branch. The bank probably won't want them rolled, but just ask. |
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Nickels are my favorite rolls/boxes to bust open too. I am not even sure why. I am getting my first box of halves on Wednesday though so we will see what happens. I keep everything before 60 if it is in decent shape and anything that is in good shape so I can practice my grading skills
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Some banks will give you heavy duty plastic bags to dump your coins in. WF & BofA do this near me and this is what I do. I keep count of everything I keep (avg $2.00) and return the rest in the bag. Also if you purchase from Amazon or starbucks with some frequency you can use the coinstar free counting option to get even credit at these places. |
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how does the Amazon coinstar work? I have never heard of this |
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just read up on it at coinstar.com. Seems like a good way to get your searched coins out of the area. Too bad there is someone else doing the same thing in other parts.
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Go to a different bank than where you get your coins. If you can, open a savings account with the minimum required. Then ask about depoeiting bulk coins. If asked just say you've been putting them in jars and cans for a long time. Ask for a coin bag to put them in. At home dump all your change in those bags and take them to that bank. Normally today there would be no charge if depositing them into your savings account.
Many banks today will charge you for taking out and/or returning bulk coins but some wave that fee if you have an account.
Just check with the banks.
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