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New Member
United States
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Hey everyone, I have been looking for 1942-1964 nickles as of late ...and I gotta say its pretty easy so far. in the past four days I've got 13 of the buggers, Then when I got two rolls from the bank, I found 4 more!. I work at a super market so I get all the cashiers to look for them when they have free time, so that helps. I was wondering are all the dates I specified at least 35% silver?
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Rest in Peace
United States
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No. The silver War Nickels are some of the 1942's and all of the 1943-45's. Look for the large mintmark (P, D or S) over the building on the reverse. |
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Moderator
 United States
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I sorry that the answer is 'no'. Jefferson nickels were minted in a 35% silver composition during WWII. They spanned the years 1942 through 1945. All 1943, 1944 and 1945 Jefferson are war silver composition. In 1942 Jefferson nickels were minted in both composition .... so you need to differentiate between them by observing for the presence of the enlarged mintmark placed over Monticello dome. All war silver Jefferson (11 total date/mm combinations) have the enlarged mintmark. I'm pleased you are having fun in your nickel searches .... buy a folder and see how many holes you can fill. Join us at the Nickel Find thread and keep us updated on your new finds. David Take a look at my other hobby ... http://www.jk-dk.art |
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New Member
 United States
34 Posts |
awww man and I thought I was getting lucky time to restart the pile
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Valued Member
United States
355 Posts |
I bet you found a good chunk of 1964's. That was a huge mint year. It's probably more common than a lot of years in the 70s, 80s, 90s.
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Pillar of the Community
United States
632 Posts |
yeah I found a 1942 that I thought was silver but then noticed that there was no mint mark above the monticello... |
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New Member
United States
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Just the type two 1942 up to and including 1945. Easy to spot as the all have the mint mark above the dome.
D.A.Mess
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New Member
United States
25 Posts |
So all the other nickels for years after 1945 are not worth the saving? I didn't find one nickel between the years 1942 and 1945. Most were pretty recent. I did save the 2005 and 2006's since they were different than all the rest. Only because they looked cool :)
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Rest in Peace
United States
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I keep all nickels from 1958 on back. Some forum members use a more recent cutoff date.
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Pillar of the Community
United States
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Quote:
I keep all nickels from 1958 on back. Some forum members use a more recent cutoff date. pyrbob - why 1958? Just curious... |
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United States
1943 Posts |
About 12 years ago when I started roll searching nickels there was one company advertising in the back of Coin World that they would pay a premium on circulated rolls of Jefferson nickels 1958 and before. So I bought a box of empty nickel tubes and marked them with the dates from 1938 to 1958 minus the key dates. Since then as I roll search I put my finds in the proper tube and when a tube gets full I roll it in a paper roll and write the date on it. I now have over $600 in face of solid rolled nickels. I just never changed from the original cutoff date. |
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