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New Member
United States
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First of all, brand new here, in fact new to coin collecting.
While searching through 10 rolls of nickels I found a 2004 $1 Mexican peso. Is this common?
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Valued Member
United States
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Congratulations, you've made a profit of roughly 3 cents...before exchange costs.
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New Member
 United States
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Thanks for the reply, didn't ask about a profit. Was curious if it was common to find these in rolls.
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Valued Member
United States
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I've only done a few nickel rolls and I haven't found a foreign coin yet. I would say they are relatively uncommon, maybe harder than War Nickels which are worth far more than a peso. There is a nickel thread here...they might have a better idea. Edited by jarwulf
05/24/2011 6:38 pm
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Pillar of the Community
United States
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 to this here community. I have searched 12 boxes and some rolls and only once that I remember I have found a peso. I find a lot of Bermuda/Bahama Nickels though. |
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 United States
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to the CCF. To your question ... no they are not 'common' where I live ... Maryland USA. That might be different say in a southern Texas border town. Anyways ... I compile data on my nickel roll search finds and the last summary I completed for foreign finds was a while back when I passed through 200,000 nickels searched. At that time I had found 5 total Mexico 1 pesos ... an average of 1 every 40,000 nickels searched. Makes them a uncommon but not rare find for me. David |
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Egypt
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to CC forum  |
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Pillar of the Community
United States
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I have found a few canadian nickels and a british penny in US nickel rolls and I have also found an old Mexican peso in a half dollar roll.
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Pillar of the Community
United States
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These days they're about 1 for every 7 war nic's I get. Still nice to find. I've got 13 proofs ('68s-05s) on my desk sitting in a jar that I've found since Christmas, and I dont mess with them enough to do something with 'em. Getting pretty pathetic here. But curiosly, I've never seen so many foreigns before. Probably the result of spent piggybanks.
Edited by fioti
05/24/2011 8:10 pm
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Canada
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I get lots of Barbados, Euro cents, American, but never Mexican. Used to get some British 10p but not anymore. It's all relative to the immigrant population around.
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Pillar of the Community
United States
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i was surprised when I found the old mexican peso but it was ok since I sold it for 50 cents and got my money back. Lol
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Pillar of the Community
United States
659 Posts |
I find more canadian nickels than mexican pesos
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New Member
United States
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I love these kinds of finds, if only because its much more interesting to find a foreign coin then yet another 1964.
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Pillar of the Community
United States
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i live in san diego about 50 minutes from the mexican border. I get canadians in every box but havent had a mexican yet. today I did get a coin from thailand in my nickel box.
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