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garnede
Penny Collector Member
USA
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 Posted - 01/27/2010 : 13:04:22
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What are the key dates for nickels?
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CoinHunter53562
1000+ Penny Miser Member
USA
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Posted - 01/27/2010 : 13:50:01
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| Same thing as the dimes....this is too broad. There are Jefferson, Buffalo, Liberty, and Shield nickels. So are you asking for key dates in one or more of these series? |
My hobby: collecting real money 1 copper cent or nickel at a time.
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kirkland
New Member
USA
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Posted - 01/27/2010 : 17:20:39
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| I assume you mean the Jeffersons, so you can look for the key dates in boxes and bags. All I know is that nickels before 1964 are worth saving. |
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fb101
Administrator
USA
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Posted - 01/27/2010 : 19:13:10
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| 1939 D & S, 1938 D & S (I only mention these because I have never found them) War nickels, the 1950-D and I think a minor key will be the 1951-D. S mints are hard to find. |
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garnede
Penny Collector Member
USA
386 Posts |
Posted - 01/27/2010 : 20:07:50
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| Coin hunter, yes to all. I am searching nics for silver and pre 64, but If I get something special i want to know it. I also might buy some silver or buffs, so I would like to know which dates to look for since they are just piled into a wooden crate. I'm not looking to strike it rich, but if I can find something worth more than it cost then I think it is worth while to know what I'm looking at. I have a book on errors, but it does not give mintages for each year or anything pre 1950. |
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CoinHunter53562
1000+ Penny Miser Member
USA
1805 Posts |
Posted - 01/27/2010 : 21:25:33
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Hi Garnede...ok...it wasnt clear from your post taht you were doing roll/box/bag searching since it wasnt mentioned. Somewhere I think I have a link showing the mintages of US coins that can help you identify the more rare ones, and another site I can show you that gives values that should help in your quest....
Site for mintage #'s:
You must be logged in to see this link.
Site for fair market values by grade: You must be logged in to see this link. |
My hobby: collecting real money 1 copper cent or nickel at a time.
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garnede
Penny Collector Member
USA
386 Posts |
Posted - 01/27/2010 : 22:39:11
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| Thanks coin hunter, those sites helped a lot. |
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CoinHunter53562
1000+ Penny Miser Member
USA
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Posted - 01/27/2010 : 23:23:46
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Originally posted by garnede
Thanks coin hunter, those sites helped a lot.
You're welcome. I hope you make some nice finds, and if you do, be sure to share them with us. 
Edit: share the stories that is, not your finds.  |
My hobby: collecting real money 1 copper cent or nickel at a time.
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uthminsta
1000+ Penny Miser Member
USA
1872 Posts |
Posted - 01/28/2010 : 01:50:57
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Originally posted by kirkland All I know is that nickels before 1964 are worth saving.
I hear this a lot. Why do people choose this cutoff? The same with pre-40 wheats! I personally think pre-34 wheats should be the cutoff, but why pre-64 nickels? |
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kirkland
New Member
USA
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Posted - 01/28/2010 : 08:03:09
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Because of the mint mark change. Plus, since that was the last year of 90% silver coins, I guess we cut the nickels off with the silver coins.
I do not say "pre-1940" wheats yet the pre-1942 ones. 1942 was the last year of higher valued wheats. The post-1944 ones are very common and worth less. |
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El Dee
Penny Hoarding Member
USA
547 Posts |
Posted - 01/29/2010 : 14:37:18
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Originally posted by uthminsta
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Originally posted by kirkland All I know is that nickels before 1964 are worth saving.
I hear this a lot. Why do people choose this cutoff? The same with pre-40 wheats! I personally think pre-34 wheats should be the cutoff, but why pre-64 nickels?
Because in 1964 they minted a bazillion nickels to cover the anticipated silver coin withdrawal by the public. Over a billion nickels were minted in each mint, easily 10X over years immediately before.
Even today 1964 nickels are commonly found in change.
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Trust the government? Ask an Indian. |
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uthminsta
1000+ Penny Miser Member
USA
1872 Posts |
Posted - 01/30/2010 : 11:55:43
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Originally posted by kirkland Because of the mint mark change.
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Originally posted by El Dee Because in 1964 they minted a bazillion nickels to cover the anticipated silver coin withdrawal by the public
These reasons make sense to me! |
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dakota1955
1000+ Penny Miser Member
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Posted - 01/30/2010 : 16:57:08
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| In fact I'm sorting nickel right now and I fine just about one 64 per roll. |
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just carl
Penny Hoarding Member
USA
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Posted - 02/01/2010 : 09:20:29
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| For Jefferson Nickels you could purchase an entire set for a few Hundred dollars at almost any coin show. A complete set in MS grades not much more. At one time people thought the 50D would be the biggy of Nickels but that too fell out of graces. Not many of any type of Nickels are a big collector item except the Indian/Buffalo ones. If you look up any price guide for even Liverty Head Nickels you would ses that all of them, even in MS grades, just are nothing special. Same with Shield Nickels. Not sure why but Nickels are just not a real hot item for collectors. And Jefferson Nickels the least. |
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