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PreservingThePast
1000+ Penny Miser Member
USA
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 Posted - 07/14/2010 : 09:07:03
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Yesterday afternoon searching through a CWR of nickels, I had a very wonderful find...a nickel that was a definite upgrade for a spot in my nickel album.
I saw the reverse of the nickel first and knew it wasn't one of the more recent year nickels by the way it looked with the really deep strike but when I carefully turned it over to look at the obverse I was completely shocked to see it was a 1939. Yes, I know this isn't one of the five key dates (perhaps 2009 will become the sixth key date???!!!). BUT, this nickel looks to be in an excellent MS condition, perhaps an MS63 or higher.
Just had to share the news of my good fortune.
Enjoy your coin searches, everyone. 
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brian0918
Penny Collector Member
USA
315 Posts |
Posted - 07/14/2010 : 09:14:20
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That's awesome! I found a bunch of BU 1950s and 1960s in a CWR recently, but nothing that high a grade.
CWR are definitely the best way to "strike it rich" - if you happen to get someone else's collection. However the likelihood of that happening is low. Brinks boxes will give you a more steady stream of buffalos and silver.
If you sort as a gamble (like playing the lottery), then CWR are the way to go. But if you sort to complete a collection, or to get silver, then the Brinks boxes seem like the right choice. If you want both, then do both. 
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"The man who speaks to you of sacrifice, speaks of slaves and masters. And intends to be the master." -- Ayn Rand
Searched: $2230 Nickels; Liberty: 1; Buffalo: 4; War: 20; 2009: 2; 2010D: 8 |
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fasteddy
Penny Collector Member
USA
298 Posts |
 Posted - 07/14/2010 : 10:31:48
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| NICE sometimes all that effort in searching pays off with sumpin to talk about....kinda makes ya proud |
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PennySaved
1000+ Penny Miser Member
USA
1720 Posts |
Posted - 07/14/2010 : 11:17:23
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Way to go; high grade nickels are worth quite a bit, right? Nickels seem to lose their detail so easily. Usually whenever you find nickel older nickels they are pretty well worn.
Do you have any idea on a value? |
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Sheikh_yer_BuTay
Penny Pincher Member
USA
232 Posts |
Posted - 07/14/2010 : 18:35:38
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Hey guys, I am new here, so, I haven't learned all the abbreviations yet. What is a CWR??
Congrats on the great find anyway!! |
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Corsair
Penny Hoarding Member
811 Posts |
Posted - 07/14/2010 : 19:03:28
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| A CWR is a Customer Wrapped Roll. Usually, they are better than a Brinks roll, or anything that a major coin sorting company puts together. You never know what you might find in a CWR. |
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Ardent Listener
Administrator
USA
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Posted - 07/14/2010 : 19:59:49
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| Nice find. |
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NotABigDeal
1000+ Penny Miser Member
USA
3890 Posts |
Posted - 07/14/2010 : 20:35:07
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Originally posted by PreservingThePast
Yesterday afternoon searching through a CWR of nickels, I had a very wonderful find...a nickel that was a definite upgrade for a spot in my nickel album.
I saw the reverse of the nickel first and knew it wasn't one of the more recent year nickels by the way it looked with the really deep strike but when I carefully turned it over to look at the obverse I was completely shocked to see it was a 1939. Yes, I know this isn't one of the five key dates (perhaps 2009 will become the sixth key date???!!!). BUT, this nickel looks to be in an excellent MS condition, perhaps an MS63 or higher.
Just had to share the news of my good fortune.
Enjoy your coin searches, everyone.
Proof that good things happen to good people. Next summer can't come soon enough. My yearly Cracker Barrel lunch, hehe....
Deal |
Live free or die.
Plain and simple.
"If you love wealth more than liberty, the tranquility of servitude better than the animating contest of freedom, depart from us in peace. We ask not your council or your arms. Crouch down and lick the hand that feeds you. May your chains rest lightly upon you and may posterity forget that you were our countrymen."
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TheJonasCollegeFund
Penny Collector Member
USA
381 Posts |
Posted - 07/14/2010 : 20:44:15
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| wow wow wow...is right. |
MD Totals: Started Aug16th.(Updated Sept10th) 819 clad/cu coins/$41.13
Quarters-78
Dimes-122+1 silver roosie (1957)
Nickels-81 (56d,53d)
Copper Pennies-147
Zinc Pennies-386
Wheats-5 (36,36,46,46d,50d) |
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Roadrunner
Penny Collector Member
USA
413 Posts |
Posted - 07/14/2010 : 21:27:33
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| Congrats! I had very similar moments last year with a 1940 and a 1946-S. |
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PreservingThePast
1000+ Penny Miser Member
USA
1572 Posts |
Posted - 07/15/2010 : 09:24:48
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Originally posted by PennySaved
Way to go; high grade nickels are worth quite a bit, right? Nickels seem to lose their detail so easily. Usually whenever you find nickel older nickels they are pretty well worn.
Do you have any idea on a value?
PennySaved...it isn't worth much since it isn't a key date. Maybe $3 - $4 but it is a beautiful addition/upgrade in my album and that's what counts!!! Plus add in the excitement/WOW factor of finding it and I would say its value is priceless. 
Enjoy your coin searches, everyone. |
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PreservingThePast
1000+ Penny Miser Member
USA
1572 Posts |
Posted - 07/15/2010 : 09:27:54
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Originally posted by NotABigDeal
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Originally posted by PreservingThePast
Yesterday afternoon searching through a CWR of nickels, I had a very wonderful find...a nickel that was a definite upgrade for a spot in my nickel album.
I saw the reverse of the nickel first and knew it wasn't one of the more recent year nickels by the way it looked with the really deep strike but when I carefully turned it over to look at the obverse I was completely shocked to see it was a 1939. Yes, I know this isn't one of the five key dates (perhaps 2009 will become the sixth key date???!!!). BUT, this nickel looks to be in an excellent MS condition, perhaps an MS63 or higher.
Just had to share the news of my good fortune.
Enjoy your coin searches, everyone.
Proof that good things happen to good people. Next summer can't come soon enough. My yearly Cracker Barrel lunch, hehe....
Deal
Thanks, Deal...Cracker Barrel here we come! Maybe by then I'll have more coins in the jars to show off to you as well as other prettier nickels.
Thanks, everyone else, for your nice sentiments. It is appreciated!
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JobIII
1000+ Penny Miser Member
USA
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Posted - 07/15/2010 : 09:37:32
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nice find. I think because i'm not searching nickels that often i can't tell a AU and BU apart from lesser qualities nickels. So i just hold by date.
Keep up the finds and posts PTP!
also did that 1939 have a D on the back  |
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PreservingThePast
1000+ Penny Miser Member
USA
1572 Posts |
Posted - 07/15/2010 : 09:51:35
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Originally posted by JobIII
nice find. I think because i'm not searching nickels that often i can't tell a AU and BU apart from lesser qualities nickels. So i just hold by date.
Keep up the finds and posts PTP!
also did that 1939 have a D on the back
Job!!!...thanks! No, it didn't have a D on the back nor an S on the back so it wasn't a key date. Neither did it have the "doubled Monticello" which would have made it exceedingly valuable. When you look at this coin in my album compared to those around it you can immediately see the difference. This coin has high luster, would that be the correct term for being nice and shiny??? I truly thought it was a much newer coin except for the strike as the older ones just look different from the newer ones in that area. I don't know how to explain it, but they seem to have more definition and they don't look as "flat" as the newer years do.
Not valuable monetarily, but truly valuable in the excitement/memories department.
Now, get out there and sort those coins, everyone. |
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brian0918
Penny Collector Member
USA
315 Posts |
Posted - 07/15/2010 : 10:06:29
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| Does it have full steps? It could be worth at least $20-30 in that case. |
"The man who speaks to you of sacrifice, speaks of slaves and masters. And intends to be the master." -- Ayn Rand
Searched: $2230 Nickels; Liberty: 1; Buffalo: 4; War: 20; 2009: 2; 2010D: 8 |
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misteroman
Administrator
USA
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Posted - 07/15/2010 : 11:06:09
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Originally posted by NotABigDeal
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Originally posted by PreservingThePast
Yesterday afternoon searching through a CWR of nickels, I had a very wonderful find...a nickel that was a definite upgrade for a spot in my nickel album.
I saw the reverse of the nickel first and knew it wasn't one of the more recent year nickels by the way it looked with the really deep strike but when I carefully turned it over to look at the obverse I was completely shocked to see it was a 1939. Yes, I know this isn't one of the five key dates (perhaps 2009 will become the sixth key date???!!!). BUT, this nickel looks to be in an excellent MS condition, perhaps an MS63 or higher.
Just had to share the news of my good fortune.
Enjoy your coin searches, everyone.
Proof that good things happen to good people. Next summer can't come soon enough. My yearly Cracker Barrel lunch, hehe....
Deal
There is a cracker barrel 15 mins from my house dealy! |
Buying CU cents!!!! Paying 1.2 unlimited amounts wanted. Can pick up if near Ohio area. |
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TXBullion
Penny Collector Member
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Posted - 07/15/2010 : 14:12:22
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| PTP, I didnt know nickels were like that. I know pennies you can just tell the difference between old bu and new by because they are more full and have more luster. Thats cool that you can tell with nickels which are the same composition |
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TheJonasCollegeFund
Penny Collector Member
USA
381 Posts |
Posted - 07/15/2010 : 15:34:52
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Found one just like that. I bought some change from some co-workers. The guys like to throw their change in all types of containers at their home. I'm slowly getting a few of them to sell it to me rather than going to the bank. Anyway, I was going through a small nickel stash from one of the guys..not too many finds. Then one caught my eye. It just stood out. I was so sure it wasn't old. It was a 1939 too. It was like no way...wow. Just like some early 60's pennies. Full strike...just stands way apart from the rest.
Great Find! |
MD Totals: Started Aug16th.(Updated Sept10th) 819 clad/cu coins/$41.13
Quarters-78
Dimes-122+1 silver roosie (1957)
Nickels-81 (56d,53d)
Copper Pennies-147
Zinc Pennies-386
Wheats-5 (36,36,46,46d,50d) |
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brian0918
Penny Collector Member
USA
315 Posts |
Posted - 07/16/2010 : 22:17:46
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| I found a BU 1947 last week, and a 1941 MS62-63 tonight... almost there! |
"The man who speaks to you of sacrifice, speaks of slaves and masters. And intends to be the master." -- Ayn Rand
Searched: $2230 Nickels; Liberty: 1; Buffalo: 4; War: 20; 2009: 2; 2010D: 8 |
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TheJonasCollegeFund
Penny Collector Member
USA
381 Posts |
Posted - 07/16/2010 : 22:49:07
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| Found a 41 small 's' tonight in change from the pop machine...is hasn't seen 'MS'anything in 59 years! |
MD Totals: Started Aug16th.(Updated Sept10th) 819 clad/cu coins/$41.13
Quarters-78
Dimes-122+1 silver roosie (1957)
Nickels-81 (56d,53d)
Copper Pennies-147
Zinc Pennies-386
Wheats-5 (36,36,46,46d,50d) |
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daviscfad
1000+ Penny Miser Member
USA
1664 Posts |
Posted - 07/16/2010 : 22:58:05
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| nice find ! |
Inquiring minds want to know |
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wolvesdad
1000+ Penny Miser Member
USA
2164 Posts |
Posted - 07/17/2010 : 03:17:54
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| i need to sort more nickels..... |
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NotABigDeal
1000+ Penny Miser Member
USA
3890 Posts |
Posted - 07/17/2010 : 22:08:49
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Originally posted by misteroman
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There is a cracker barrel 15 mins from my house dealy!
One about 10 minutes from me as well. Untill I had lunch there with Mr. and Mrs. PreservingThePast, I hadn't ate there in a while.
After first week in November, I'll have some more days off. Maybe I'll end up in your area....
Deal |
Live free or die.
Plain and simple.
"If you love wealth more than liberty, the tranquility of servitude better than the animating contest of freedom, depart from us in peace. We ask not your council or your arms. Crouch down and lick the hand that feeds you. May your chains rest lightly upon you and may posterity forget that you were our countrymen."
- Samuel Adams |
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jennyloves
New Member
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Posted - 07/20/2010 : 09:01:17
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wow!! that is cool . i like it.but do you guys know how to get it
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