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cwgii
Penny Hoarding Member
USA
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 Posted - 12/23/2008 : 08:59:28
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yielded two wars, two cdn. my first old enough to be nickle. a 1965
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Mikep2020
Penny Collector Member
USA
402 Posts |
Posted - 12/23/2008 : 11:37:13
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| I don't know about anyone else, but only 2 war nickels? I've only been sorting for a short time, so I don't know whats normal for finding war nickels, but if I don't get at least 1 war nickel for every 5 rolls I sort, i'm low. I even get war nicks as change from businesses at least once every week or two. The amount of pre-63 nickels around here is huge. I can get at least 2 rolls of pre-63's from a $100 box with a good percentage of 39-41's |
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Cody8404
Penny Hoarding Member
USA
602 Posts |
Posted - 12/23/2008 : 11:41:09
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| Haven't seen a silver nickel for about 10 years. But then I am not looking through rolls of nickels. |
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TenBears
1000+ Penny Miser Member
USA
1021 Posts |
Posted - 12/23/2008 : 11:56:46
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Originally posted by Mikep2020
I don't know about anyone else, but only 2 war nickels? I've only been sorting for a short time, so I don't know whats normal for finding war nickels, but if I don't get at least 1 war nickel for every 5 rolls I sort, i'm low. I even get war nicks as change from businesses at least once every week or two. The amount of pre-63 nickels around here is huge. I can get at least 2 rolls of pre-63's from a $100 box with a good percentage of 39-41's
Mike, you are getting an extremely high return compared to the rest of us. I only get two war nickels for about every 3 boxes sorted. I average less than 1 per box. Congratulations to cwgii on the two you found. |
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cwgii
Penny Hoarding Member
USA
924 Posts |
Posted - 12/23/2008 : 12:08:18
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i was happy to see them.
now onto the dimes. |
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fb101
Administrator
USA
2856 Posts |
Posted - 12/23/2008 : 18:13:31
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I'm ditto Ten Bears. I would like to always get one per box.
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knibloe
1000+ Penny Miser Member
USA
1066 Posts |
Posted - 12/23/2008 : 20:17:31
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A while back I bought 7 bags. these were supposed to have been brought in by an old lady whose father had died.
I sorted the first bag. nothing. I found one in the second bag. I sorted the third bag last week. 6 silvers!!! Hopefully, the other 4 look as good. The newest coin in this last bag was 1982. I'm hoping to join the buffalo hunters club, but no luck so far. |
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JerrySpringer
Penny Hoarding Member
669 Posts |
Posted - 12/24/2008 : 09:54:50
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I don't know about anyone else, but only 2 war nickels? I've only been sorting for a short time, so I don't know whats normal for finding war nickels, but if I don't get at least 1 war nickel for every 5 rolls I sort, i'm low.
War nickels are the 1942 to 1945 era ones. If you are finding at least one of those for every $10 you sort, you have hit a major mother lode. |
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jadedragon
Administrator
Canada
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Posted - 01/13/2009 : 03:25:22
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I do a lot of nickels since I target Canadian Ni. Granted I'm looking at Canadian rolls, but I get a lot of US nickels in those rolls (deposit them in my US account for an exchange profit). Only found 2 or 3 war nicks in nearly a year. I doubt most Canadian know what a silver war nic is = I didn't until I came here and learned about them.
btw - I deleted the duplicate thread to this one. |
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Mikep2020
Penny Collector Member
USA
402 Posts |
Posted - 01/27/2009 : 09:59:36
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Originally posted by fb101
I'm ditto Ten Bears. I would like to always get one per box.
Where in the world are you????
Sorry for the late reply, but I just saw this question just now. I am in the Boston, MA area. I am very surprised that none of you guys see alot of war nicks in circulation, I thought they were as common as wheat pennies because they look the same as regular nickels. I haven't sorted any nickels in a few weeks because I have been focusing on pennies lately. I am going to start doing nickels again starting with the box I picked up last week thats been sitting on my desk at home waiting to be sorted.
I know! A box thats been in my possession for 4-5 days and I haven't even cracked a single roll yet! |
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vrbsroma
Penny Collector Member
394 Posts |
Posted - 03/25/2009 : 21:55:34
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| I've gone through a few boxes of nickels, maybe four or five, in the last year. I got like 10 war nickels. Not too bad; not too good. |
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Pennyworth
Penny Sorter Member
USA
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Posted - 04/22/2009 : 05:02:09
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| I've been finding more silver war nickels and buffalo nickels this year per box. The last two boxes I've done have had one of each in them. |
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slickeast
1000+ Penny Miser Member
USA
2533 Posts |
Posted - 04/22/2009 : 07:29:33
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I got my 1st bag of nickels monday. Had 1941's and 1946's but no war nickels. I am gonna try to pick up a bag at the CU near the old mill and see if the ole timers are cashing in their change jars due to the economy.
The last war nickel I found was in my 3rd shift stockers till at work. This is also where I find my silver dimes. |
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Computer Jones
1000+ Penny Miser Member
USA
1112 Posts |
Posted - 04/22/2009 : 22:11:30
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Are the non-Silver War Nickles worth much?
I find more '42 to '45 without the big mint mark. |
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