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Okay... final counts are in. Here goes: Cream of the crop ------------------------ 1935 buffalo 1938-S (4.1 M) F/VF condition to boot! 1939-S (6.6 M) 1951-S (7.7 M) 1942-P war nickel 194?-P War nickel without a doubt, but date is too badly damaged to determine. Keepers ------------------------ 1940 1941 1941-D 1942-D 1946 x 2 1948 x 2 1949 1952 1952-D 1952-S 1953-D x 3 1954-D 1955-D 1956-D 1957 1957-D 1958-D x 2 1959-D 1960 in AU/BU 1964-D BU 1966 BU 1967 BU And... more miscellaneous coins from the 60s than I care to count at the moment. Only one Canadian; a lonely 1987. No 2009's or 2010's. Best box search ever? I think so! Also, I paid for this box with the leftovers from the last box. I picked it up from a different bank where the tellers do not know me, and when I asked if I could exchange one box for another, the teller said, "Oh! Is there anything wrong with it?"

What did you do with them? I know they're not particularly rare, but they have a decent chance of accumulating a fair amount of value someday, given how poor the average circulating '05 nickel held up in circulation.

Picked up another box from the bank today. Still have about half of the box left, but so far: 1935 buffalo 1942-P war nickel 1942-D pre-war 1952-S ...and many, many more I will get around to posting. I have to say I like these nickel boxes. I am only 12 coins away from completing the entire series from circulation! Wish me luck!

2009 quarters aren't all that rare, from my experiences. DC quarters are very common (we received a mint box at my work a couple months after the quarters were released, so I snagged 2 BU rolls for myself, then made a point to hand them out to as many different people as possible.) The rest are scarce, but it's possible to find multiples of all but the NMI quarters with a little diligence. 2010 quarters come in pairs/groups or not at all. It seems like the quarters just don't survive more than a couple transactions if they are split up.

2009 quarters aren't all that rare, from my experiences. DC quarters are very common (we received a mint box at my work a couple months after the quarters were released, so I snagged 2 BU rolls for myself, then made a point to hand them out to as many different people as possible.) The rest are scarce, but it's possible to find multiples of all but the NMI quarters with a little diligence. 2010 quarters come in pairs/groups or not at all. It seems like the quarters just don't survive more than a couple transactions if they are split up.

I think the '09 nickels are another version of the '50-D story. I've easily searched over 6,000 nickels since 2009, and not a single nickel in circulation. My guess is that people probably bought entire rolls, boxes, and bags so that very few managed to hit circulation.

Sadly, there was not a single 2009 in the box. 2007-D was very common, followed by 2006-P. 2008 seems to be relatively uncommon. All four of the "Westward Journey" designs were almost excessively common. I kept a few that were BU. I understand the presence of the 2000-D coins in large numbers, but what puzzles me is the above-par luster present on almost every specimen I've ever come across. 1964's are extremely common, but it is rare to find one in circulation that would grade above VF. Maybe the Fed stashed away large quantities after demand had been satisfied? And as for your question, ikaros, there are 50 rolls in a box, or $100. Except for the one-dollar coins, mint boxes always have 50 rolls. I'm on relatively good terms with most of the tellers at my bank, so it generally isn't much of a hassle to get rolls or boxes from them. Half dollars are the only thing that are difficult to acquire, since they have to be special-ordered.

Finally finished the box. Here's the scoop: Best finds: 1936 buffalo nickel (F/VF condition) 1942-P war nickel ----------------------------------------------------------- Keepers: 1939 1940 1940-D 1941 1941-D 1947 x 2 1947-D 1953 1953-D 1954 1957-D x 3 1958-D x 2 BU 1960-D BU+ 1964-D (If it wasn't a D, I'd think it was a proof.) ----------------------------------------------------------- Coins I tallied for the heck of it; may keep a few: 1960-D x 4 1961 x 1 1961-D x 4 1962 x 2 1962-D x 9 1963 x 3 1963-D x 11 1964 x 24 1964-D x 38 1965 x 5 1966 x 2 1967 x 3 1968-S x 1 1969-S x 1 1970-S x 6 ---------------------------------------------------------- Canadian: 1987 1989 2000 Overall, I can honestly say that wasn't a disappointment at all. I found a fair number of 2010 nickels mixed in, and as always, there seemed to be a very large number of impressively shiny 2000-D coins. Anyone have an idea why these coins are present in such large numbers and in such good condition?

Picked up a box of nickels from the bank today. Still going through them, but so far, it has not been a disappointment. So far, about 10 nickels from the 40s and 50s, 3 Canadian nickels, a 1942-P war nickel, and a 1936 buffalo nickel! I'll post the full counts once I'm done.

I've found a handful of well-struck nickels from the 50s/60s in change. I think the main problem is that there were few rarities, so few people put uncirculated coins aside. At any rate, the coins from this point in time are generally of better quality than the junk after the design "improvements" of the 70s.

A clerk at my work's cash office found a proof Yosemite quarter a few days ago. I'm trying to talk her into selling it to me.

Fantastic find!

Received a '46-D nickel as payment at work yesterday. I was feeling adventurous, so I picked up $20 worth from the bank and found three more from '46, plus a 1941, 1953-D, and several assorted late 1950-ish coins!

How/where did you find those??? I thought they've all been snatched up, since pretty much every coin counter rejects them whenever one is sprung from a collection...

Some kid came through my line today to buy a video game, and handed me what was very clearly the contents of his change jar. In there was a 1970-something Rupee from India. I handed it back to him and told him to hang on to it. Also, found my first two 2010-D coins in circulation; a penny and a dime! They've made it all the way to the east coast now!

You know, I for one would like to see a picture of all these rejected coins you've managed to find. I bet they could make quite an impressive pile!

I actually wondered about that before, and it seems to be all over the place. I've picked up 10 rolls and not found a single coin from before 1964, and I've also found a '39 and '41 from the same roll. I usually get about 5 rolls, which will generally contain at least 1 from the 40s, 2-3 from the 50s, and 5ish from '60-63.

1947-S 1946-S 1942-P (prewar composition) 1948-S

As promised, here are some of the better nickels I have found in circulation. 1968-S 1969-S 1970-S 1960-P 1959-D

I imaged some of my better jeffersons for this thread, but here is a teaser until I get everything uploaded This is the poor, abused '47-S that got me started on coin collecting when I found it at work over two years ago. I figured the little guy deserved an honorable mention

That's quite the find! Did the cashier say how s/he got it? I purchased one of those for about 25 cents out of a junk bin roughly a decade ago. However, my coin was in Good condition, whereas that one looks like Fine/Very Fine. Just as a rough guess, I'd say $0.50-$1.

It might just be me, but I absolutely despise the new design for the nickel. In my opinion, they are visually unappealing, and they seem to be easier to damage than any other (American) coin I've ever seen.

How did THAT happen?

Fantastic toning! How'd it get like that?

I really like that '64! I've seen so many hundreds of them that I forget proofs even exist!