Finn235

Last box of nickels I got from my bank was last week. $100 in shiny, new 2005-D Bisons.

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

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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.)

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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

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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.

A 1936 Buffalo Nickel in pretty good shape!

It's been many years since I've gotten a buffalo in my change!

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!

'43 steel cent from the Philly cheese mint. It is like the 7th or 8th steel cent I have found in the last year.

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!

1944 wheat cent and a 1941 Jefferson nickel. Nickels just don't die. I wonder out of a couple rolls of nickels how many would be pre 1960?

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.

1828 Large Cent (USA)

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!

The proof and the '41 were actually from the same batch of nickels I picked up at the bank about a year ago. Makes me think the culprit was a kid who found daddy's "special" change jar. Never found anything quite that nice since then, though.