Finn235

Fairly busy month for circulation finds. A few weeks ago, I picked up 800 nickels from the bank in two batches. The first batch had some pretty sweet catches, including a gorgeous 1941 nickel (I posted it in the main coin forum... thedeadpoint estimated it at AU-58) Plus a circulated 1989-S proof. The second batch was relatively poor, with just a couple nickels from the late '50s. Found '45 and '46-D wheat pennies. Nothing too special. Another AU+ '59 memorial penny (several small blemishes, but an overall brilliant red tone). My third '68-S penny--the rarest business strike in the series! Well, minus the '70-S small date... Three cabin pennies and two log splitter pennies. A handful of star notes and small portrait bills. And THE BIG ONE... A 1936 Walking Liberty Half! Sadly, this was given to another cashier, and I wasn't able to talk her into letting me trade her for it. I will hopefully be buying it off of her for about $5 in a few days (she wanted to show her husband).

Not as nice as the ones you guys have, but I'm rather fond of the toning on this old soldier. Saved from circulation about 3 months ago.

Found a 1935 wheat penny while I was counting my change at work today.

Finally got around to sorting through the pennies from my neighbor's coin stash. Findings: Wheat pennies 1952-D 1956 1957 1958-D x 2 1959 (still a fair trace of luster, as a guess I'd put it at AU grade) 1973-S Germany: 2pf, 1992-D 5pf, 1980-J 1pf, 1981-D (don't ask me how they missed it) Canada: 1974 1967 centennial (I don't know much about these, but from what I hear, they're fairly uncommon in circulation, especially in Georgia LOL) Cayman Islands: 1c 1990 (once again, I don't know how they missed it) And of course, roughly 1,300 that were either pre-1982 or in good enough condition to be added to my collection/hoard. Oh, and I got a roll of cabin pennies from the bank today

Got $14 face in Anthony and Sac coins today. Nothing appears to be special, so I might be releasing a handful of these back into circulation. Also, recieved a $1 bill with serial number F00008618L (2003A). A tad worn, but the second-lowest serial number I've ever found. Somebody paid me with a handful of very high-number $100 bills. I coudln't keep any, but one started with 995... It was my understanding that any bill with serial number over 95999999 was sold at a premium as an uncut sheet. Was I mistaken, or have people been cutting their sheets out of desperation?

Sadly, no. War nickels were not produced until 1942, and about half of the nickels made in that year are the regular sort. The dead giveaway is the mint mark. You can find it over the dome of Monticello (as opposed to the right of the steps), and it will always have a mint mark, even if it's a P. War nickels have the largest mint mark ever placed on an American coin, so they're difficult to miss. '41 nickels are a nifty find, but they're generally not as rare as other dates.

Not my latest finds, but just some of my favorite grabs from the past year... Recieved that one as payment from a customer who wanted to annoy me by giving me unorthodox change I wouldn't know what to do with. 1964-D. Nearly dropped a brick. Sadly, the front is a bit tarnished, so it probably wouldn't grade as high overall. Got that one at the start of the day from the bank at work. I couldn't catch the luster just right with my camera, but it has a brilliant red tone to it. Hardly any signs of circulation. Got that one sometime last July. The only '38 Jefferson I've ever found. Still has a trace of luster (most old Jeffersons have that gritty brownish color to them), and all four pillars are visible, with some internal detail still discernible. Nearly dropped a brick when a customer handed that one to me as well. She handed it to me face down, and I was counting out all the singles, turning them face up (the cash office gets mad if our registers aren't neat... gives me a good excuse to pick out the goodies), and I noticed that the back was an unusual color. I turned it over, and when the blue caught my eye, I nearly shouted out in front of the customer. I did my best to pretend like nothing was wrong, and changed it out as soon as nobody was looking. Some other favorites I haven't gotten around to taking a (good) picture of: '64-D Washington quarter (in so-so condition, but it's the only silver quarter I've ever found) '46 Rosie that I got in change (I also have '57, '60-D, and '64) Nickels: '43-P war nickel (in horrid condition, but silver's silver...) '46-S '47-S x 2 (one is in horrid condition, one is in pretty good shape) '48-S About 80-90 miscellaneous dates from 1938-1963; nothing too special '68-S in AU+ condition. Brilliant luster, top two steps fully visible, no other signs of wear. Nearly $250 worth of star notes. Mostly 20's and 1's. Notable are: $20 series 1999 in fantastic condition, only a slight fold through the center; serial BB00133421*. $1 series 2001, serial G00058974*. A nice little hoard of small-portrait bills. Most are series 1985 or 88 that a customer gave me when she spent her old "emergency" stash from college. Oldest one (silver certificate notwithstanding) is Series 1969-C $5. Interesting serial numbers: $50 ?? 00000420 A (I couldn't afford this one, and convinced a friend of mine to buy it from me, but he spent it ) $20 Series '96 AI 29222225A ... if only it had 2 more 2's... $1 Series '06 B 00041222G in crisp uncirculated condition I don't like dealing with the people on most days, but gosh do I love the perks of cashiering!

Went through a bag of nickels for my neighbors before they took them to the coin star. Approximately 8-12 pounds of nickels. Findings: 1939-P 1940-P x 2 1942-P (this was blackened, but no mint mark... not a war nickel ) 1953-P 1955-D 1957-P 1958-D 1959-D 1960-D 1961-P x 2 1961-D 1962-D x 2 1962-P 1963-D x 2 1963-P 1965 x 2 1966 About 20 1964's (I was curious so I set them aside and counted them before putting them back) 1969-S x 2 1970-S x 3 And about a roll and a half of the Westward Journey nickels, most of them only lightly circulated. Not a bad haul for an hour's work, if you ask me. About a week ago, I went through my grandfather's old jar of change. Found TWO 1940-S nickels (in good condition or worse... there was no trace of the pillars on Monticello), a 1947-P and a 1948-P. I'm coming incredibly close to completing the entire series from circulation... still need to find a handful of mint marks, '44 and '45 war nickels, and '50 (I'm not holding my breath for getting '50-D from circulation).