Scottishmoney Posted June 29, 2012 Report Share Posted June 29, 2012 Been married a lot longer than you but I make time for searching nickels. Lately I have been bringing my minder/bodyguard/17 year old daughter with me because she is good luck. 8 Silver halves, and 19 silver 1942-5 nickels over a couple of days last week. I search anywhere from $300-$1000 a week. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Finn235 Posted August 22, 2012 Author Report Share Posted August 22, 2012 Recently had the opportunity to go through a new box after taking a very long break. Unfortunately, the bank these came from does not keep sealed boxes, and does not give customers the opportunity to choose which nickels they want. So, $100 worth of customer rolls it was. Sadly, nothing particularly noteworthy. However, a couple of these rolls were clearly part of a recently-spent collection. Many of the coins from the mid 80s until the mid 90s are in remarkable condition (ballpark MS63-65), and many show faint blue-green toning from long term storage. Other than that, a few from the 40s and 50s, but only common dates. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Scottishmoney Posted August 22, 2012 Report Share Posted August 22, 2012 I guess it is the older demographic of bank customers that I find that usually CWR are about as good as BWR. I went through $120 in CWR from my credit union this morning and found a dateless buffer. That 1894 above also came from a CWR from another credit union. That branch got the customary box of treats as usual when I find a 100 year old coin. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
just carl Posted September 5, 2012 Report Share Posted September 5, 2012 Speaking of weddings. You may want to try this. In the past when I know someone that is getting married and they are coin collectors, instead of currency in a card, give them all rolls of Nickels or Dimes or Pennies. Not to long ago someone I knew was getting married and collected Pennies and drank a lot of beer. So I took many beer cans, drank the beer, washed out the cans, filled them with Pennies, gift wrapped it and gave it to them. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DarioMontesdeOca Posted September 17, 2012 Report Share Posted September 17, 2012 Wow, nice finds. Especially the war nickel Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Capt-AWACS Posted January 13, 2013 Report Share Posted January 13, 2013 For what it is worth I received a US 1998-S proof nickel in change at a Chevron tonight in the Meyerland area of Houston. Not too marked up either just a small fingerprint above Thom's head. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
thedeadpoint Posted January 13, 2013 Report Share Posted January 13, 2013 Wow. I can't believe people actually find proofs in change! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Capt-AWACS Posted January 13, 2013 Report Share Posted January 13, 2013 Wow. I can't believe people actually find proofs in change! I found a proof "penny" once too. I presume it is most likely stolen and spent as face-value, or busted from a set for drugs or something. I had a friend as an undergrad who cracked his birth set to buy food at face value. I found out after the fact. I also had some sets stolen while an undergrad and my guess is they were just spent. I watched a guy pay for food with three Franklin halves at a supermarket a few years ago...needless to say I snapped those up as I was just behind him in line. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Scottishmoney Posted January 13, 2013 Report Share Posted January 13, 2013 I have a small baggy of proofs from circulation - I have every denomination now. Mostly cents and nickels, as early as 1958. Have one each of the dime and quarter, probably a couple of dozen halves and one 1977-S Ike that come from roll searches or bank buys. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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