Coin Finds: War nickels and a Buffalo
We recently asked you, our readers, to share your best numismatic finds with us. Based on the long-running “Coin Finds” column in Coins magazine, which will continue to appear in…
We recently asked you, our readers, to share your best numismatic finds with us. Based on the long-running "Coin Finds" column in Coins magazine, which will continue to appear in print, this online version will give additional exposure to the thrill of the hunt.
Send your "Coin Finds" to numismatics@fwmedia.com and we'll get them in.
Please include your name, city and state. Names and addresses will be withheld from publication upon request. The editor reserves the right to to edit for content, style and length.
I wanted to share some finds from roll searches at the bank. I buy about $20 a week in nickels from a bank in the area to search through. Here are some recent finds:
• Silver war nickels (1942-1945).
• Several 1938-1939 dated nickels.
• A 1936 Buffalo nickel. (My first Buffalo find in rolls.)
• Many other Jefferson dates found were in the 1940s-1950s range.
It is nice you can still find many of these oldies at face value, even after so many years of being in circulation. I encourage my fellow collectors to continue to post their finds in this “Coin Finds” column.
Mike
Washington State
While ordering lunch one day I received three Lincoln cents in change. They were placed in my hand obverse up, and all were blazing red uncirculated. My first thought was “nice new cents.” Yet, as I glanced at them, one looked very different from the rest. I noticed that it had a much higher relief than the other two.
After taking a closer look, I found it to be a red uncirculated 1973-S business strike. The other two cents were red uncirculated 2016 cents. They looked very flat compared to the 1973-S cent.
Although I was pleased to have received a 44-year-old red uncirculated coin in change, I was amazed that its higher relief stood out as much as it did. The 1973-S cent looked like a true work of art. The 2016 cents were much less impressive.
David S.
Westbury, N.Y.
My favorite U.S. find was in a foreign coin box at a local dealer for 25 cents a coin. I found a nice U.S. two-cent coin that is in my display of obsolete U.S. coins.
David Elliot
Address withheld
Recently I received three 2017 cents in change at the local McDonald’s. To my surprise, the cents had a “P” mintmark. I never saw that coming.
LeRoy Claiborne
Woodbridge, Va.
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