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So my latest thought with collecting nickels is this...I'm contemplating saving one tube of EACH nickel I can find. I've already amassed a small hoard of them, so it would be something different. Every year, S or D mint. I know the value of most of these nickels isn't a whole lot, but I think it would be kind of cool to say that you own 50 nickels from the present year and back. Of course, some of the old nickels will be a challenge to fill, but gotta try, right?

Maybe in another 20 years, they could be worth quite a bit, especially if the composition changes.

Whatever motivates you and keeps you stacking base metal coins! With interest rates so low, there is miniscule downside and an unknown upside to hoarding base metal coins.

inflationhawk wrote:Whatever motivates you and keeps you stacking base metal coins! With interest rates so low, there is miniscule downside and an unknown upside to hoarding base metal coins.

+1

Should be getting my first 100 nickel tubes tomorrow! Let the sorting BEGIN! Then the penny boxes come next week.....

So I began my nickel sorting project.....it took me a couple hours just to sort through and separate each nickel type. I only managed to get like...6 rolls done. This will take me quite a while to do.

SilverDragon72 wrote:So I began my nickel sorting project.....it took me a couple hours just to sort through and separate each nickel type. I only managed to get like...6 rolls done. This will take me quite a while to do.

I sorted a whole box yesterday and made some decent progress on my nickel project. I found 3 2009D's, and one war nickel I came across my first brilliant set of 2012's too!
Filled many tubes, sorted by decade and mint mark!

Thanks for the positive energy to the board!

TheJonasCollegeFund wrote:Thanks for the positive energy to the board!

+ 1

A new nickel box due next week! I might even throw in some penny boxes too

inflationhawk wrote:Whatever motivates you and keeps you stacking base metal coins! With interest rates so low, there is miniscule downside and an unknown upside to hoarding base metal coins.

Base metals can't be printed. 'Nuff said.

I do nickels every week. If/when the composition changes I wonder how many boxes of pre 60's I'll have? One never knows but until then, I'll keep stacking pre 60's.

I have a small amount of 50's and below sorted away also. Not enough to fill up any tubes yet, but I'll keep on going!

Please forgive my ignorance, but what is significant about pre-1960's nickels? The composition is the same other than war nickels. Is there something numismatic about them?

InfleXion wrote:Please forgive my ignorance, but what is significant about pre-1960's nickels? The composition is the same other than war nickels. Is there something numismatic about them?

Not really, other than the fact that they're already half a century old and getting hard to find in circulation.

InfleXion wrote:Please forgive my ignorance, but what is significant about pre-1960's nickels? The composition is the same other than war nickels. Is there something numismatic about them?

I want so say the the compesitiong changed in 59 and the ones pre-60 are worth something like 7.5 cents right now.

Engineer wrote:

InfleXion wrote:Please forgive my ignorance, but what is significant about pre-1960's nickels? The composition is the same other than war nickels. Is there something numismatic about them?

Not really, other than the fact that they're already half a century old and getting hard to find in circulation.

That's what I'm thinking! Not worth a whole lot, but fun to collect anyway.

I love collecting pre 60 nickels. I sit on my deck with a couple beers, radio playing, enjoying the sun, and go through boxes or bags of them. I put them into rolls of 39-49 (minus wars of course) and 50-59. Makes my day when I add another roll to my stack. I go through $500 -700 a week in nickels. Think I'm going to do a few Whitman books here soon. Guess its the OCD in me

I save all my pre 1960 nickels also. We don't have to have a good reason to do what we do.

The fun part about tubing your finds is you find trends. We tube all of are pre 59 cents. And after four years of tubing we are five times more likely to find a IH cent than a 1954 cent see -- http://www.realcent.org/viewtopic.php?f=7&t=5364&hilit=+1954. Also here on the west coast the "P" are hard to find. And for a great price on tubes I have found tis Ebay seller does a great job. http://www.ebay.com/sch/Coins-Paper-Money-/11116/i.html?_ipg=&_sac=1&_from=&_nkw=&_armrs=1&_ssn=jandpcollectibles

I've been saving all my pre 1960 nickels also. Only need the 38-S, 39-D and 50-D to complete a set from circulation.

henrysmedford wrote:The fun part about tubing your finds is you find trends. We tube all of are pre 59 cents. And after four years of tubing we are five times more likely to find a IH cent than a 1954 cent see -- http://www.realcent.org/viewtopic.php?f=7&t=5364&hilit=+1954. Also here on the west coast the "P" are hard to find. And for a great price on tubes I have found tis Ebay seller does a great job. http://www.ebay.com/sch/Coins-Paper-Money-/11116/i.html?_ipg=&_sac=1&_from=&_nkw=&_armrs=1&_ssn=jandpcollectibles

+2 for your tube display!

More nickels and pennies this coming week! I hope to complete my tube set with it...we'll see.

I hope to have a set similar to this one day.....

Finished a box of nickels tonight and made some decent progress to my nickel archives! Notable finds.....1 War nickel and 1 2009p nickel. Not bad.

So I went to local coin store today....and found it was quite busy. A couple had brought in an old coin collection....among the finds were approximately 2 dozen buffalo nickels in various condition, MANY Wheat pennies (200 at least) and some other types of silver coins. Didn't buy anything from the collection....but then I got to thinking, maybe I should go back and acquire some of those items.

Thoughts?

A Buff in the hand is worth more than sorting a box.
Get all the nice ones you can.

Don't forget to look for key date Wheats while you're there.
I'd gladly send you 2 dated Buffs for a 1914-D!

Get as much Ag as you can for melt + a reasonable bit, but remember to check for key dates too!