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some what new to the nickel game
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Fri Jul 13, 2012 11:12 pmby saltydecks
I want to start getting into nickel... cause i honestly see it taking off like silver at some point in the future and i want to be ready when it does.
when stacking say Canadian beaver nickles, i need to look for 82 and prior correct?
and when stacking, how many are in 1 troy oz? and in 1 lbs.?
Finally, do most people stack this by the oz. or by the pound?
Any and all help is greatly appreciated, thanks.
Re: some what new to the nickel game
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Fri Jul 13, 2012 11:30 pmby Engineer
The easiest reference for the years you want is
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nickel_(Canadian_coin).
Freshly minted nickels were 4.54g, and a pound is roughly 454g, so a hundred nickels to the pound.
Re: some what new to the nickel game
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Sat Jul 14, 2012 3:57 pmby CopperForLife
Hmm...I could see myself doing this as well.
Re: some what new to the nickel game
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Fri Aug 31, 2012 8:00 amby HoardCopperByTheTon
saltydecks wrote:when stacking say Canadian beaver nickles, i need to look for 82 and prior correct?
1981 and prior.. No 82's,
Re: some what new to the nickel game
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Fri Aug 31, 2012 8:04 amby barrytrot
I believe a Ryedale will sort them for you similar to cents so you can do it pretty quickly.
And there are definitely lots of buyers when/if you ever want to sell!
Re: some what new to the nickel game
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Sun Sep 02, 2012 6:29 pmby rockme54
Thanks for asking these questions, I'm starting to collect nickels also. Hoping to find lots of war nickels as I do it.
Re: some what new to the nickel game
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Mon Sep 03, 2012 12:12 pmby SilverDragon72
I've only managed to find 7 War nickels during my searches in the wild. But they are out there....
Re: some what new to the nickel game
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Mon Sep 03, 2012 8:02 pmby tedandcam
rockme54 wrote:Thanks for asking these questions, I'm starting to collect nickels also. Hoping to find lots of war nickels as I do it.
Most people on this site average 1 war nickel per $100 box of nickels. some a little better than others depending on your area. Godd luck to you and do not allow yourself to be discouraged-stick with it! If you can find a bank that will "sell" you customer wrapped rolls(CWR), you can run into some nice veins of silver
Re: some what new to the nickel game
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Sun Sep 09, 2012 3:41 pmby wolvesdad
How did the topic switch to US nickel discussion?
Gather/hoard by the pound.
They aren't as easy as you'd like for them to be to find/buy.
And even though nickel has dropped to $7 / lb, you will be hard pressed to buy them, even in bulk for less than $10/lb.
Re: some what new to the nickel game
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Sun Sep 09, 2012 3:58 pmby reddirtcoins
Which is why I don't own any. They are already why too expensive for me. Maybe one day....
Re: some what new to the nickel game
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Sun Sep 09, 2012 11:34 pmby SilverDragon72
wolvesdad wrote:How did the topic switch to US nickel discussion?
Gather/hoard by the pound.
They aren't as easy as you'd like for them to be to find/buy.
And even though nickel has dropped to $7 / lb, you will be hard pressed to buy them, even in bulk for less than $10/lb.
I know! I find myself wanting more and more of these things....but I've been able to get some for face value at my LCS.