Geo. V and Geo. VI nickels

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Geo. V and Geo. VI nickels

Postby Recyclersteve » Tue Sep 02, 2014 8:15 pm

When going through pre-82 nickels, is it worthwhile separating out the George V and George VI nickels? I'm not talking about good dates like 1925 and 1926, but just average circulated common date coins. Any idea how much I can expect to sell these coins for?
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Re: Geo. V and Geo. VI nickels

Postby mtalbot_ca » Tue Sep 02, 2014 8:35 pm

I believe it is.

Average circulated George V will fetch 40-50 cents each. Average circulated George VI around 20 cents each.

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Re: Geo. V and Geo. VI nickels

Postby NHsorter » Tue Sep 02, 2014 8:45 pm

You can get 'em cheaper than that on eBay if you buy larger lots. eBay not usually being the cheapest, I bet you could find them cheaper elsewhere. They probably fetch more in Canada than in the US. If I ever saw any around for sale, I would try to buy them. I like them for some reason. Think I got a deal on some in a KSA a while back. Might have been in the 20-25 cent range for V's and the 10-15 cent range for the VI's. That kind of deal I would not pass up. I keep thinking if I find the right LCS around here, I might be able to snag some around that price. Or getting lucky on eBay. mtalbot_ca's prices above I have seen on some eBay auctions, but they are usually smaller lots. Get up to 50-100 coin lots and the price comes down from what I have seen. That's what it look like south of our only secure border (the one that does not need the security). In my experience anyway.
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Re: Geo. V and Geo. VI nickels

Postby JadeDragon » Tue Sep 02, 2014 9:15 pm

They are worth much more for collector value over bullion value. Check the George V tracking thread - those are VERY hard to find in the wild, while the George VI are just a bit tough.
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Re: Geo. V and Geo. VI nickels

Postby Recyclersteve » Sun Dec 14, 2014 5:51 am

So, let me ask this a different way. If I gave you a Geo. V nickel (average circulated, but no 1925's or 26's), how many Canadian nickels (pre '82) would you give me in exchange? Ditto for Geo. VI.

I would only be trading decent coins- no culls or ugly coins. Occasionally one could slip through the cracks, but this should be an uncommon occurrence. I would expect the same courtesy on your end. Also please specify if you are in Canada or US. I am in the US.
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Re: Geo. V and Geo. VI nickels

Postby mtalbot_ca » Fri Dec 19, 2014 7:18 pm

From Canada, I would do the following ratio, on clean and problem free coins (1971-1981):

Geo. V = 5 : 1 (over 10 lbs, so 2lbs of Geo. V)
Geo. VI = 1.5 : 1 (over 10 lbs, so 6.7lbs of Geo. VI)

Better ratio for larger qty.

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