Jefferson Nickels - Do You Keep Them?

pryan67

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• Jul 4, 2018

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Nickels I keep if they're older than me

 

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• Jul 4, 2018

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I check my dug nickels for the war nickel mint mark. If they're not a War nickel, they are just nickels; low value clad. I had a nice, deep struck '38 in my change a couple weeks ago. Genuine, aged, dark patina too! I showed it to a check-out lady when I spent it. I think she kept it. Wheat pennies are worth a few times face; sometimes more for key/semi-key dates & marks.

 

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• Jul 4, 2018

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pryan67 said:

Nickels I keep if they're older than me

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Me too , and that's getting up there .

 

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Yep !! Except I go pre 60.

GeneralQuarters said:

I keep nickels before 1965...I don't know why...I just do...is that weird?

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Semtav said:

Yep !! Except I go pre 60.

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Now I'm starting to feel normal!

 

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GeneralQuarters said:

Now I'm starting to feel normal!

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Maybe you are! The metal percent of face value of the 1946-2014 Jefferson nickel is 85%, not bad. The only “clad” coin that beats it is the 1909-1982 copper Lincoln cent, at 196%. None of the other modern coins even come close. Of course, one cannot legally melt either of these two coins here in the states.