It's always great to finish a set. I believe the Jefferson's were my first completed set. May you find a 50-D that you like soon!
Yes, it's a great feeling to finish a set. Show us your 50-D when you get it. I have a feeling it won't be to long.
when the bank opens i'll get another lot of nickels to go through BUT the 50-d is a pain to find in circulation
No No, I didn't mean in circulation. That could take awhile. I thought you meant, if you went out and bought one. Sorry. Either way, it will be great to finish the set.
Thanks. Yea it's definitely not worth the cost of shipping for anyone. It's not a very scarce date so it shouldn't take too long to find.
good luck on finding that 50D and finishing your set, FYI i'm searching for one as well, i need 38S, 39D, 50D and 55, to finish off my second folder...
Years ago working at a toll booth I actually found a 1950-D in circulation after I purchased one for around $15.00.
That seems like a prime job for a coin collector. I imagine you came across all sorts of coins. Any rare finds? Other than that 1950-D.
I finished my Jeffs last spring, by ordering a bunch of proofs and the silver War Nickels, and maybe two key dates, as I had been lucky in finding almost circulating dates in rolls. Then, in the past year, I found a 50-D and a 1936 Buffalo in change. The thing about Jeffs, is it is an ordinary design, which only changed recently. Most don't look at the dates, but do notice changes, such as River Boat series or the big mint marks on the silver ones. Although I did buy a 1950-D, in the end, I found all the key dates in circulation. The 38-D/S 39-D/S and 1950-D. Anyone can go out and fill a Dansco by going thru a couple hundred bucks in rolls. Something else that is ignored with Jeffs. Quite a few people pick the pre-82 cents out of circulation, because their copper value exceeds their face value. Well, even though they are nickel color, Jeffs are 75% copper, and only 25% nickel. Nor do you have to go through them, squinting at the dates. They all are. I have a bucket full. And it only costs 5c to put one away.
You are right about being able to fill a folder with coins in circulation or bank rolls. On the current folder I purchased the key dates because I didn't have patience (being my first 1938-1961 folder). As soon as I finish this first one I will be starting another and doing it solely from circulation finds. Technically I've already started the 2nd folder cause I have about half the dates in a tube. As for hoarding nickels, I used to do the same thing but I stopped and deposited them all in the bank, except pre-1962. I realized it was stupid to tie up the money in keeping them at home when you can go to the bank and get them fully rolled at any time, since, as previously stated, they are all the same alloy mix. So in essence, I might as well just have the bank hold them for me. Since the alloy for cents has already changed it makes sense to hoard the old copper ones.
I just looked on coinflations website and according to it jeffersons are only worth 50% of face value right now
It has dropped significantly from its high which I believe was around double the face value. That doesn't mean anything though. Market prices for metals have been known to be flat for decades. The only thing we can take away from previous price is that it's been there before so under the right circumastances it is possible to get there again.
