1941 nickel

Is this of nickel worth collecting? Also I have seen this on some coins where the letters go into the rim. Could someone tell me why this happens please and if it something I should be collecting? Thanks so much.

 

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In this case it's the rim going into the letters, just worn down. Good for an album filler till you get a better one.

 

In my opinion any coin 80 years old is worth keeping!

 

I would certainly keep it like said above it is 80 years old, and if you ever really need a nickel yoou will have one.

 

The rim and letters are merging due to wear. It is old but not worth much more than a nickel. However, I am a collector and I keep every nickel dated 1963 and below just because I can. You just don’t find them very often in circulation.

 

I agree.

 

It looks like rim damage while it was in circulation. When they're that old, we hang onto them.

 

Close. I keep all 1964 and older.

 

You know if your a collector sure have one for the album.
More than one sitting around, I'd prefer some other coin...if that makes sense.

 

It makes sense. However with as many grandkids as I have I do keep a surplus. I just put together some Jefferson nickels for a grandson. From my surplus I found all but a few from 1938 to 1964.

 

There are always reasons to sit on older coins.
I Used to pull old nickles from slot machines when you could still get a payout in coin and not paper.
After sitting on them for 20 plus years I put them back in circulation at a time when they had one of those great American Coin hunts running.

 

I have been keeping any nickel 1959 or older for a couple decades now, expecting my children might start collecting one day. Sure enough...they both started this year, and got a heck of a jump start on one of the most fun to collect denominations!

 

The great thing about nickels is that you can still find all of them in change. I got a 1900 in a roll from the bank. I would recommend Jefferson nickels to anyone starting to collect. They are all still out there.

 

Agreed! This was still one of the most exciting and enjoyable collections to complete. I did it on a teenager's budget, and still ended up with spending money for other things.

 

I decided not to keep the 1964 due to the higher mintages.

 

1964 was the year my first was born. That may have influenced my decision.

 

Oh if coins could talk, your's would have some stories to tell.

 

lol I bet it would

 

That was a good year, born then as well.
Looking back, missed the fifties and sixties before I knew what was going on.
Mid Seventies just started to make a few cents and then the eighties when I finally got $1000 is when the bank interest rate headed towards 0.