Pocket Change Finds; Post Your Results

After determining rarity I go to eBay to see what folks are paying. Most singles are only worth $2 but the J series I found is worth more depending on availability and interest at the time folks post for auction.

 

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I wasn't aware of this site. Thank you.

 

Took a look. Maybe worth $21 on the bay. It’s a common star note. Maybe next time though.

 

Cash register find: 1956 Canadian cent, one I did need for the album.

This is a slowly filling album as I'm stubbornly only filling it with ones I've found (though will sometimes get some from the "bargain bin" of the local coin store lol). The album does also contain some Canadian cents my grandmother had including some from the 1920's and 1930's.

 

I kinda hoard books

 

I collect modern Canada coins. Live in Buffalo

 

I have a few circulation find folder collections. Neat to see what’s passing through our fingers. I keep them pure so I accept that they will never be complete - except for the Jefferson series. You can with time build that series.

Me too. lol

I am in Connecticut so I’ve had decent access to Canadian coinage over the years. I built out a decent collection of coins from Canada. But I eventually teamed up with a collector north of the boarder to get the final spots filled.

 

If you're patient you can definitely finish Jefferson nickels purely from roll hunting... even the keys are not impossible, they'll just take quite a while to find. Silver is probably more common here than in any other coin, just because they're not as well known and don't look as obviously silver as 90% silver coins. After a few months of doing these only missing 4 war nickels and 3 key dates. I'm still being stubborn about not just buying the rest... but I've decided if I reach the point where 1950-D is the only one I need, I'll go ahead and buy that one!

Roosevelt dimes... well I've already finished the clads and did so in 2 boxes. Nothing in this series is particularly rare. It's the silver years that will take forever if you refuse to buy any, as you're lucky if you get 1 or 2 per box. (When I found 5 in a box it felt like winning the lottery lol.)

Canadian small cents I'm sure I'd be finishing faster if I lived closer to the Canadian border (currently live in Colorado; was finding these way more often when I lived in Washington state). I got folders for them when I reached the point of having over a roll worth of them (I've decided I'd do the same for other Canadian coins if I ever got a roll worth of nickels, dimes, or quarters).

 

Found this one while rolling up my quarter jar. Really stood out because of the luster and sharp reeds. Nothing special but I'll put it in a 2x2 just because.

 

I’ve found 3 1950-D Jefferson nickels via CRH. 2 were obviously liberated from a collection. I actually had a harder time finding 1 or 2 War Nickel dates. But as such, I’ve built 3 Jefferson series from CRH events. So, hang tough!! It’ll happen.

That would catch my attention too!!

 

Kevin. LOL. You need to go to BK and get one of those King hats there because you are the KING of CRHing!!

 

Well, I would not say that, but thanks. The first 50 D was found by my brother or me in the late 70s. It sat in a box for about 37 years unrealized. The second I found in a bank wrapped roll. Both are uncirculated but the second has roller marks on the reverse. I probably searched another 20 boxes before finding an honest circulated specimen. I consider the 2 unc versions liberated specimens. Somebody’s onetime pride and joy. Easier finding these than the one circulated specimen.

I never found one in my change though. A few War Nickels and a handful of Buffalo top the list of pocket finds. But I keep looking.

 

Another purchase of a 1k bag of quarters produced a few fun finds. These quarters are from a laundromat accumulated by the owner and then brought to my local bank as a deposit. The branch manager is happy to pass them on to me. There were no silver finds. Two 2019 West Pointers and a 2020 S proof were the highlights of the search.

 

Another cash register find: 1953-D Lincoln wheat cent, pretty nice condition too

 

Cash register find: 1962 Canadian cent

 

Got in change. Hair bigger than a US dime.

 

It's been years since the last one, but I used to find Swedish coins in my change every once in a while.

 

Cash register find: 1987 Canadian cent

Been finding a lot of Canadian pennies lately for some reason.

 

I found this one last week in my change from the local burger king.

 

Cash register find: 1946 Lincoln wheat cent