Okay I'm not that good with remembering what coins I should be looking for. I work as a bank teller and would love a list of what coins to look for in each denomination. Do you know of one?
dimes, quarters, halves 1964 and before are 90 percent silver so grab those ups. Kennedy half dollars 1965-1970 are 40 percent silver. Any silver dollars. For numismatic value lots to look for with varietes such as 1955 double die obverse lincoln cent, 1970-S Lincoln cent small date. Really too many to list but I am sure people will add to the list for you. Easiest thing to look for will be the silver 1964 and prior. Hope you find some good stuff. Good hunting.
kd ya really need to be a bit more specific than that if you can. The list of all denominations would be quite extensive. Perhaps it would be easier if you would focus on one series to start with and go from there. Any preference ?
Like Flyers said, look for anything 1964 or older in silver and any and all Wheatbacks or older and 1950's and older on the nickels. Now, when you get into the newer stuff, there are sooooo many things to look for but the buffs that collect them need to pipe in to give you the details, since I deal with the old stuff only. Ribbit
Easy - any coin pre-1964, web notes, star notes, radars and ladders. Just remember anything pre-1964, then you can always ask here about specific coins. Don't worry about post 1964 - you can get most of those in change.
I don't really kniow which one I would want to start with. Probably nickels actually. I had a slow day today so looked through alot of coin and bills and didn't find anything today. I wasn't sure exactly what I was looking for though.
Easy way - look for anything you think is pretty or that you like. If it kind of speaks to you - save it Now you won't see them every day, but when you do, you'll know it right off. You'll see 1 coin in a whole pile of them that sort of sticks out - that's the one you want. In the Jeff series there really aren't any particular coins to watch for except the '50-D. So like I said, look for the ones you like.
Working at a bank could get overwhelming very quickly once you become a collector. Look for elderly bringing in rolls. And rolls with old wrappers. And what GD said. Be one with the coin.
For the Jefferson nickels, like GD said there isn't much rarity there. But, the 1950-D is the key and I have found a couple in circulation. I would also be on the lookout for war nickels. Any Jefferson dated 1943-1945 is a war nickel and contains silver. They can also be identified by a giant mint mark above the dome of Monticello, it really sticks out. 1942 is also a war nickel year...but only half of it. In 1942 they standard nickels and silver nickels. Again, look on the back for the large mint mark. For war nickels, even Philadelphia's have a MM. See large mint mark here: http://warnickels.com/images/reverse.jpg Another little gem you might want to be on the lookout for is this. I know it's not a real nickel, but they are out there and it would be really cool to find one. http://www.numismaticenquirer.com/TNE/Henning Counterfeit Nickel.html
War Nickels come to mind, those tend to stick out quite a bit! *raises torch and pitchfork* --- The easiest way to look for silver is the Edge-Trick. The edge will be completely silver, instead of having copper. If you see a coin that's edge is all silver, its probably a pre 64 dime, quarter, or half, or a 65-70 half... or its Canadian...
list........................................... ............i'm not sure how much time you might have but you may want to print this out. http://www.collectorscorner.org/pocket.html
