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<p>[QUOTE="ajm229, post: 67013, member: 3350"]$10 in allowance per week, huh? Want a trick that'll help you save some money AND find Jeffersons?</p><p><br /></p><p>Go to the bank and buy 5 rolls of circulated Jeffersons. That's $10. Look through them and find a couple you want, and replace them with nickels from pocket change, so that you always have no less than $10. Next weekend, trade in your $10 in nickels PLUS the $10 you got from your allowance for $20 in nickels. Search them, remembering to always keep no less than $20 in all the rolls. Then NEXT week, trade in the $20 PLUS the next $10 for $30 in nickels.</p><p><br /></p><p>Not only are you technically saving money by keeping up this, but you are exponentally increasing your chances of finding good coins. When you get $100 worth, just go into the bank and ask for 1 BOX of nickels. Usually, you'll find quite a few good things. I usually average 2-5 silver nickels, and 40-60 nickels from 1959-earlier PER BOX!!!</p><p><br /></p><p>Keep it up, and in no time, you'll have a lot of money actually saved, and you'll have that Jefferson set looking well on it's way to completion. It took me about 3 months of doing exactly this to completely finish a BU Jefferson nickel set (including the 1950-D in MS-63).</p><p><br /></p><p>Best of luck!</p><p>~AJ[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>
[QUOTE="ajm229, post: 67013, member: 3350"]$10 in allowance per week, huh? Want a trick that'll help you save some money AND find Jeffersons? Go to the bank and buy 5 rolls of circulated Jeffersons. That's $10. Look through them and find a couple you want, and replace them with nickels from pocket change, so that you always have no less than $10. Next weekend, trade in your $10 in nickels PLUS the $10 you got from your allowance for $20 in nickels. Search them, remembering to always keep no less than $20 in all the rolls. Then NEXT week, trade in the $20 PLUS the next $10 for $30 in nickels. Not only are you technically saving money by keeping up this, but you are exponentally increasing your chances of finding good coins. When you get $100 worth, just go into the bank and ask for 1 BOX of nickels. Usually, you'll find quite a few good things. I usually average 2-5 silver nickels, and 40-60 nickels from 1959-earlier PER BOX!!! Keep it up, and in no time, you'll have a lot of money actually saved, and you'll have that Jefferson set looking well on it's way to completion. It took me about 3 months of doing exactly this to completely finish a BU Jefferson nickel set (including the 1950-D in MS-63). Best of luck! ~AJ[/QUOTE]
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