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Message:: [QUOTE="Mickey in PDX, post: 8386545, member: 74864"]I started collecting in the late 1950s and was finding 50-D nickels often enough, in Baton Rouge, La. I was searching through the cash register at my dad and mom's dry good store. They supported me by allowing me to fill Whitman Blue Books for Lincoln cents, Jeff 5 cent pieces, and Mercs. Tapping the quarters and halves would have been too much to ask. At some point I started selling the 50Ds (just avg circ) to buyers in Coin World. I sold enough to buy three $10 gold pieces (Liberty, avg worn condition). Got some gold press-down holders for them for wearing on a gold chain. I got one for mom, one for my aunt, and one for my wife-to-be. When mom passed away, my daughter got it, when my aunt passed away, I got it back. My ex is still alive and perhaps still has it. The reason I post this is less than a week ago, my daughter was asking again about how I did I go about doing this. Best I remember was I was selling those 50-Ds for 9 or 10 bucks and it took more than two but not quite three to have enough for a $10 Gold piece. Maybe they were like $26 or so. I wouldn't have posted all this except that this topic came up just days ago. One of the better decisions I made, selling the key date 50D nickels and buying gold. I just wish I remember better what year I was doing this.[/QUOTE]