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<p>[QUOTE="Clawcoins, post: 4145513, member: 77814"]if you don't have a Redbook (you should really get one),</p><p>then peruse this website usacoinbook.com and you can see where and how many coins are minted in various facilities</p><p><br /></p><p>For instance in 2006 San Fran minted over 3 million PROOF clad nickels. notice though in the price guide there is no price guide for MS and lower as they only minted nicer Proof nickels.</p><p><br /></p><p>you won't find many proof nickels in circulation, though you can as people just spend them who don't know any better (kids finding dad's coin stash , etc). This "rarity" may explain why when ppl see an S in circulation they think it's silver or whatnot. They do look different too as Proof coins are manufactured differently to 'show off' more.</p><p><br /></p><p>image below from usacoinbook.com</p><p>[ATTACH=full]1071452[/ATTACH][/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>
[QUOTE="Clawcoins, post: 4145513, member: 77814"]if you don't have a Redbook (you should really get one), then peruse this website usacoinbook.com and you can see where and how many coins are minted in various facilities For instance in 2006 San Fran minted over 3 million PROOF clad nickels. notice though in the price guide there is no price guide for MS and lower as they only minted nicer Proof nickels. you won't find many proof nickels in circulation, though you can as people just spend them who don't know any better (kids finding dad's coin stash , etc). This "rarity" may explain why when ppl see an S in circulation they think it's silver or whatnot. They do look different too as Proof coins are manufactured differently to 'show off' more. image below from usacoinbook.com [ATTACH=full]1071452[/ATTACH][/QUOTE]
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