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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;Kevin Mader, post: 3981017, member: 106826&quot;]Photograde is your friend.&nbsp; A very nice tool to have especially on coins that are generally more subjective in the grading process (e.g., Buffalo Nickels).&nbsp; </p><p><br /></p><p>War Nickels: you will find liberated war nickels but to be honest, expect grungy for that sub-series of Jefferson nickels.&nbsp; they just tend to be grimy and dull.&nbsp; 1943D was the last one I found in my first circulation set.&nbsp; It was a nemesis coin for a long time...but the 1942D was a close 3rd.&nbsp; 1st toughest was the 1939D.&nbsp; My first two 1950D&#039;s were liberated coins; one BU and the other would have been BU but ended up having a couple nicks from a coin counter/roller/something.&nbsp; Otherwise, they were definitely from someone&#039;s collection at one time.</p><p><br /></p><p>S Mint specimens: I&#039;m in Connecticut but as far as Jefferson nickels go, finding S mint nickels is way more common than S mint Cents.&nbsp; So there is plenty of hope for you to find your S mints.&nbsp; To be honest, I think my roll set (Jefferson) have most D and S mint topped off (tubes are at least 3/4 to full, save for the rarer dates/mms and War Nickels).&nbsp; Be patient there too.</p><p><br /></p><p>After 5 to 6 years of searching boxes/bags from the bank, I was able to build a few circulation sets.&nbsp; And for my BU set, most of the nickels from 1956 forward were roll finds.&nbsp; Oddly enough, the toughest decade to find AU+/BU coins was the 70s.&nbsp; But time and patience paid off.&nbsp; So take it slow and enjoy the journey.&nbsp; When I did my 2015 challenge, it became apparent that a person could put together 90% of the series in about 4 boxes (if you weren&#039;t fussy).&nbsp; So be fussy and make it a Circulation set that you&#039;d be proud of.&nbsp; I wish you the best of luck!![/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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