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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;swhuck, post: 731531, member: 21044&quot;]I&#039;ve been known to play nickel machines in Vegas, cash out, and spend an hour or so just going through the coins -- much less damage to my bank account, and I always found things!</p><p>&nbsp;</p><p>Jeffersons are the only series where anything before about 1960 still circulates to any extent. As others have said, the 1942-45 nickels with the large mintmarks have silver. However, there are a few other early dates that bring a premium -- the 1938-D&amp;S, the 1939-D&amp;S, the 1942-D, and both 1950s will pretty much bring a premium in any grade, although to be sure they won&#039;t make you rich. <img src="styles/default/xenforo/clear.png" class="mceSmilieSprite mceSmilie1" alt=":)" unselectable="on" unselectable="on" /> The keys in circulated grades are probably the 1939-D and the 1950-D (although the latter didn&#039;t circulate much).</p><p>&nbsp;</p><p>You might also consider looking for varieties. The Red Book mentions quite a number of them among the older coins.</p><p>&nbsp;</p><p>If you&#039;re looking at uncirculated coins, someone else mentioned full steps coins, and they are a good option. D-Mint war nickels are by far the most commonly found Jeffersons with full steps, but some 1960s dates are virtually (and sometimes literally) unknown that way, and virtually any date with full steps will bring a premium.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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