I normally am a penny box roll searcher but wanting a change.

I mostly have been a penny roll searcher but am wanting a change for awhile. What do you mostly search? I have mostly found wheat Pennie’s. Not even an Indian. I like the excitement of finding older coins and silver. I am sure everyone else does.

 

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It really depends on what it is that you want to find...aside from Wheats and Silver. I usually search Cents and Nickels and find that enjoyable. You can still build a complete set of Jefferson's with time and diligence. Remember that for Silver, there are Silver Stackers and then there are collectors. Silver Stackers put a bit of a dent into the collectors' available 'inventory'.

If you are into collecting Varieties and Error coins, then you might get more out of the searches you engage in. For instance, the more/most valuable cents to collect are not the Wheats that you find. But to each their own. Collect what you want and how you want to. Good luck!

 

I am fairly new at this but I do search for errors. You say cents are not the way to go, what coins do you think are most enjoyable for that?

 

Actually, I think Cents and Nickels are the way to go. That is, for collectables (old coinage, variety coins, and error coins). Nickels are probably the most productive, but I haven't CRHed in years. I just pick through my Pocket Change and post in the Pocket Change Finds thread. Slower going as you might expect, but still fun.

Regarding Jefferson Nickels - I've built 3 sets from the wild doing maybe 20 boxes a year for about 4 years. But I've found several finds along the way that added to the overall effort. A 1914 Ducat (gold), a 1939 Henning Nickel, several V Nickels, and several Buffalo Nickels. I've put a fair dent into building sets for those nickels, especially with the Dateless Buffalo which revealed that there are many key/semi-key nickels in circulation (not picked because they are dateless). But also a number of Variety and Error nickels, and I've put together most of a Roll Set of Jeffersons by date/mm. Lots of higher-grade nickels in the mix too.

 

What you search for depends on your collecting needs are.

 

I have no needs just enjoy the search and finding old coins or errors. I guess my least favorite are dimes and nickels. I can’t seem to find anything in quarters as far as silver. 1965 and newer state quarters. Halves are heavily searched in my area. No one seems to like small dollar variations. I do like Susan B and Sas. But not President’s. So I am mostly pennies, halves, or quarters.

 

I rarely CRH but if given the chance, I will reach any type roll and look for anything out of the norm. Finding something, almost anything, is a thrill. Simple pleasures for a simple man.

 

True story. Years ago I found a customer-wrapped roll of halves in a parking space nearby me. Ever since then, I search parking spaces. If you're looking for a change of pace, I'm saying. It will get you out of the house, too.

 

A friend of mine was angrily packing up his car after a vacation was cut short. He looked in the parking spot next to his car and saw a ball of money. He picked it up, stuffed his pocket, and went back to packing. Forgot about it for a few hours while driving back to CT from VA. The ball of money was 3 $100 bills. He says he hasn't stopped looking at open parking spots ever since.

 

@Kevin Mader I thought all Henning nickels were 1944's. Since you obviously know more about them than I do, can you please explain how to detect a 1939 Henning nickel?

 

Hi Manny - Have a look at these for further information:

Finally Found a 1939 Henning Nickel | Page 2 | Coin Talk
Henning Nickel (error-ref.com)

So far, I've not seen another like mine. But I'm sure that they exist. Instead of the two primary means of identification 1) Missing P on the 1944, 2) hole in the R, I had to use the 'dot' above the left side of the Monticello. Nonetheless, there are 5 known obverse dies with different dates. And there are at least 3 known reverse dies. I was lucky I saved all the pre-60 nickels I hoarded from CRH events. It was one of the last nickels in the last date that I checked (I worked backwards).

 

All denominations can be fun depending on what's found. Today in 9 Customer wrapped rolls of quarters I found a Lowell W and a 1973 S Proof. I consider that a good hunt. Rare is the time I find silver in quarters, However awhile back, work called me about some suspicious looking quarters they found in rolls.....I bought the 4 rolls from them and they were a collection dumps. They were almost all S proofs and SILVER Proofs! I think I got over 40 proofs and 36 Silver proofs. I Like customer wrapped rolls lately because you never know what somebody will dump.
Nickels I like because there is a good variety of older coins still out there. I have found quite a few buffalo's , a lot of 38 and 39's ( one 39 was the DDR). and war nickels can still be found!
I never liked dimes much, but from what I hear, dimes are where you can find the most silver. They are just too small for my eyes to handle.

 

I search quarters for silver and "W" mint marks mostly! Rarely find silver though! I've had my best luck for silver searching dimes! I also search cents and nickels but not as often!! Still get excited about a wheat penny and war nickels and they are both out there!!! Bottom line is it's your collection so search what you want, keep what you want and enjoy yourself!

 

I guess I am dumb on nickels. I don’t even know what a Jennings or a Lowell is or what to look for. I have many old nickels and may have some of these and not know it. I have a lot of nice Full Steps. I bought 2 rolls of war Nicole's at a flee market for $5 for both. I guess I will pick up some rolls today. Just finished a box of half's with only 6 40% silvers. I needed to find out how to identify rare nickels. I too hunt quarters for W's and silver. I did find a 1986 proof quarter yesterday. First silver quarter I have found. They seem to cut off at 1965 and way too many Stste Quarters.

 

I think you might like searching nickels. Productive and plenty of interest once you factor in the Variety coins. Have a look at Brian's Variety Nickels. Lots there to give you an idea about what to look for.