Interesting Find From Circulation

wow I just looked on ebay and one is going for $3,500, I didn't think they were worth that much, When I got It I just thought IT was a stuiped package with a saq and penny in IT!!

 

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I have been hoping someone that is on here would have one because I have a question....when the coin is on the packing...can you be 100% sure that it is the rare pattern??..now I don't mean to be rude but anybody could make these and sell them on ebay as real...so I don't think its worth $3500--maybe over $1000 but I would have to see one before I would be sure and also have some good market backgound before I would buy one.

If you have the real pattern I sure hope you send it to PCGS or NGC soon...because IF I was hunting one I would NOT buy one unless it was slabbed.

Speedy

 

My wife is a collector of coin change, she saves up hundreds of dollars before she rolls and cashes it in. She has found Mercury dimes, and several pre 1965 quarters and dimes. I am always surprised at her ability to find coins I have to pay for to acquire. They're out there.

 

in my opinion, now is the time to sell. The market is being STUPID on these things and they are realizing prices right now that they may never realize again. Get that puppy on eBay as fast as you can!

 

Last week I got 3 rarer nickels: 1940, 1948, and 1957.

 

1955 S-I know its not worth much...but still it's kinda rare to find that in circulation. It's semi-rare to find even a wheatie in your change, let alone one in decent condition. But to find a proof is pretty exciting...to me at least.

 

Could you post some pix.

Thanks, Charlie

 

How do u get coins from coinstar? I put the coins in, and I get a reciept. Is there a "coin return" button on it?

 

Is the coin a 1955 or a 1955S? All proofs (cents included) made during 1955 have no mint mark, as they were produced in Philedelphia. If it is a 55S it is still a nice coin. 1955 was the last year business strike pennies were minted in San Francisco and the mintage is relatively low for that year too, but they were saved in great numbers because collectors new it was the final SF cent and the mintage numbers were readily available, meaning that a large number of these are still in very nice condition.

 

Everytime I go to the grocery store, I check the Coinstar reject bin (no 1933 Double Eagles yet) at the bottom of the machine. Coinstar counts the coins based on their size and weight. So older coins, particularly silver ones, but also older cents and nickels (although the weight on nickels should be the same) go straight through to the reject slot. Foreign coins (even grey-side ones) go right through as well.

 

1955 was not the last year that they made buisness strikes at San Fran. They stopped in 1974.

 

I had a nice find while searching ten rolls of nickels on Saturday--a 1939 in F-XF condition. I have never fished a nickel from circulation minted prior to 1960 in condition like this. I guess it came out of someone's collection or hoard.

 

yeasterday i found a 1943 wheat...the catch is is that it is a zinc covered with steel!...thats my most recent good find...


Pete-

 

err, kinda...no business strike cents were minted with the "S" mintmark from 1956-1967. When they stopped minting coins at SF in 55 they had no intent to begin again more than a decade later. So my point is valid about people collecting them as "the last SF minted cents" even though 12 years later they resumed minting cents with the "S" MM.

 

It's a 1955S-and yes, I agree it is a nice coin, and charlie-if you still want pics I'll post them within the week. I"m kinda busy with school and all...maybe on the weekend. Which reminds I should be researching the Guilded Age. FUN FUN!!!

 

sorry double post!

 

I went through $2000 in halves this week (and yes i know that i really need to get a life). Total take from those four boxes was:
12 Franklins
7 1964 Kennedy's
42 1965-69 Kennedy's
42 2002-2005's that were not issued for circulation
1991-S Proof
1993-S Proof
1996-S Proof
1997-S Proof
1998-S Proof

By the way. I was hoping that someone might be able to tell me how I can tell if these are silver or clad proofs. Also, does anyone know how to tell the difference between the regular 1998-S and the matte proof?

Thanks!
Tom

 

If you see a copper "sandwich," it's a clad. No sandwich, it's silver. Or, the silver proof weighs 12.5 grams, while the clad weighs 11.34.

As for the difference between the 1998 proofs, no clue.

 

Nice haul! I got a 1998-S out of a roll today too- not very much else, but I do like finding those proofs!

 

I got a 1939 nickle in my change from dairy queen today. Well circulated so it would be good condition but cool none the less. I don't think I have ever recieved any nickles older than 65 before.