Interesting Find From Circulation

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Maybe he got it from circulation and finds it hard to believe as that is a proof issue only.

 

Received my 1st 2005 - D Rosie in change today. So now I have the California Quarter, Lincoln cent and Roosevelt Dime for 2005-D. Need the nickels. Need the 'P' min marks from each.....

 

Why I was under the impression that S coins were stopped being made for circulation after 1974...I'll have to look into your statement there.

 

SBA's from the san Francisco mint were made for circulation in 1979 & 1980.

 

Hmmm well I have some and I don't recall any being an S but I will check and confirm the allegations from you two and report my own independent findings.

 

"READ" your Red Book!!!

 

At the grocery store yesterday I got a 1940S nickel from the coinstar, and consective $1 FRN star notes, series 2003. The lower number note is only 1 digit off from being a RADAR note.

 

SBAs are probably the easiest S-mint coins to get. They're everywhere.

 

I looked through 3 rolls of nickels yesterday and found a 1946 S nickel.
It looks to be in fair condition!
SM

 

Most fascinating

I'm new to the forum. I have always been interested in coin collecting and check my coins from time to time but I rarely get coins going through my hands any more. But the passion has been revived with the state quarters and L&C nickels program. I recently purchased the 2005 Silver proof set of the state quarters, something I have been contemplating doing for far too long. Now to catch up on the previous issues which is going to cost me dearly, it looks like, especially for the 1999 issue.

Anyway, to get on topic, I haven't found anything recently but I got to thinking about my little pile of "coins of interest" I create over time. With the discussions about half dollars I got to thinking about a couple that my son has given me over the last year or so and decided to go get them. As I did I came across several rolls of pennies I had forgotten about. So, I'll put them and the two halves as my "recent finds".

I can see that I have a lot to learn so what I have here may be nothing special but maybe you can tell me one way or the other.

From my pile of "coins of interest" I retrieved my son's two half-dollars, a 1998 and 1999, both Denver mint. I need to learn how to classify their condition but both have sharp features on front and back. The 1998 shows as having been circulated, having nicks and dings although nothing big and noticeable. The 1999 is in better condition, showing no signs of circulation to my untrained eyes.

As for the pennies, I have before me 5 rolls of what appear to be 1977 D pennies in BU condition. What should I do with them?

Thanks,
Darwin

 

give them all to me, lol

if u keep them.(the penny rolls) u could keep them in the roll and put the whole thing in a tube or seperate them into seperate holders.

send the halves to me, Ill make a nice living space for them.lol
about the halves as one of the "veteran" collectors we have here

 

'77-D cents are distressingly common in BU. Hoarding of cents fell off sharply in 1965 but then slowly climbed as the US dollar lost value. It peaked again about 1975 and stair stepped down for several years as people seemed to just get tired of saving coins they thought would never gain any collector premium. The best bet with most coins made since 1964 was to go through and pull out all the well made coins and the varieties. Sometimes there wouldn't be a coin worth saving in an entire bag and other times there might be dozens of varieties and gems.

Now days many of these post 1964 coins have substantial value even in MS-60 so you should be sure what you have before you spend them.

If you go through your 10 rolls be careful not to finger print the coins or do them any damage. Check out CONECA and Coppercoins to get a start on recognizing varieties. Low grade examples of this date are unlikely to get much premium in the foreseeable future but nice choice pieces can sometimes be quite common in rolls. If one of the rolls appears to contain mostly nice choice coins you may even want to keep them intact.

 

1977-d

So, essentially, I need to open the rolls and inspect each coin, probably wearing cotton gloves. Before I do that I better go learn what I should be looking for. BTW, where would I look for white, cotton gloves? I suppose a coin shop?

Thanks,
Darwin

 

pratically any coin dealer on the internet and depending on the size of ur local coin shop, i know mine doesnt have any

 

I personally recommend keeping them as is. The price of copper has more than doubled in the last two years so what I do now with rolls from the bank is I keep all the copper ones. I see this as being a long term investment. BTW cotton gloves are not as good as they seem. Sweat will build up in them and seep out to the coins.

 

Well you gotta be quick to check since it disappears fast. Consider this thought with the gloves in question. They are cotton like your average shirt and as a result have many small holes in them. I believe it is only logical to conclude here that if you wear them long enough your hands will sweat and soak up in the gloves and eventually the build up will be released on to the coins.