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<p>[QUOTE="Troodon, post: 91263, member: 4626"]Pretty rare in circulation... the only way they'd get into circulation is if someone broke open a proof set and spent them (San Francisco hasn't minted nickels for circulation since 1970).</p><p><br /></p><p>Suppose I should mention the two proof halves I found back in 2000 in Biloxi, MS... one out of a 50 cent slot machine at the Treasure Bay Casino, one in my change (well I saw it in the drawer, and specifically asked for it) at Taco Bell. One was a 1989 S, the other a 1971 S. Lost a bit of the proof luster but the details are nice and sharp, and no major marks on them. Pretty nice find, considering how bad a slot machine can beat up coins, glad I rescued them![/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>
[QUOTE="Troodon, post: 91263, member: 4626"]Pretty rare in circulation... the only way they'd get into circulation is if someone broke open a proof set and spent them (San Francisco hasn't minted nickels for circulation since 1970). Suppose I should mention the two proof halves I found back in 2000 in Biloxi, MS... one out of a 50 cent slot machine at the Treasure Bay Casino, one in my change (well I saw it in the drawer, and specifically asked for it) at Taco Bell. One was a 1989 S, the other a 1971 S. Lost a bit of the proof luster but the details are nice and sharp, and no major marks on them. Pretty nice find, considering how bad a slot machine can beat up coins, glad I rescued them![/QUOTE]
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