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5 cents1964's are so common its like the bicentennial quarter.You just find a dozen at a time when CRH each time I only keep the 50'S and under.

 

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Nahh. Only worth about 5 cents in this condition .

 

I just went through a bunch of coins that I've had sitting around for 5+ years and there were probably at least 100 1964's...in fact, there were more of those than any other date.

 

Interesting to note, this coin is 57 years old. When I was a kid collector in 1964, a 57 year old coin was a 1907 Liberty Nickel. If it had been in the same grade as this piece, it would not have been worth much, but it would have been more than face value. And as a kid collector, I would have been very pleased to have found it in circulation.

Today a non silver coin of this vintage is of little interest. How times have changed in that regard.

 

1964 nickels are the bane of coin roll hunters. They are EXTREMELY common. Between the 1964 Philadelphia and Denver issues, there were almost 3 BILLION minted. Spend it.

 

I often wonder the same. In the late 60’s and 70’s finding a twenty year old wheat cent made me a bit giddy. I think now that the US Mint revises designs so frequently that a 57 year old coin is just relegated to change now.

 

Yep. Spend it.

Welcome to CT though and keep looking. Eventually we'll say nice find.

 

Really @Randy Abercrombie didn't you invert the argument? The US Mint changes (most) designs so infrequently that finding a 50+ year old coin isn't special.

The US Nickel is on its sixth design since 1938...

1938-2003
2004 2x
2005 2x
2006-date

The Roosevelt dime, one design since 1946

The half dollar, five since 1916
1916-1947
1948-1963
1964-1974
1976
1977-date

The Lincoln cent, seven designs (three compositions)
1909-1958 (1943 steel cents)
1959-2008 (two compositions)
2009 4x
2010-date

The dollars (which have limited circulation) and the quarter - certainly change frequently.

 

It’s only worth five cents.

 

Worth a nickel.

 

I agree with the rest. This is a common coin...a fun find due to it's age but only worth face value.

 

Some coins don't get no respect.

 

@Jessie5 …To help you be a better collector, using the sequence below for your OP ‘64 Jefferson:
1. Find coin CRH or from circulation.
2. Assess wear on obverse: medium wear to hair.
3. Flip over reveals medium to significant wear and corrosion to reverse.
4. Final assessment: Too much wear and corrosion, worth FV, a spender.

Total time expended: 10 seconds (or less). If you had found it in better condition, then it might have gone into a flip. But then, as noted, there were so many made and collected that it will be a long time before they will have any real value.

The point is, using more than 10 seconds on a coin in this condition, date and mintage would be a waste of time. Multiply that by 40 for a roll of nickels, then by how many rolls to search and you are talking serious time expenditure. It’s all about recognizing spenders faster. Use research info to your advantage. Especially, use Red Book info for mintages, just for starters…imo…Spark

 

Many of us older "collectors" have been "rat holing" coins for many years. I have a 1901-O quarter that I found in change 50 years ago. It was worth about 25 cents then and probably about a dollar now. But it is still a fun hobby, though sometimes you wonder about all of the "loose" change accumulating in boxes and pill bottles or other spots.

 

The melt value would take it up to about $5.

 

Just curious . . . what did you see that made you think this coin would be worth anything more than face value? Honest question. Please delineate your questions about the coin so we can help you better your knowledge.

 

Yeah, 1964 Nickels & Cents are all over the place.

 

I started collecting around 1970. At that point, there were definitely more 1964 nickels in circulation than any other date. Sometimes it felt like they outnumbered all the other dates combined.

 

Yeah....There must be a reason why they overloaded us and I'm guessing there is a dozen different explanations too....