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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;stldanceartist, post: 441300, member: 13307&quot;]<b>Nickels</b></p><p><br /></p><p>BTW...I am not claiming to reinvent the wheel here...this is just my project and I&#039;m putting it out there for comments/discussion in order to increase my own knowledge and perhaps get an even better list.&nbsp; So, hijack away if you want.&nbsp; Maybe it would be easier to have it all in one thread?&nbsp; I&#039;m sure there are others about this subject...</p><p>&nbsp;</p><p>Okay...since I haven&#039;t worked out my list of cents yet, perhaps I&#039;ll put my list of nickels.&nbsp; I have been avidly collecting nickels (esp. better grade Jeffersons) ever since I started this list, mostly due to their inexpensive costs for high grade coins but also due to the fact that you can still search a bank box and actually find $2-5 face value of pre-1960 coins (and usually around 2-3 silver, a Buffalo, and even sometimes even a Liberty.)</p><p>&nbsp;</p><p>Year/Mint&nbsp; Mintage&nbsp; Grade Cost</p><p>&nbsp;</p><p>1926 S&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp;&nbsp; (&nbsp;&nbsp; 970,000&nbsp;&nbsp; VG-8&nbsp; $42)</p><p>1931 S&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp;&nbsp; (1,200,000&nbsp;&nbsp; AU-50 $50)</p><p>1883 (Shield)&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp;&nbsp; (1,456,919&nbsp;&nbsp; VF-20 $38)</p><p>1883 (Liberty NC) (5,479,000&nbsp;&nbsp; MS-60 $26)</p><p>1924 S&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp;&nbsp; (1,437,000&nbsp;&nbsp; VG-20 $32)</p><p>1915 S&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp;&nbsp; (1,505,000&nbsp;&nbsp; G-4&nbsp; &nbsp; $47)</p><p>1913 S (Type 1)&nbsp; (2,105,000&nbsp;&nbsp; F-12&nbsp;&nbsp; $50)</p><p>1913 D (Type 1)&nbsp; (5,337,000&nbsp;&nbsp; XF-40 $35)</p><p>1914 S&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp;&nbsp; (3,470,000&nbsp;&nbsp; F-12&nbsp; $45)</p><p>1913 (Type 2)&nbsp; &nbsp;&nbsp; (29,858,700 MS-60 $34)</p><p>1950 D&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp;&nbsp; (2,630,000&nbsp; MS65FS $45)</p><p>1938 S&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp;&nbsp; (4,105,000&nbsp; MS-65 $9)</p><p>1938 D&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp;&nbsp; (5,376,000&nbsp; MS-65 $8)</p><p>1927 S&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp;&nbsp; (3,430,000&nbsp; VF-20 $31)</p><p>&nbsp;&nbsp; </p><p>A nickel that just misses this is an 1871 Shield nickel that lists for $70 in G-4 with a mintage of just 561,000.</p><p>&nbsp;</p><p>Thoughts?&nbsp; Am I on the right track?</p><p>&nbsp;</p><p>~benjamin[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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