Hey everybody, it's AmericasNickels, Right now I am having a REALLY REALLY hard time explaining to my family and friends that I like CRH-ing and what is is. Could anybody please help with advice on how to tell them and how to explain it?Also, any advise you can give me on how to coin roll hunt (nickels)or direct me to any links. Thanks, AmericasNickels
It doesn't matter what other people think, do what makes you happy. If it has a negative impact on your family then it's probably not a good idea. Tell them it's a great hobby that you like, there are no drawbacks or negative aspects, other than taking your time. Also see here:http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Numismatics If you are hunting for nickels, buy rolls at a bank, save what you want, return what you don't want to keep to another location. I personally only keep anything pre 1960 and what ever else looks shiny and those pesky 2009s. You may get a buffalo or V nickel every once in a while. Get your friends involved if they don't understand, ask to look at their change. My wife leaves me hers to go through periodically.
asking to look through their change is a really good idea. All of the sudden they will think "Hey, you can't have MY change if its really worth more than face value. I want to keep that one" game on
Tell them the only money you're spending is what you decide to keep. Stories always help, so here are my findings for the year: Lincoln cents (71,150 searched): 7 x 1998 Wide AM (each worth $3-$35 based on grade AU-MS64; sold three AU, but dirty, ones on eBay for about $7) 2 x 2000 Wide AM (each worth about $2, though if you find a really, really nice MS64 its about $15) 2 x 1995 DDO #1 (each worth at least $20) 1971 DDO #1 (worth at least $65 in VF) 1960-D RPM #056 (minor variety, worth $1-$2) 1961-D RPM #028 (minor variety, worth $1-$2) That doesn't include error cents. I sold a 1953-D (from a wheat roll) missing the "I" in LIBERTY for $23. To your specific case, Jefferson Nickels are a good place to start. They're cheap, no real "key dates" to speak of and you can pretty much find the whole series in rolls if you look long and hard enough. Take a look at this almost-BU 1938 I found in a roll - 75 years old and the first date of the series and it still looks good! Or this gem 1958-D Lincoln I just found yesterday - thats easily an MS63-MS64. Not gonna promise you the world, but if you work at it you'll make some good and profitable finds yourself.
First off who cares what they think. If you're enjoying it then that's all that matters. For the longest time my wife didn't understand it either. That was until I showed her the 1972 DDO #1 last week along with the value of the coin. Finally she got it. Since then she's been more interested in the stuff I've found in the past and the stuff I found this week. I think the "making money from money" is a decent explanation. Though, don't expect to find something cool or valuable every time. I've gone through over $2k in cents (216,007 cents to be exact) and over $4500 in nickels and most of that has been boring plain old junk. The best place to get coins if from your bank if they can order you boxes. It's best if they have coin counting machines so you don't have to re-roll everything after you're done searching. Best advice - Just have fun.
