Pre 1950 Jeffersons worth saving?

I am about $80 deep into a box of nickels. Only good finds so far was a 1943 war nickel and a 1935 buffalo nickel. I found a ton of 1939-1959 Jeffersons..are they worth saving?

 

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IMHO, i would save any war nickel and also watch for supposed war nickels struck with the normal dies pre war. You never know lol. And i look for any MS nickels with full steps. Id keep most pre 1950 anyways just cause you dont see many in circ. They probably never be worth much but kinda neat to hold on to anyways.

 

Thanks for your response. So no real value to them? I'm only in this for the war nickels. I'll keep the one I found and sell/trade the buffalo.

 

Yep the War Nickles are currently .82 Cents each for there Silver Value that adds up.

 

I should have been more specific. I know to keep the war nickels and the buffalos. My question should have specifically been about the non-war nickels before 1950.

 

I mean watch for high grade examles with full steps those can bring some value. Id say 1970's and earlier. And if you really want a headache find a cherrypickers guide and search for varieties. Those are gonna bring more value than just plain war nickels. Uncirculated examples and varieties will have the most value.

 

I save all pre 1950 nickels.

 

only the war nickels, plus
1938 D,S
1939 D,S

 

Just out of curiosity, how many pre-1950 do you find in a typical box?

 

Don't forget about 1950-D nickels. They had the lowest mintage of all Jefferson nickels.

 

I throw the 50s dates save the S mints and the 50-D back into the wild.

 

I specialize in really high grade Jeffs BEFORE the warnicks. 38-42plain. Lots of interesting stuff in there for the specialist. As for the later 1950's, look for fully struck up steps. They are not common. Most steps in the late 50's Jeffs are a single blob.

 

Agreed, look for the most common varieties which are the 1939-P Doubled Monticello



and the 1941-S Large "S"

I agree with these but only if they are XF or better.

 

All 1939's, even the Philly ones, come in two reverse varieties - Reverse of 1938 and Reverse of 1940. The 1940 type is the more common among the Philly, they're about even among Denver, and the 1938 is the more common among the SanFrans.

 

I would keep them

 

I save everything pre-1950, and from 1950-1959 I'll save all "S" coins, any lower mintage (i.e. 1955 P), and anything in better than average condition. Maybe I'll be hard up for cash sometime and unload them, maybe I'll give them to my nephew or future children of mine, or maybe I'll roll them up and sell on eBay.

 

I've had really good luck getting rid of Jeffersons up to 1963, so that's where I make my cutoff. I sell them in bulk at 10cents each for commons and they seem to sell pretty well. Not a big money maker, but it keeps the album fillers happy.

 

Back in the day... I would get about $4 a roll of pre 1950 nickels with no war nickels. I'd say pre 1950 is worth it.

 

Does someone of your tender years qualify to have a "back in the day"?

 

Maybe...