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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;sunflower, post: 1053705, member: 23219&quot;]I like this topic. Eric0911 is speaking my language. I have more than I can count - 15000ish give or take a thousand and/or few hundred. I am bragging a bit.</p><p>&nbsp;</p><p>Nickels and wheat back have a way a putting a smile on my face. I especially like the nickels - no premiums, at least not yet. I have picked up a few 4000 count bags, a few 2000 count boxes, and many 40 count rolls. I am thinking about purchasing a wheelbarrow. </p><p>&nbsp;</p><p><br /></p><p>&nbsp;&nbsp; </p><p>To the half dollar man, at least you hoard something respectable like 40%. I like the clads. After I crossed over $1500 face, I switched my focus back to nickels. </p><p>&nbsp;</p><p>When I get short on cash, the bank rolls of nickels in new wrappers are easy to purchase with. I had a few cashiers refuse my rolled quarters. The half dollars are never a trouble, as folks in line usally exchange greenbacks for them before I can get the cashier paid. I like the feel of the weight on the clad half dollars. I have not been too lucky with roll searching. That is how I got started with halves. I first started collecting 40% halves in the 1980&#039;s, I had a lot. Then in 1983 they were all stolen - all my silver and silver certs too. So back to a happier note. I picked up 20 dollars worth of nickels a few days ago (10 rolls). The wrappers make it hard to examine the loot without breaking the paper. Oh well. </p><p>&nbsp;</p><p>So back to hoard? savings account with no interest?, and nickel fun. I figure it is cheap excitment for me. Worse comes to worse, I pay can for fuel and grocories with them. I have gotten into my Presidential dollars to purchase MPC&#039;s and coins. Unless there is something my husband needs or wants, I have to really want something bad to dip into my nickels and halves. </p><p>&nbsp;</p><p>By the way, is anyone else having trouble locating circulated 2009 nickels? Go nickels go. I like nickels and copper; and a nickel is about 75% copper. I think of my nickels as Lincolns old Uncle Jeff(erson). </p><p>&nbsp;</p><p>Once I have about 40,000 nickels, I think I might start thinking of myself as having a nickel hoard. My dream is to have 100,000 nickels. Yet, that is probably more of a dream. </p><p>&nbsp;</p><p>Since these nickels of ours are sort of eartagged as an emergency back up for if SHTF, or other personal urgency, I do not count on them for their collector value yet. I expect I will someday. </p><p>&nbsp;</p><p>Good luck on your nickel hoard. Sounds like you are off to a nice start. Reading your posts makes me want to pick up another bag, but I can&#039;t afford it for a while. That is another reason why I am attracted to nickels, it only takes $2.00 to get started with hoarding and collecting them. Eventhough the nickel is often thought of as not changing much, I beg to differ. The way they age makes them attractive too. </p><p>&nbsp;</p><p>Hope you can add to your nickels. Put the word out to your loved ones, and maybe you will find a few surprise rolls in your Christmas stocking.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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