Gap List

Recently I found a 1948 and 2009-P nickel. They were unique finds for me because before last week I never found any. That lead me to review my list of missing coins. These are coins strictly gathered from my change which I have been actively been searching for about 20 years.

So with so many coins how do I keep it all straight? I start with simple rules, first the classics are any pre-1965 coin gets saved, except for cents those start at pre-1959. For modern coins I just want one of each because I do not need repeats. Then comes the record keeping.

 

You can buy an inventory checklist like Whitman Checklist & Record Book of U.S. & Canadian Coins even one that is out of date like An Official Red Book: A Collector's Inventory of United States Coins since it still is a good buy.

Of course you can use an Excel file or Google Doc which works as easy and can be accessed anywhere. The setup may take a while but it is very accurate.

I opt for the old fashion pencil and paper for my gap list. Pen and paper for the keeper list.

Pardon my bad handwriting but you can see how simple the list can be. I will add in pen the 1948 nickel wonder when I will fill that 1950 gap. Currently I am missing these modern coins:

Cent	Nickel	Dime
1960 Sm.	2004-D Boat	2009-D
1968-S	2005-D Bison	2012-D
1982-D Lg.Zn	2009-D	2013-D
2009-D Unf. Cap	2010-D
	2011-D
	2012-D
	2013-D

Of course each year brings a new set of coins to find so these list may never end.