1967 Nickel

This was the last of no mint mark series from 1965-1967. The mint officials thought that hoarders were keeping to many coins so they decided to stop putting mint marks on coins. A slight backlash and the 3 year experiment yielded very little differences so the mint marks came back by 1968.

It's 50 years old and still has no extra value because the metal market is pretty stable so feel free to spend them. I only pulled this out because I showcase coins that turn 50 or older.

Here's the stats for this coin...
Type/Country: 5 Cents / United States
Year: 1967
Metal: 75% copper 25% nickel
Mintage: 107,325,800
Value: $0.05

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1905 Liberty Head Nickel

My oldest find of 2016, I think. Plus my first Liberty Head Nickel I have shown on this blog. I found a few before but finally I have time to post this rather old find.

The coin is almost 112 years old and a bit worn still all the essential elements like date, value, and  the head are still quite visible. The word LIBERTY is not visible at all in her crown so at most the grade is good (G-4).

Here's the stats...
Type/Country: 5 Cents / United States
Year: 1905
Mintage: 29,825,124
Metal: 75% Copper 25% Nickel
Value: $2.00 in G-4

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1946 D Nickel

Okay I am still here just busy. Found a bunch of coins but without Microsoft Excel on my new PC it has been tough tracking my coins. That aside here is nice older nickel I found in my change.

Pretty common but almost 70 years old makes this a keeper. The small D on the back to the right of Monticello is sometimes hard to see so I often put back coins because I cannot quickly see the back mint mark.

Here's the stats...
Type/Country: 5 Cents / United States
Year: 1946-D
Mintage: 315,690,000
Metal: 75% Copper 25% Nickel
Value: $0.10 in F-12

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2015-D Nickel

Another new coin dated 2015. Nearly double the amount of Denver nickels are being made compared to Philadelphia ones. I am guessing the cold winter here in the east has slowed down the economy enough that small change is not in high demand.

No change in design or update to speak of for this coin. I found a few of them at the same time so I think it was a new coin roll that was just opened.

Here's the stats for this coin...
Type/Country: 5 Cents / United States
Year: 2015-D
Metal: 75% copper 25% nickel
Mintage: 238,560,000 as of April 2015
Value: $0.05 at F-12

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1945-P Wartime Silver Nickel

Despite the ever lowering value of silver it is still a classic precious metal. I found another 35% silver nickel in my change and this is a new year for me.

This one is very worn and the P over the building on the back is barely visible. At the right angle most of the reverse is not visible. There is a doubled die version but as far as a I can see this one is normal.
 
Here's the stats...
Type/Country: 5 Cents / United States of America
Year: 1945-P
Mintage: 119,408,100
Metal: 56% copper, 35% silver, and 9% manganese
Value: $0.95 in F-12

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NRA Counterstamped Nickel

First counter-stamped nickel I found in my change. This nickel has NRA cut into the coin over the dome on Monticello on the back.

Counter-stamping coins is legal and done by private citizens or certain companies as novelties items. As long as the stamp is not an attempt as fraud or made for profit making advertizing then it is legal.

After a little research I found only one person who claimed to have made thousands of these and released them into circulation. The person using the name counterstamp claimed to have done it to show their support for the National Rifle Association. This was back in 2009 and the RealCent forum thread shows little new information about the stamper who is no longer a member.

As for value it has no extra value. Actually it may be rejected for use in sales or monetary transaction since the coin has been altered, that still does not mean that altering a coin is illegal it is just annoying. Luckily it is small and most people will not notice or care.

Here's the stats for this coin...
Type/Country: 5 Cents / United States
Year: 1976-D
Metal: 75% copper 25% nickel
Mintage: 563,964,147
Value: $0.05 in Damaged

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1944-P Wartime Silver Nickel

One of the more common silver nickels and I found two of the at one time. The pictures below are the best side of each coin. The bad sides has green stuff and the other one is peeling but they are still silver.

Silver is still relatively low so these are still about $1.00 each in metal value. I still need to find the other seven to complete my set. Surprisingly it is getting easier to find them now than before just in poor shape.
 
Here's the stats...
Type/Country: 5 Cents / United States of America
Year: 1944-P
Mintage: 119,150,000
Metal: 56% copper, 35% silver, and 9% manganese
Value: $1.05 in F-12

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1964 Nickel

It took almost a full year to find a 1964 nickel from Philly. Although over a billion were made and they made until 1966, with a 1964 date, it took a long time to find one. No good reason for the long wait but in change collecting it happens.

So of the four 1964 circulating U.S. coins I found all of them. I do not count the silver coins because that is nearly impossible to find in your change. Starting in January I can start looking for 1965 coins in my change, they will not have mint marks since they stopped them after 1964 so again only four coins are needed for that collection.

Here's the stats for this coin...
Type/Country: 5 Cents / United States
Year: 1964
Metal: 75% copper 25% nickel
Mintage: 1,028,622,762
Value: $0.05 in VF-20

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1940-D Nickel

The look of theses older nickels are so cool. They were pressed with extra pressure so when they get worn it leaves behind a nice silhouette. 

The third year of the Jefferson nickel and each year they increased production. These were more common than previous nickels so today they have little extra value if circulated.

Here's the stats...
Type/Country: 5 Cents / United States
Year: 1940-D
Mintage: 43,540,000
Metal: 75% Copper 25% Nickel
Value: $0.10 in F-12

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1937 Buffalo Nickel

This is a prime example of environmental damage. It must have been dug up by a metal detector user.
 

The red and green damage gives it a nice look. Granted it has no value above metal value. I understand why the person who found this put it back in circulation. It is common and in this condition not worth saving.

Here's the stats...
Type/Country: 5 Cents / United States
Year: 1937
Mintage: 79,480,000
Metal: 75% Copper, 25% Nickel
Value: $0.10 in PO-1 (Poor)

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1927 Buffalo Nickel

Finally found a buffalo nickel in my change that had a readable date. It has been over two years since I found another one like it.

The coin is very dirty and kind of burnt which may have left it unnoticed in circulation for a while before I found it. I actually found another 1927 nickel back in 2007 so they do not seem that rare in circulation.

Here's the stats...
Type/Country: 5 Cents / United States
Year: 1927
Mintage: 37,981,000
Metal: 75% Copper, 25% Nickel
Value: $1.25 in G-4

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1970-S Nickel

My coin collecting rule is usually just anything that is odd, 50+ year old, non-U.S., or brand new. This is an exception because it has an S mint mark for San Francisco. True it is still common but I see S mint marks the least among all coins so I choose to keep any I find.

This was the last S mint marked nickel issued for circulation. Over 238 million were made so they will never likely be worth more than metal value in circulated condition.

Here's the stats...
Type/Country: 5 Cents / United States
Year: 1970-S
Mintage: 238,832,004
Metal: 75% Copper 25% Nickel
Value: $0.10 in F-12

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1963-D Nickel

I have that arbitrary 50 year or older coin rule. That means in a few months I will showcase 1965 coins, all of which are as common as this nickel.

Found two of these almost at the same time in my change. Common enough but being 51 years old still makes them tougher to find than a 1983 nickel. Like most older nickels this one was pressed well and still has great detail.

Here's the stats...
Type/Country: 5 Cents / United States
Year: 1963-D
Mintage: 276,829,460
Metal: 75% Copper 25% Nickel
Value: $0.15 in F-12

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1942 Nickel

Not the silver version but the plain old copper-nickel one. Because of WWII they stopped making this copper-nickel version of the coin. Nickel was needed to make weapons and ammunition so they temporarily switched to partial silver nickel in 1942.

 

This was only the fourth year of Jefferson nickel and it was the first coin to need a sudden metal change. Of course they needed to make a minor design change which was to add the mint marks to the top of Monticello. Since this one has no mint mark anywhere it is easily recognized as a copper-nickel version.

Here's the stats...
Type/Country: 5 Cents / United States
Year: 1942
Mintage: 24,720,000
Metal: 75% Copper 25% Nickel
Value: $0.15 in F-12

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1947 Nickel

One of many older nickels I have found. Since I am actually looking for them again it seems easier to find them. I am still not keeping any nickels from the late fifties or early sixties and I keep finding plenty of those.

Yes those streaks means it was likely cleaned. Still it has metal value and it is over 65 years old and that should mean something.

Here's the stats for this coin...
Type/Country: 5 Cents / United States
Year: 1947
Metal: 75% Copper, 25% Nickel
Mintage: 95,000,000
Value: $0.10 in F-12

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1946 Nickel

Prewar composition returned with this nickel. From 1942 to 1945 they made nickels out of silver and other metals. 1946 was the first time since WWII ended that the 75% copper and 25% nickel  was used again.

The coin is in rough shape and common so I expect it only to ever have metal value. Few of the older coins I found are in great shape that is because they all have circulated. It is still possible to find almost uncirculated older coins in your change but that gets tougher each year.

Here's the stats for this coin...
Type/Country: 5 Cents / United States
Year: 1946
Metal: 75% Copper, 25% Nickel
Mintage: 161,116,000
Value: $0.10 in F-12

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1948-D Nickel

Finally found all three minted 1948 nickels, again.Yes I found most of these common coins in my change decades ago but I decided to start again when I first made this blog. How is your change collecting going?

This one is a bit rough but still a keeper. It has been slightly overwhelming at times. I look through every coin I come across and try to remember if I have it already, if I blogged about it, if it is worth anything extra, and if I do have it is it a better grade.

My phone is currently acting up so I can barely use it. Once a get a new phone I will make use my Google Drive coin checklist to check my finds quickly but until then my brain is going to have work faster.

Here's the stats for this coin...
Type/Country: 5 Cents / United States
Year: 1948-D
Metal: 75% Copper, 25% Nickel
Mintage: 44,734,000
Value: $0.10 in F-12

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1951 Nickel

Still surprisingly easy to find older nickels. I have been finding nickels in my change that are 50 years or older. 

1951 had a small minting and it stayed that way until the late 1950s when production increased to a normal of 100 million+ a year.

Here's the stats...
Type/Country: 5 Cents / United States of America
Year: 1951
Mintage: 28,552,000
Metal: 75% copper 25% nickel
Value: $1.50 in Almost Uncirculated (AU-50) this one is less

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1948-S Nickel

There are about 200 different U.S. nickels you can reasonably find in your change and I think I posted about 50 of them. That is 25% to the goal and I cannot find anything else to say about them. So if the next write-ups are short you know why.

It is from San Fransisco that means something? Maybe not circulating coins from San Fransisco were common back in the 40s.

Here's the stats for this coin...
Type/Country: 5 Cents / United States
Year: 1948-S
Metal: 75% Copper, 25% Nickel
Mintage: 11,300,000
Value: $0.10 in F-12

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2014-D Nickel

Still using nickels and cents to get rid of them since I spent the first six months of 2014 using just dollars. I did this to get the most change possible and now I have too much. Instantly I noticed my change finds almost stopped but I managed to find a new nickel.

I noticed I am getting nickel and dimed from my usually spot. Add to that NYC is considering a law that would charge customers ten cents for every plastic bag used. Summing up the small price increases and new charging laws I estimate that it would take about $22.00 from my pocket. That is two of my lowest bills.

Getting "nickel and dimed" is the term used when you get charged a few cents more for the same product or service. The potential new plastic bag tax would raise the cost of an existing product without a reduction of store item prices even though the cost/burden of plastic bags would no longer be a factor in the owners business. It makes corporations millions in extra profit and cost consumers hundreds of dollars. For the poor it makes them worse off and make rich people all the more richer. #end_of_rant

Save your nickels because your going to need them.

Here's the stats for this coin...
Type/Country: 5 Cents / United States
Year: 2014-D
Metal: 75% copper 25% nickel
Mintage: 306,720,000 as of June 2014
Value: $0.05 at F-12

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