Found in nickel rolls

Last week I went through a $100 box of nickels from my bank and filled
a couple of holes in my folder. In that box I found a coin from
Singapore and a coin from Isreal. What are the odds of that??

In a random sampling of 2,000 nickels already wrapped, I'd say the odds of
getting at least one coin that isn't a U.S. nickel are pretty good. As for
Singapore and Israeli coins, that would be a stretch.

Up here in NY State, Canadian coins are found in rolled coins all the time.
The strangest coin I'd ever found in a roll (at the time, anyway) was a 2-cent
Euro (or is it 2 Euro cents, or €0.02, or...) in a roll of cents back in
2002.

Jerry

"Troy Schrag" writes:

Last week I went through a $100 box of nickels from my bank and filled
a couple of holes in my folder. In that box I found a coin from
Singapore and a coin from Isreal. What are the odds of that??

I also found a Bahama coin about 3 weeks ago.

About the same as me getting the german coin I got several years ago
from the USPO stamp vending machine in place of a golden $. Funny how
that ends up isn't it?
John

Troy Schrag wrote:
Last week I went through a $100 box of nickels from my bank and filled
a couple of holes in my folder. In that box I found a coin from
Singapore and a coin from Isreal. What are the odds of that??

I also found a Bahama coin about 3 weeks ago.

Lucky for you! The Bahamian monetary system is based on the US dollar, so it is
worth face value.

Last week I went through a $100 box of nickels from my bank and filled
a couple of holes in my folder. In that box I found a coin from
Singapore and a coin from Isreal. What are the odds of that??

Hi Troy, here in S. Texas the odds are about the same as finding a war nickel,
1 in 2000+or- a few hundred. Even this far south, Canadian nickels outnumber
Pesos 2 to1.No Singapore or Isreal but Colombia 1, Bermuda 2, Nicagragura 1,
England 4, Chile1, Guatamala 1, and Finland 1.
Regards,
Dan