Nickels rescued

Not a great number of orphans adopted in a $20 roll search today, but
marked by their age!

1959-D (160,738,240)
1957-D (136,828,900)
1954 (47,917,350)
1952-D (30,638,000)
1949-D (36,498,000)

Three relatively small mintage orphans, there. The 1949-D is totally
black, and appears to grade on the high side of VG-8. When I went to
deposit it in a nickel tube in the Jefferson vault, I realized that it's
only the third nickel of that year I've nabbed. The mintmark is crisp
and distinct, and is not, unfortunately, the D/S variety that commands a premium.

Alan
'kept it anyway'

At the bank yesterday I passed on a 1946 XF that on had in my drawer. Nice
coin, even wear, figure it was my chance to let someone to find it, and start
collecting.

Only trouble is since a 46 and a 96 have the same basic design, one is really
going to look at the date to see something different. What caught my eye, was
the darkish grey of the 46 when stacked on its side with the rest of the
nickels.

Dan769

Dan769 wrote:

At the bank yesterday I passed on a 1946 XF that on had in my drawer. Nice
coin, even wear, figure it was my chance to let someone to find it, and start
collecting.


Ha! Like anyone thought about *me* when they were socking away 1910-S
Lincolns in AU, and putting 1911 Gold Quarter Eagles in safes, or making
hollow legs in the piano to hide all their Vermont Half Dollars. Ha!

All you've done, Dan, is compassionlessly cast a elderly and overworked
Jefferson nickel back onto the Sea of Commerce. It's not on it's way to
inspire a new generation of collectors! It's on it's way to *circular
scarring* in parking meters and coin slots.

Only trouble is since a 46 and a 96 have the same basic design, one is really
going to look at the date to see something different. What caught my eye, was
the darkish grey of the 46 when stacked on its side with the rest of the
nickels.


It was crying out for help, Dan. You could have used any 1998 in your
pocket to buy it's freedom, given it retirement. None of the 1946 Jeffs
here at the orphanage will ever need to work again. They will, in the
year 2050, be honored and cherished pieces of American history, residing
in albums and slabs and stasis bubbles trading at no less than 2x face.

;-)

Alan
'nasty headmaster of the numismatic orphanage'

Hey, with all the snow-birds down here, it could be on its way to the orphanage
as we type!

Dan769

Dan769 wrote:

Hey, with all the snow-birds down here, it could be on its way to the orphanage
as we type!

Dan769

The shelter is always open, my friend. ;-)

Alan
'give me your tired..'

From: dan769

a 1946 XF ... trouble is since a 46 and a 96 have the same basic design, one
is really going to look at the date to see something different.

One word: "mimtmark".
on the '46, it would be on the reverse, to the right of Monticello; on the '96,
near the date. There was no mint mark in '46 for Philly, but in '96 there is,
so it's still the notable difference.

8-]


Coin Saver

Coin Saver wrote:

One word: "mimtmark".

.... make that "mintmark" ...

(oops)
8-[


Coin Saver