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Incredible Bank Heist

Last summer I received a roll of quarters from a certain bank. It was marked silver and couldn't believe my eyes when I discovered they were all 1919-1964 readable dates. After 5 months of going back and nothing this happened in a one month span(4 visits).
1- 144 half dollars
2- 140 half dollars
3- 2800 nickels
4- 2000 nickles
So here is the list of collectibles.
1- 240 Kennedy 65-69 uncirculated
2- 6 90% 60-65
3- 400 buffalo nickels 1919- 1938 good -fine
4- 1800 war nickels mostly fine
5- 26 rolls of 1959-69 uncirculated nickels
6- 15 rolls mixed 1939-42 and 1946-49 nickels
I have sold off all the 40% silver basically for melting value except for the buffaloes (50cents@). Now I'm wondering what to do with numbers 5 and 6... Any thoughts?

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    What a haul. Flipping the nickels wb tough. Perhaps some nickel hobbyist.

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    GluggoGluggo ✭✭✭✭✭

    Welcome to the board!

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    Welcome,

    It would be hard not to stop by that bank every day. :)

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    skier07skier07 ✭✭✭✭✭

    Wow!!!

    What state or part of the country did this haul come from?

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    the midwest

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    What a score, any pics? Welcome to the board.

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    nice I like

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    Timbuk3Timbuk3 ✭✭✭✭✭

    Wow, what a haul, congratulations !!! :)

    Timbuk3
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    Getting a premium for the nickels THAT IS WORTH YOUR WHILE will be difficult. Your best move may be to just turn them in at the bank.

    All glory is fleeting.
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    @rmuniak Welcome to the forums.

    Lots of silver!

    Please post some pics of:

    5- 26 rolls of 1959-69 uncirculated nickels
    6- 15 rolls mixed 1939-42 and 1946-49 nickels

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    logger7logger7 ✭✭✭✭✭

    Would this be more of a rural part of country situation? My guess is the expensive parts of the US or even cities would be unlikely to see that many silver coins turned in as money.

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    hchcoinhchcoin ✭✭✭✭✭

    I had a deal like that one time and it felt like Christmas opening up the rolls.

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    I didn't think to take photos.. Sorry.. My premise when I started collecting again (first time when I was 12 and dont have anything from that time) was to pay a penny for a penny and have not broken that rule as of yet. I have 900 coins (pennies nickels dimes halves and dollars). I have traded coin for coin as with last month lucked out with the banks. I probably increased my coins by 30 or so with this last haul...My plan is to join a local coin club and try and trade some of the haul. I saved 80 of the buffaloes and a few of the halves. Thanks for the feed back...Ray

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    Heres the pic of my 19
    39-70 unc. and circ. nickels

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    JBKJBK ✭✭✭✭✭

    Nice score.

    Are the rolls truly unc or just nice looking coins in rolls pieced together from a huge pile of nickels?

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    The blue rolls are from fed.reserve 59 and up were already in wrappers, however I opened a couple and found slight marks so I can only guarantee extra fine. I am putting them up for bids starting at 8 cents each plus shipping. Have 3 people interested. Closing bids after my coin club meeting next thursday

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    Check for 1939 DDR and 1941-S Large S RPM-002 and 1943-D / Horizontal D. If none, put them back into circulation! Let someone else get a thrill!

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    rickoricko ✭✭✭✭✭

    @rmuniak... Welcome aboard... nice finds on the keepers... good luck disposing of the rest.. coinstar/credit union... Cheers, RickO

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    @rmuniak said:
    The blue rolls are from fed.reserve 59 and up were already in wrappers, however I opened a couple and found slight marks so I can only guarantee extra fine. I am putting them up for bids starting at 8 cents each plus shipping. Have 3 people interested. Closing bids after my coin club meeting next thursday

    Post the info on the BST (buy/sell/trade) forum some here might be interested.

    https://forums.collectors.com/categories/buy-sell-trade-u-s-coins

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