Please, no one bother me for a couple of days

BigD5

I'm going to be going through hundreds of Jefferson nickels from rolls that I have put away. I figure now's as good a time as any. I need FULL concentration to sift through these ugly son of a guns
Any tips on roll sifting? This isn't quite my cup of tea. I'm looking for FULL PILLAR DETAIL, correct?

oreville

Well we can't respond since BigD5 wants to be left alone!

kryptonitecomics

I thought we were supposed to look for full nostrils on Jeffersons nose??????????/

itsnotjustme

But do tell me if you want my 1929-S SLQ!

leothelyon

I've had my hand up for the last hour or so but he hasn't called on me yet.......oh well.

Leo

BigD5

Alright, I went through a few rolls last night. This is actually easier than I thought, as these coins are mostly HORRIBLE!(ms60-63) A few neat blue and gold toned pieces though. I have a bunch of circ. rolls too, although I can't see myself going through those. If I find any submission candidates I'll let everyone know.

keets

hey bigd

i've looked through some jeff's just yesterday. the local shop owner does a thing where he breaks apart mint sets and stuff and puts 'em in 2X2's in bins. i'd say there were about 500-1000 i looked at and i picked out around 30 that i'll go look at today and take the best ones. unless you've looked through a lotta nickels it's hard to appreciate a nice clean FS coin. if the steps aren't full or all banged up the portrait on the other side is usually pretty bad. i've yet to find a coin that grades 66FS any farther back than 1985. but i like lookin' just the same and keeping the best-of-the-best. i've heard mention of the souvenir sets having better quality coins but those seem to be few and far between. let us know what you find.

al h.