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1000 count bag Peace Medal nickel~open it? or never?

skydivdavskydivdav Posts: 190
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New modern collector here, so laugh silently! As the proud new owner of a 1000-count bag of Peace Medal nickels, would you veterans gamble on opening it in hopes of finding errors or other goodies or not?
I just want to search something! In the past two months I've searched three thousand wheaties twice and all the pocket change in the house. It's tempting! What would you do? Thanks for your advice. And thanks for all other topics in this forum. Most helpful. MOST helpful! Thanks. david
Modern bashing is sooooooo old.
-Bochiman



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  • nwcsnwcs Posts: 13,386 ✭✭✭
    Cross your fingers and open it and hope for the best. Then find out they are almost all the same. Then look for creative ways to get rid of them, image
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  • RGLRGL Posts: 3,784 ✭
    Crack it and hope you can find a 67 amid the junk ... don't jostle it, though ... these coins have been saved, big time, and I don't envision a huge premium, anytime soon, on sealed bags ...
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  • nwcsnwcs Posts: 13,386 ✭✭✭
    Usually the errors are found after opening many many bags. I'm not sure if there will be a premium for unopened bags of this type. So have fun, grab a drink, and take rest breaks for the eyes every half hour!
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  • ERER Posts: 7,345 ✭
    Open it, use one to flip. Head, put it back; tail leave it open.image
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  • mhammermanmhammerman Posts: 3,769 ✭✭✭
    You must search! Now you just need to know what for but it is kind of a new issue so you're probably on your own. Double dies, die clash, filled dies, cracked dies, incomplete planchets, all kinds of things.
  • skydivdavskydivdav Posts: 190
    Thanks guys! I was hoping you'd say that! Open her I shall, and enjoy every hour of the search!

    david
    Modern bashing is sooooooo old.
    -Bochiman



    If at first you don't succeed, then skydiving definitely isn't for you.
    -unknown
  • fcloudfcloud Posts: 12,133 ✭✭✭✭
    Good Luck and please let us know the results. I opened mine to find nothing but MS63 at the best, so you'll need the luck! I think my nickels are worth about four-cents each.


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  • skydivdavskydivdav Posts: 190
    LOL! I'll keep you posted!
    Modern bashing is sooooooo old.
    -Bochiman



    If at first you don't succeed, then skydiving definitely isn't for you.
    -unknown
  • CharlesDarwinCharlesDarwin Posts: 285 ✭
    I'd crack that puppy!

    So much good stuff to look for. Might even find an MS68. Or a mistruck coin.

    Good luck!
    to live outside the law, you must be honest ---- bd
  • ManorcourtmanManorcourtman Posts: 8,023 ✭✭✭✭✭
    Don't open it!! It will be worth much more in a few years unopened. I searched through 8000 Peaces from 8 bags.....my results....1 MS67 D, 8-10 66's(D) and the best P was one 66. 99% of the coins were junk. Save it. That's my experience. Hope that helps. Not the answer you wanted to hear I'm sure.

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