I had to move a shelf saturday

laserart · March 28, 2011 3:49AM

One of those steel units with 5 shelves, but to do that I had to remove most of what was on it. Among the boxes was a wooden box about 14" square full of older nickels. Some Buffalos and most were '38 to '50 Jeffersons, it was about all I could do to carry it. Now I don't know what I should do with them all.

mingot · March 28, 2011 3:54AM

well, you should grade / inventory them and sell the best ones to me.

mingot · March 28, 2011 3:54AM

*at really good prices!

llafoe · March 28, 2011 3:54AM

<< One of those steel units with 5 shelves, but to do that I had to remove most of what was on it. Among the boxes was a wooden box about 14" square full of older nickels. Some Buffalos and most were '38 to '50 Jeffersons, it was about all I could do to carry it. Now I don't know what I should do with them all. >>

CoinStar?

tahoe98 · March 28, 2011 3:54AM

...hey ken, this just SCREAMS giveaway!

Steve27 · March 28, 2011 3:55AM

MsMorrisine · March 28, 2011 3:56AM

cherrypick your own collection.

CaptMorgan · March 28, 2011 4:08AM

Why do coin collectors tell fellow coin collectors on a coin forum to rid themselves of found coins through a CoinStar? In jest is one thing, but if youre serious, why would that be what you advise and not looking through them to see whats there?

johnny9434 · March 28, 2011 4:12AM

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you guys are terrible

llafoe · March 28, 2011 4:14AM

<< Why do coin collectors tell fellow coin collectors on a coin forum to rid themselves of found coins through a CoinStar? In jest is one thing, but if youre serious, why would that be what you advise and not looking through them to see whats there? >>

Anyone with a post count of 100 or higher only collects million dollar coins, we use our gold bullion coins (St. Gaudens) to level our tables.

chumley · March 28, 2011 4:37AM

I have never laid eyes on an actual coinstar machine....one of the advantages of livin in the boonies

messydesk · March 28, 2011 4:54AM

Someone recently gave me a bucket of cents to unload -- about 2300 I think. The most scrutiny I gave was to pick out the wheat cents, screening for better dates, then I managed to pick out nearly a full BU roll of 1960 cents, scanned them for anything worthwhile (nothing), and did the same with a little less than a roll of 1960-D I found, yielding one 60-D/D (large northeast spread). It didn't take that long, but I didn't want to invest much time in it. After that exercise, they all went to the bank, so if anyone in the Chicago area gets some BU 1960 cents in change, you can thank me. If a non-collector notices one and thinks it's cool, that would be nice, too.

With a huge box of nickels, I'd probably do much the same. Sort out the buffalos and war nickels first, then pick out the dates that might have something big for a closer look. If there are any kids with a passing interest in sorting them for you, you could enlist their help and pay them with a partial set of early Jeffersons.

ricko · March 28, 2011 5:50AM

If it will be a big problem, just send them to me....

Cheers, RickO

fivecents · March 28, 2011 6:06AM

Sell the buffalos on the PCGS BST.

Spend the rest.

Priest · March 28, 2011 6:21AM

Laserart, 47136 posts and you don't seem to have any idea what to do with them? Did you miss type something or your key board isn't working well?
What you have stumbled upon would be most anyone interested in coins idea of a nice find weather that be your series or not. Everyone should be so lucky
as to find a stash like that, come on pal come to your senses. Happy Hunting.

Steve27 · March 28, 2011 6:27AM

<< Why do coin collectors tell fellow coin collectors on a coin forum to rid themselves of found coins through a CoinStar? In jest is one thing, but if youre serious, why would that be what you advise and not looking through them to see whats there? >>

it seems to me from the original description, he already looked through them and pulled-out the good stuff (e.g. buffaloes). Assuming there are no 50-Ds in there, the rest does not have any numismatic value.

tahoe98 · March 28, 2011 8:18AM

...i stand by my suggestion.

pontiacinf · March 28, 2011 10:45AM

Ill buy all the jeffersons

Hey long time no see, glad your still around, everything ok up in maine?

my best to you and yours

JRocco · March 28, 2011 10:46AM

I'd slab them.

pontiacinf · March 28, 2011 10:48AM

<< I have never laid eyes on an actual coinstar machine....one of the advantages of livin in the boonies

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wow your up in maine also eh? I used to vacation off 201 in jackman maine on route 15
till my buddys cabin burnt down. I loved going into town and hang at the northern
and skylodge super f'n rocks

I love and miss maine

llafoe · March 28, 2011 10:49AM

20

Lehigh96 · March 28, 2011 1:33PM

<< Why do coin collectors tell fellow coin collectors on a coin forum to rid themselves of found coins through a CoinStar? In jest is one thing, but if youre serious, why would that be what you advise and not looking through them to see whats there? >>

Because circulated Jefferson Nickels have very little numismatic value. Even the varieties are not worth much unless they are BU. If he found this, he would be lucky to get $50 for it.

Klif50 · March 28, 2011 11:06PM

I believe, but could be very wrong, that the metal value of the coin is higher than the face value. Maybe not a great amount but if you remember when silver coins were first being pulled out of circulation you could get excited when you got $1.10 for a $1 face value. Put the coins away and let the metal value lead the way back up (I am aware that it is currently illegal to melt the coins for their metal value but everything is subject to change). Don't coinstar them, just put them back in their box and forget about them for the next 20 years.

I had to move a shelf saturday

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