Anyone collecting from circulation?

windwhispersintrees · June 10, 2011 9:45AM

I started off collecting from circulation in the late 1970s & early 1980s. Was never able to find all the Jefferson nickels. Finding high grade 1960s clad quarters was very difficult.
Then other interests intervened. I never graduated to actually buying coins. I scan my pocket change nowadays but that's about it.

Anyone care to share pics of ongoing circulation finds? Or is it only about buying slabbed stuff, "rips", "crossovers", upgrades, etc?

FullCameo · June 10, 2011 9:46AM

The only thing I keep from circulation are copper pennies and silver coins.

ambro51 · June 10, 2011 10:09AM

I actively work on a 1975 to date Lincoln Memorial set in a blue whitman album. The goal is the nicest RED specimens I can roll, or change pick.

Its a slow go, with lots of upgrades that go on...but it is amazing how challenging it really is...and also, how many surprises you DO find!

....you wonder just WHERE that nice red 1971 has been all these years!

stealer · June 10, 2011 11:54AM

I guess you could say the only coins that I would never sell are the silver
dimes and halves that I pull from circulation. The rest are salable.

Shamika · June 10, 2011 11:57AM

I set aside mint state Pres $ and State QTRS, but that's it.

MrEureka · June 10, 2011 12:03PM

Anyone collecting from circulation?

The Federal government, although it's more of a "catch and release" program.

jayPem · June 10, 2011 12:11PM

Nope.

BillyKingsley · June 10, 2011 12:27PM

All of my 1965 to date US coins have been pulled from circulation except the dollars and half dollars. (Some of the latter are circulation finds, others I purchased because I can't get them locally) I have a complete run of Philadelphia Lincolns from 1934-2011, all of which (and some previously, as far back as 1912) have been found in circulation. I have hunted down in circulation every clad dime except 2009 D and the 2011 issues.

I've scanned most of them and they appear here: My USA coin collection website

They are in chronological order after the older coins, which are a combination of purchased and inherited.

MercCrazy · June 10, 2011 12:30PM

I've got a real nice set of cents from 1955 to date, all red, pulled from boxes. Working on a set of silver dimes, have a short set of Mercs and only missing 4 roosies and a nearly full set of nickels, short a 38 and 39 D, '43-D, and '50-D.

Suffice to say, I am probably one of the biggest searchers of change in the Philly area.

123cents · June 10, 2011 12:33PM

I was about 40+ years ago.

JamesMurray · June 10, 2011 12:47PM

Yep , i have albums for cents , nickels and dimes as well as state and national park quarters. Ive only a few empty slots in the nickel dept but only the first issues. A huge thanks to Illafoe for finishing my dime set recently and another huge thanks to Type2 for help in the nickel dept.

TwoSides2aCoin · June 10, 2011 12:50PM

I still look for certain dates of a few series, in my pocket change, but that's not exactly "collecting" from circulation.

stevek · June 10, 2011 12:50PM

I still to this day check my change, and I would keep any silver, but it's been many years since finding any silver.

As far as wheaties, older nickels, etc...I say throw 'em back in circulation...let the kids find them and help grow interest in our hobby. Keeping a wheatie to me is near worthless both in thrill and value...however to a young collector, it might be priceless, know what I'm saying?

Weiss · June 10, 2011 12:53PM

My only real series is cents, 58 to 95(?), Whitman folder. All from circulation, no roll searching, purely from pocket change. All red, all BU. I'm about 80% done. As you'd expect, it started off fast with lots of holes being filled. But the remaining pieces are coming very few and far between--though I always check dates and compare really good looking pieces with what's in the folder, to replace when I can.

erwindoc · June 10, 2011 1:15PM

I regularly looks for about anything from 1959 or earlier. I regularly find wheats in circulation as well as well circulated Jeffersons that I have been putting in albums. Obviously any circulated silver gets put in my collections. I also search for error coins that I keep a mental list of when going through change, but those finds are few and far between.

ChrisRx · June 10, 2011 1:24PM

Not much of interest to collect from circulation now-a-days.

cladking · June 10, 2011 1:32PM

I've been watching the clads since 1965 and pulled out many gems and varieties over
the years. But since 1997 I've been collecting dimes and quarters from circulation
whether they are gem or not. My quarter set is all XF- and better now with post-'94
coins in chUnc or better. The dimes are VF and better with the bulk in AU or Unc. I've
got a bunch of the quarter varieties but none of the dimes.

The sets are a lot of fun and the quarters make it more interesting.

Type2 · June 10, 2011 2:54PM

I think the only circulation coins i keep are Silver or DD, Clips, RPM's, or 1982 and 83 Dime's Nickels and Querters. And two or three bags of Wheat backs Thats it, Any time James happy i can help thats what it's all about.

ProofArtworkonCircs · June 10, 2011 3:07PM

<<I've been watching the clads since 1965 and pulled out many gems and varieties over
the years. But since 1997 I've been collecting dimes and quarters from circulation
whether they are gem or not. My quarter set is all XF- and better now with post-'94
coins in chUnc or better. The dimes are VF and better with the bulk in AU or Unc. I've
got a bunch of the quarter varieties but none of the dimes.

The sets are a lot of fun and the quarters make it more interesting. >>

To get some of these scarce and interesting quarter varieties, you have to pick them out of circulation. No dealer is selling them.

PinkFloyd · June 10, 2011 3:21PM

Need to work on my Lincolns. Also, I might do the NP quarters....if they ever show up in circulation!

Buffalode · June 10, 2011 3:25PM

I'm still working on albums for cents, nickels, dimes, and quarters with probably 95%+ of them from roll searching and change I get. It is a lot more difficult than I expected with a lot of upgrades as I find better examples, and a lot of the proofs especially I will probably never find and have to buy. But it's fun, especially when you find something a lot nicer than the typical circulation coins, and it is a feeling of accomplishment as you see the albums fill up over time. I also do a lot of roll searching with half dollars but I haven't started an album yet, probably will at some point.

SaorAlba · June 10, 2011 10:36PM

Yes indeedies, in the past two weeks of coin searching from bank baggies, I have found 2 Indians, and 9 Buffers - best find was a '38-D. I have filled up my Whitman folder of 1941-1975. The 1909-1940 is about half done. The Canada 1920-1964 is only missing 4-5 dates.

MaineJim · June 10, 2011 10:48PM

I search weekly. It is a fun way to enjoy coins. No worries about fakes, cleaned or other problem coins. More like a brief treasure hunt. I also like the foreign coins that occasionally appear and have a binder filled with them which I use to educate my son. Lately my focus has been on halves. We've found 31 of 48 Walkers, my Franklins are missing a couple and the Kennedys 2011 haven't made their way to the boxes yet.

Maine_Jim

MercCrazy · June 11, 2011 12:10AM

I forgot to add, I've only been pulling from circulation/roll hunting for a year now. Here's what I've found in regards to wheat cents;

1909-VDB
1909
1910
1911
1911-S
1912
1913
1913-D
1914
1915
1915-D
1916
1916-D
1916-S
1917
1917-S
1918
1919
1919-S
1920
1920-D
1921-S
1922-D
1923
1924
1924-S
1925
1926
1927
1928
1928-D
1928-S
1929
1929-S
1930
1930-D
1932
1934
1935
1935-D
1936
1936-D
1937
1938
1938-D
Everything 1939 and later.

tahoe98 · June 11, 2011 2:09AM

<< <i>Anyone collecting from circulation?

The Federal government, although it's more of a "catch and release" program. >>

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tahoe98 · June 11, 2011 2:19AM

...i don't let any change get by me without checking before i spend it. if i find something that i think needs a closer

look i'll file it in a jar and take a longer look at it later, before releasing to circulation. just a chronic habit from long ago.

SaorAlba · June 11, 2011 4:11AM

<< <i>No worries about fakes, cleaned or other problem coins.
Maine_Jim >>

I look actively for Henning nickels though, still haven't found one but hope is eternal.

DBSTrader2 · June 11, 2011 4:52AM

Wait.... MaineJim..... you've found 31 of 48 Walkers from CIRCULATION?!

I have some extras of some of the penny thru dime dates several posters have mentioned that I could provide.... or is half (or all) of the fun finding them yourselves out of circulation?

- - Dave

frnklnlvr · June 11, 2011 8:47PM

I look at all my change and also do some roll searching when I have time. Here's what I've put together from either pocket change or roll searching over the years...

Pres. $ P&D 2007-date

Kennedy Half P&D 1964-date (there were only a few dates I never found in rolls)

Washington 25c P&D 1965-2009

Roosevelt 10c P&D 1965-date

Jefferson 5c PDS 1938-date (still missing about 10 or so)

Lincoln Memorial PDS 1959-date

JJM · June 11, 2011 11:45PM

no, but i found 2 circ'd proof state qtrs in the register this morning....just left them in there

Baley · June 12, 2011 12:18AM

I buy two rolls of each presidential dollar as they come out. Save one head-tails roll for later, open one roll and sort by quality, saving best one or two for a set, spending the rest.

not really collecting "from circulation" as i get the rolls at my bank. the coins i put in circulation get withdrawn and probably don't get spent again, as no one gets any in change.

of course, anything unusual i do find in the rolls (several very prooflike coins, some with very light edge lettering, a couple of super gems) get set collected, along with anything unusual from regular change, the occasional wheat cent, silver dime, foreign coin, etc)

SilverAvalanche · June 12, 2011 12:45AM

I got a beautiful silver 1964 Dime in change a few months ago which led me to open "The Box" of coins my father left me 24 years ago. I have now pulled many pre 1964 coins from my change. Dont know whats going on in Southern New Mexico, but I like it!

johnny9434 · June 12, 2011 4:36AM

just the quarters right now unless i see silver or coppers

jmski52 · June 12, 2011 4:40AM

Yes, all denominations. I started filling Whitman folders again in 1987, and it is always interesting to see the more complete books and the nice AU stuff I put into folders back then.

lcoopie · June 12, 2011 4:57AM

i keep an eye out for slabs

tahoe98 · June 12, 2011 6:45AM

<< <i>i keep an eye out for slabs

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PutTogether · June 12, 2011 11:54AM

I've been filling a Dansco state quarters (P&D only, no proofs) album strictly with coins I receive in change for the last several years. Being in California, I'm missing a lot of 'P' mint coins. I don't go out of my way to upgrade, but if I notice a really flashy quarter in change, I might replace the one in there.

Anyone collecting from circulation?

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