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    A nickel is worth less than, well, 5 cents!

    The nickel has just dropped in value to a bit less than 5 cents (03OCT2011).

    4.87 cents

    http://www.coinflation.com/coins/194...kel-Value.html

    A pre-1982 penny is still worth 2 cents:

    2.04 cents

    http://www.coinflation.com/coins/190...nny-Value.html

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    So everyone that bought at 6-7 cents are now down 20-40% in melt value terms. It can be nice to have denominated metal coins.
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    Quote Originally Posted by osoab View Post
    So everyone that bought at 6-7 cents are now down 20-40% in melt value terms. It can be nice to have denominated metal coins.
    True, but they were bought at 5 cents, and are still worth 5 cents, so no loss. If you used the nickels to buy palladium, you would be in good shape!

    I have bought a couple of bunches of nickels, and automatically sort them out, and see no long term reason to stop.

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    Quote Originally Posted by JohnQPublic View Post
    True, but they were bought at 5 cents, and are still worth 5 cents, so no loss. If you used the nickels to buy palladium, you would be in good shape!

    I have bought a couple of bunches of nickels, and automatically sort them out, and see no long term reason to stop.
    What do you sort them for? Dates? I just throw all the ones I get in a big jar. Sometimes I even ask for my change back in nickels to get more. They add up fairly quick.

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    Quote Originally Posted by Joe King View Post
    What do you sort them for? Dates? I just throw all the ones I get in a big jar. Sometimes I even ask for my change back in nickels to get more. They add up fairly quick.
    I do the same. Nickels are nickels (unless you get real lucky and find a buffalo). I also try and buy Canadian .999 nickel nickels, but they are hard to get these days (I have one roll).

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    Quote Originally Posted by Joe King View Post
    What do you sort them for? Dates? I just throw all the ones I get in a big jar. Sometimes I even ask for my change back in nickels to get more. They add up fairly quick.
    I always sort my nickels too, yes searching for dates. Silver war nickels are the ones from 1942-45 and have a huge mint mark on the reverse:

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    They are worth $1.73 in silver content right now.

    Then there's the 1955-D Jefferson nickel which in mint state shape is worth $75.

    Also, there's the occasional Buffalo Nickel as well, but those are hard to come by in circulation, harder than the silver nickels!
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    How many have you actually found? I haven't gotten a war nickel in change {that I've noticed} since I was a kid. Although I'm sure there are some still out there. Maybe I just notice the dimes quarters and halves more often due to the obvious edges.

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    Quote Originally Posted by Joe King View Post
    How many have you actually found? I haven't gotten a war nickel in change {that I've noticed} since I was a kid. Although I'm sure there are some still out there. Maybe I just notice the dimes quarters and halves more often due to the obvious edges.
    Here's my confession: I started buying boxes of nickels just to store, but the numismatist in me couldn't keep them sealed, so I opened them all and sorted them. I averaged about two silver war nickels per 3 boxes of nickels. So yes, they're hard to come by, but there are few people who know a silver silver coin when they see it, even fewer who recognize a silver nickel. Keep your eyes open and you'll find them.
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    Quote Originally Posted by madfranks View Post
    Here's my confession: I started buying boxes of nickels just to store, but the numismatist in me couldn't keep them sealed, so I opened them all and sorted them. I averaged about two silver war nickels per 3 boxes of nickels. So yes, they're hard to come by, but there are few people who know a silver silver coin when they see it, even fewer who recognize a silver nickel. Keep your eyes open and you'll find them.
    So you came out of the closet! You silver collector you!

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