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Offline franksolich

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primitive finds ancient five-cent piece
« on: February 28, 2010, 12:32:34 PM »
http://www.democraticunderground.com/discuss/duboard.php?az=view_all&address=105x9274982

Oh my.

I think I'll start hanging around the Lounge on Skins's island more, given that some, uh, names familiar to us--including many weight-loss primitives--have been hanging out there, instead of in some of the lesser forums where they really belong.

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JVS  (1000+ posts)        Sun Feb-28-10 12:30 PM
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I just found a 1936 nickel in my pocket change.

At first I thought it was one of those newer ones with the various patters, but I checked the year.

1936 five-cent piece, Philadelphia mint = 119,001,420 made, which makes it the most common coin of the Indian Head/Buffalo five-cent pieces (1913-1938).

1936 five-cent piece, Denver mint = 24,814,000 made.

1936 five-cent piece, San Francisco mint = 14,930,000 made.

The last two might be worth fifty cents or something, but the first, maybe a dime.

None of them are comparable with the 1926 five-cent piece, San Francisco mint, the rarest of the series.

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Swede  (1000+ posts)        Sun Feb-28-10 12:39 PM
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1. Is it valuable?

Nice luck for you.

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JVS  (1000+ posts)        Sun Feb-28-10 12:41 PM
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2. I don't know. It looks in ok shape. I'll hold onto it

"ok shape" sounds ominous; perhaps it's only "good" or "very good," the lowest rankings in condition of coinage, other than "poor" or "almost good."

It helps to know grading standards of coins.

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jobycom  (1000+ posts)      Sun Feb-28-10 12:42 PM
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3. Given inflation compared to it's value as a rare item

I wonder if it's worth more now or then.

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LeftyFingerPop  (1000+ posts)      Sun Feb-28-10 12:45 PM
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4. 35 to 40 cents depending on mint location

http://coins.about.com/od/coinvalues/l/bl-buffalo-nicke...  

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Po_d Mainiac  (867 posts)      Sun Feb-28-10 01:19 PM
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5. There is mint error variety 1936 that is worth a ton of money

It is a Denver mint and there is only one front leg....

The formal name is, 1937-D 3 "legged" variety....book value will blow your mind...

franksolich is aware of the 1937 five-cent piece minted at Denver, where the bison has only three legs, but franksolich is not aware of a "mint error variety" of 1936.
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Re: primitive finds ancient five-cent piece
« Reply #1 on: February 28, 2010, 01:10:17 PM »
It is the same as collecting wheat cents...a novelty and a hobby,which I do too when I find one,but other then a couple (1955 double die and the original 1909 VDB cent) few are worth much more then their face value in circulated form.
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Re: primitive finds ancient five-cent piece
« Reply #2 on: February 28, 2010, 01:10:47 PM »
DUmmie speaks in code...what he really wants to know is..."Can I trade this worn out nickel for a dime bag?"
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Re: primitive finds ancient five-cent piece
« Reply #3 on: February 28, 2010, 01:12:47 PM »
Quote from: Carl on February 28, 2010, 01:10:17 PM
It is the same as collecting wheat cents...a novelty and a hobby,which I do too when I find one,but other then a couple (1955 double die and the original 1909 VDB cent) few are worth much more then their face value in circulated form.

I have a 1909 VDB in excellent condition.....wish it were an S mint... :-)
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Re: primitive finds ancient five-cent piece
« Reply #4 on: February 28, 2010, 01:16:38 PM »
Quote from: JohnnyReb on February 28, 2010, 01:12:47 PM
I have a 1909 VDB in excellent condition.....wish it were an S mint... :-)

I had to google it to get the initials correct and yes you are correct.
Still though a nice piece to have as they go.  :cheersmate:
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Re: primitive finds ancient five-cent piece
« Reply #5 on: February 28, 2010, 01:18:07 PM »
Quote from: JohnnyReb on February 28, 2010, 01:12:47 PM
I have a 1909 VDB in excellent condition.....wish it were an S mint... :-)

I've got one in UNC :) - sadly, there is no 's' on mine either..
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Re: primitive finds ancient five-cent piece
« Reply #6 on: February 28, 2010, 02:14:16 PM »
Someone gave me a blue cardboard penny collecting folder when I was a kid. I remember getting hundreds of pennies from the local bank to sort through, since buying collectible coins would never have occurred to me. I finally filled just about every hole in the folder, but of course it had a space for 1909 S-VDB. I think I did eventually get a VDB, in such poor condition it was hard to tell what it was, but of course never an S-VDB. In the 50s and 60s, those steel 1943 pennies were very common in circulation - I can't remember the last time I saw one. They're as rare as half-dollars.
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Re: primitive finds ancient five-cent piece
« Reply #7 on: February 28, 2010, 02:16:03 PM »
I just vacuumed a bunch of pennies off the floor of my car.  They didn't even look like pennies anymore.
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Re: primitive finds ancient five-cent piece
« Reply #8 on: February 28, 2010, 04:31:42 PM »
To answer the other DUmmie the nickel was worth more back then. You could probably see a movie for a dime and buy a coke for a nickel in those days
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Re: primitive finds ancient five-cent piece
« Reply #9 on: February 28, 2010, 06:07:25 PM »
I started a coin collection waaaay back when I was 9 or 10.  I think I saw a 1909 S-VDB once.  I've got a 1909 VDB in either XF or UNC.  It's been a while since I opened the box it's in--twelve years, at least.  On further review, nine years.

I've got a Morgan 1878 CC in UNC. 
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Re: primitive finds ancient five-cent piece
« Reply #10 on: February 28, 2010, 06:20:25 PM »
Prices in 1936

How Much things cost in 1936
Average Cost of new house $3,925.00
Average wages per year $1,713.00
Cost of a gallon of Gas 10 cents
Average Cost for house rent $24.00 per month
A loaf of Bread 8 cents
A LB of Hamburger Meat 12 cents
Studebaker Car $665.00
Ladies Swimming Costume $6.95

http://www.thepeoplehistory.com/1936.html
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Re: primitive finds ancient five-cent piece
« Reply #11 on: February 28, 2010, 08:19:13 PM »
Quote from: JohnnyReb on February 28, 2010, 01:10:47 PM
DUmmie speaks in code...what he really wants to know is..."Can I trade this worn out nickel for a dime bag?"

Ahh, there we go, cut to the chase.
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Re: primitive finds ancient five-cent piece
« Reply #12 on: February 28, 2010, 11:26:24 PM »
My wife works back in the cash office of a large retailer.  Herself being an appreciator of the little things in life, and knowing that I have collected coins since the first time I saw the bags filled with Morgan dollars that my father hand picked out of unopened mint bags from the 19th century whil working at a bank in the early 1960s, she holds unusual items back for me.

She has managed to bring home all sorts of unusual coins from all over the globe.  I let her keep those, while she gives me the ones from the U.S.  I nearly fell over about two months back when she brought home an 1881 shield nickel.  It is well worn, what I would consider an honest G-4, but still a coin I would never be able to afford on my own.   

Unlike the typical DUmmie who is looking for a quick way to reduce their $10-away-from-the-next-dime-bag deficit, I will keep and cherish this coin, along with all of my other coins, and pass them down to deserving children in my family. 
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