Hunt Update #6

This blog is LONG overdue, I know, so I think I'll jump right in.

Now, I have found a lot of coins since my previous blog, so this blog would have been twice as big as I was planning, but instead I will have another blog (hopefully) next week. But anyway, let's get to the finds of my first and second Nickel boxes.

In my first box, I searched through about fifteen rolls before finally finding a 1937-S Buffalo. About five rolls down, I found a 1943 (mintmark worn off, even under magnification) cull War Nickel. After that, the rest of the box was quite boring until I found a gold plated Nickel later on. Pictures for this box not included, as I do not have the coins.

My second box (pics included), I sorted about ten rolls of in a car, and the other forty at my house. The first ones I searched while on a car trip included a 1943-P War Nickel, and the other forty only yielded one rarity, a 2009-D Nickel. That box was disappointing, but those finds were good, despite there being few.

I will list the finds of about 30 other rolls I recently searched in my next Hunt Update, but for now, the next part of my Guide to finding rare coins.

Quarter
Quarters generally will not be the best, but with 'W' mintmark Quarters, you can find some nice things. Personally, I would say they are the hardest denomination for silver, but they are still worth searching. Okay, pre-1965 Quarters will be 90% silver, as well as a few of every design from 2019 and 2020 featuring a small 'W' mintmark underneath 'IN GOD WE TRUST' on the obverse. You can also find (rarely) 2004-D Wisconsin State Quarters with an extra leaf on the ear of corn on the reverse, one variety going up, the other down. Another State Quarter variety is the Wyoming doubled die reverse, which features doubling on the reverse. Always look out for other varieties, like the Spitting Mule die crack on the reverse of the Delaware State Quarter, or the 2015 Snow on the Roof Homestead ATB Quarter, which features a die...gouge? above the house on the reverse, that looks like snow. Proofs can rarely be found, with an 'S' mintmark if dated 1968, or no mintmark before 1965, as well as San Francisco circulation strikes with a small 'S' below 'IN GOD WE TRUST', with dates 2012-2022.

Half Dollar
The Half Dollars, or Halves, feature 90% silver if they are dated 1964 or before, and feature 40% from 1965 to 1970. Other than that, proofs will appear from time to time, with an 'S' below Kennedy if after 1967, or no mintmark 1964 and before. NIFCs, or Half Dollars not issued for circulation will be dated 2002-2022.

Small Dollar
The Small Dollars include Sacagaweas, Pres. Dollars, and Susan B. Anthony Dollars, all of which I will write about, next Hunt Update.

As always, thanks for reading,

                                                   $tarCollector