Today's wheats made up for the dry spell

I love how you find coins in spurts.  I can go several days finding virtually nothing to a day like today.  Check it out below.

7 rolls of nickels

1941
1948-D

7 rolls of pennies

1913
1942
1956-D
1978 Canada 1-cent
60 pre-1982 coppers

Wheats are getting scarcer by the day it seems

I can remember a time when I would find a wheat penny every 2 or 3 rolls I searched.  Now it's more like one in every 20 to 30 rolls.

7 rolls of nickels

1940 (a coin only its mother could love - truly hideous)
1946-D
1957-D
1958-D

7 rolls of pennies

50 pre-1982 coppers

It's going to be an early night

Everyone is starting to get into the groove of going back to school - which just means everyone is getting into bed earlier.  Happy Birthday Mom!

7 rolls of nickels

1956
1958-D (2 found)

7 rolls of pennies

1991 Canada 1-cent
49 pre-1982 coppers

Yep, you guessed it - new box Saturday

Picked up a couple of new boxes today after dumping last week's leftovers.  I've started to keep my older nickels, not sure what I'll do with them yet - maybe sell them.  We'll see. 

Here's what I found tonight.

8 rolls of nickels

1955-D

8 rolls of pennies

1948-D
62 pre-1982 coppers

Two more boxes down

Man, the kids are wiped out this week.  I don't think I've ever seen them go to bed so easily - or fall asleep so quickly!  This school thing is great!

Well, I finished two more boxes tonight - so off to the bank for some more tomorrow.

7 rolls of nickels

1946-D
1946-S
1955-D
1958-D

7 rolls of pennies

1956-D
58 pre-1982 coppers

Be sure to check out the Roll Searching page - all box totals are posted there.

More Canadian coins

I love how I find all these Canadian coins down here - but never anything from anywhere else.  Otherwise, it was a quiet night around the homestead.

7 rolls of nickels

1953-S
1957-D
1958-D
1988 Canada 5-cent

7 rolls of pennies

1944-D
49 pre-1982 coppers

Everyone went to bed early tonight

School is taking its toll - everyone (except me) went to bed early tonight.  I think the kids were asleep before their heads hit their pillows.  It'll take a little while to adjust, and as soon as it happens, it will be time for the holidays.  Seems like something is always going on.

7 rolls of nickels

1940

7 rolls of pennies

1946
1985 Canada 1-cent
53 pre-1982 coppers

And so everyone settles into their routine

Everyone's back in school - and the new routines are being put into place.  The kids hate going to bed earlier so they can get up in time for school.  Meanwhile, the parents wish they had a few more hours of sleep.  Youth is so wasted on the young.

7 rolls of nickels

1954
1958-D
2010-D (now all I need is a 2009-P to complete 1959 to date)

7 rolls of pennies

1941-S
50 pre-1982 coppers

First day of school

Boy were the kids excited this morning!  Both were up bright and early and ready to go.  They had a great day and can't wait to go back tomorrow.

7 rolls of nickels

1946 (2 found)
1949
1954-S
1956
1957-D

7 rolls of pennies

42 pre-1982 coppers

The last day before school starts

Everyone had a nice, relaxing day today.  After church, we had lunch at a Chinese buffet.  Then everyone slowed down for a nice little nap - no one really fell asleep though.  After that it was time to wash the dog in the backyard.  I'm not sure who got more wet - the dog or the kids.  Dinner was spaghetti.  Sort of like the condemned man's last meal, I suppose; but the kids loved it.  No one wanted to fall asleep.

7 rolls of nickels

1954-D
1955-D

7 rolls of pennies

46 pre-1982 coppers

It's Saturday - so there must be new boxes

Pretty good start so far.  My son picked up three more foreign coins at the bank - I think that's the only reason he goes with me.  I found an almost pristine 1964-D, it just has a small, but noticeable, carbon spot on the front.  It's still better than the one it is replacing.

8 rolls of nickels

1942
1958-D
1972 Canada 5-cent

8 rolls of pennies

1997 Canada 1-cent
53 pre-1982 coppers

A great bottom of the boxes

Leave it to the good stuff to be in the bottom.  Another wheat penny (although I do believe this has been my worst box yet for wheats) and yet another dateless buffalo nickel (which makes this my best box for nickels).  Gotta take the good with the bad I guess.

7 rolls of nickels

1939
1951-D
1952
A dateless buffalo

7 rolls of pennies

1955-D
63 pre-1982 coppers

Another night - no old pennies

Well, I still can't seem to find any wheat pennies lately, but tonight's search did turn up and AU55 1975 and a MS60 1960-D.  I'm not complaining

7 rolls of nickels

1941 (2 found)

7 rolls of pennies

44 pre-1982 coppers

2010 nickels are finally here!

After 8-1/2 months I've finally found a nickel from 2010.  I guess this is going to be like last year for the nickels, with very few reaching circulation until late in the year.  It's strange to get more excited about finding a nickel that was made only a few months than to be excited about one that was made over 70 years ago.

7 rolls of nickels

1938
1941
1942
1949
1956-D
1957-D
2010-P - YAY!

7 rolls of pennies

37 pre-1982 coppers

Where did all the wheat pennies go?

Those things seem to be scarcer than hen's teeth nowadays.  The really sad thing is that the ones that I do find tend to be in better shape than pennies made within the last five years.

7 rolls of nickels

1941
1948
1955-D

7 rolls of pennies

57 pre-1982 coppers

Dogs like scrambled eggs

Especially when a child drops it on the floor.  Our dog, Ranger, loves following behind the kids - there's always good stuff for him to eat.

Coinwise - some good stuff, but nothing spectacular.

7 rolls of nickels

1940
1941
1947
1958-D (2 found)

7 rolls of pennies

1957-D
50 pre-1982 coppers

Quiet night

Well, I guess I shouldn't complain after last night's goodies - but there really isn't a lot to report for tonight.

7 rolls of nickels

1946-D
1954-D

7 rolls of pennies

1941-S
45 pre-1982 coppers

New boxes, war silver, and buffalo nickels

I started out the morning getting up early for fried pancakes.  Oh man they were good.  Got to see some old friends and we all had a good time.  Thanks Danny!  I think Samuel was just excited to walk around in the mud down by the river and catch a frog.  After that, it was time to hit the banks.  Turns out that banks don't accept foreign coins - so the teller gave Samuel a bunch.  He was so excited.  Then Jane dropped off her quilt at a friend's quilt store for a contest.  Yummy Mexican food was next on the agenda.  Then it was time for back-to-school shopping.  This was Clarissa's first year for this so she had a blast picking out her own crayons, glue, paint and stuff.  Everyone had a great time.

8 rolls of nickels

1939
1944-P
1936 buffalo nickel
Remember that dateless buffalo from a while back?  After soaking in vinegar, turns out it is a 1916.

8 rolls of pennies

1999 Canada 1-cent
46 pre-1982 coppers
I also found a fully red 1968-D - it's a duplicate, but I'm still keeping it, just because it is so gorgeous.

The prize is always at the bottom of the box

Well, I found all the wheat cents.  They were hiding in the bottom of the box, just like my cereal.  These were pretty decent boxes - here's to hoping tomorrow's new ones are just as good.

I've got to get up early tomorrow - never my favorite thing.  But my son and I are going over to a friend's dock for pancakes.  A good time of fellowship should be had by all.

Happy Friday the 13th and let's see the results.

7 rolls of nickels

1952-S
1953

7 rolls of pennies

1951-D
1952-D
1957-D
1998 Canada 1-cent
47 pre-1982 coppers

Back to the valley

After yesterday's great find - today held almost nothing.  It's still fun though.

7 rolls of nickels

1940-D

7 rolls of pennies

58 pre-1982 coppers

My rarest circulation find yet!

I'm pretty excited that I found a 1938-S nickel tonight.  There were only a little over 4 million of them minted.  To put that in perspective - in 2000, the Denver mint made 1.5 billion nickels.  It's not like it is really rare or anything - just hard to find.

7 rolls of nickels

1938-S

1954

7 rolls of pennies

1941

2003 Canada 1-cent

52 pre-1982 coppers

Beautiful 1970-S large date

I came across a full red 1970-S cent tonight - probably grades XF to AU.  I just love finding coins as old as I am that are in great condition.

7 rolls of nickels

1946
1948
1949-D
1956-D

7 rolls of pennies

1999 Canada 1-cent
61 pre-1982 coppers

Ok, it's about time for me to find a coin that I need for my collection.  Lately all I've found are duplicates.

Very slow night

Not much to report tonight :(

7 rolls of nickels

1952-D

7 rolls of pennies

51 pre-1982 coppers

I need my Wheaties

Nothing too exciting to report tonight.

7 rolls of nickels

1941
1947-D
1948
1957-D

7 rolls of pennies

52 pre-1982 coppers

New box Saturday and a weird nickel

So, in looking through rolls from my new boxes - I find this weird, brass-colored nickel.  The one on the left is obviously a yellow color, while the one on the right is there for comparison purposes.

8 rolls of nickels

1946

1947-D

1952-D

That brass-colored thing above.  I'm keeping it just because it looks cool to me.

8 rolls of pennies

1956

2004 Canada 1-cent

49 pre-1982 coppers

War nickels, Canadians, and Roll Search Updates - Oh My!

Friday night - and two more boxes down.  Updates are on the Roll Searches page above - check it out.

Going to get two new boxes tomorrow - hopefully they will be as good as these two were - or even better.

7 rolls of nickels

1945-S
1954-D
1958-D (3 found)
1987 Canada 5-cent

7 rolls of pennies

56 pre-1982 coppers

A dateless Buffalo nickel

Tonight was Jane's quilt night - so the kids and I were able to spend a little fun time tonight doing things like making chocolate chip cookies!  It's the little things like this that I hope the kids remember fondly when they get older.

Tonight I found my first dateless Buffalo nickel.  Time for a white vinegar bath to see if I can get the date to come out.  I'll post the result if anything appears.

7 rolls of nickels

a dateless Buffalo
1939
1940
1949

7 rolls of pennies

1945-D
44 pre-1982 coppers

Off to find some vinegar...

Love the Canadians

Ok, so how does a Canadian make it all the way down here to Texas anyway?  Did it get spent way up north and slowly mosey its way down here?  Or did a Canadian visit Texas and bring it along?  If only these coins could talk...

7 rolls of nickels

1940
1949-D
1954-D
1956-D

7 rolls of pennies

1957-D
1984 Canada 1-cent
54 pre-1982 coppers

Where's the Wheats?

Sad - another wheatless night.  They're getting harder and harder to find.  Which makes the hunt that much more rewarding and fun.

7 rolls of nickels

1940-S
1955-D

7 rolls of pennies

63 pre-1982 coppers

A decent night's haul

So, it's time to come clean - I roll search while watching TV with my wife.  We've just started watching Dallas so it's fun getting into the whole primetime soap opera thing. 

7 rolls of nickels

1952-D
1958-D

7 rolls of pennies

1940
1946-S
1957-D
49 pre-1982 coppers

A quiet day of roll searching

No spectacular finds tonight - just a nice, quiet, relaxing evening at home watching TV with my wife while searching through a few rolls of coins.

7 rolls of nickels

1949-D
1955-D
1958-D

7 rolls of pennies

1956-D
 47 pre-1982 coppers