keenvur.blogg.se - Penny in my pocket

Of course, you may have different results - and maybe more luck than I!

These findings come from nearly 25 years of actively checking my change.

I’ve found a total of 4 silver coins in regular pocket change.

I’ve only found 2 Buffalo nickels (so far) in standard transactions.

Less than 1% of the Lincoln cents I handle in day-to-day transactions involve wheat pennies.

Of course, it’s not always easy to find old valuable coins in your spare change.īased on my own survey of the coins I’ve found in pocket change: I’ve found plenty of old coins in circulation, including other old pennies, Buffalo nickels, and silver coins. Pocket change is where I found the first coin I ever put in my collection - a 1941 Lincoln penny.

Maybe you’ve even pocketed a Canadian coin or two, eh?.

(Yes, silver coins still do pop up in change.)

Perhaps you have even found a silver dime or silver quarter pass through without even realizing it.

Also, you may have taxied around at least one or two wheat pennies.

You have likely found a few pre-1960 Jefferson nickels.

No doubt you have you have had in your possession at least half of the 50 State Quarters designs during that time.

You probably carry thousands of coins in your pocket over the course of a year! Yes, spare change is where to start if you want to find valuable coins from circulation.