Which One Of These Old Coins Is The Best Find ?

[E-Trac-Ohio]

I'm posting this question just for the fun of it.

I hunted around an old abandoned house yesterday and on the way home I was thinking ... what was the best coin I found today - the 1912 V- Nickle or the 1942 Silver Quarter ?

A tough call ... Silver is Silver but you don't find V - Nickel's that often either!

I keep records of all of my finds and I also write down what I think is the "best coin I've found that week".

So .. which one of these two coins do you think is the best find ?

 

[Rolladex]

Silver quarter is always nice, but the V Nickel littel harder to find and you can read the date thats nice. So I pick the Nickel.

 

[mike4663]

I always say the oldest is the best, unless the other is rare. V for me.

 

[lespaul]

I personally would rather find the silver. Theres just something about seeing that silver coming out of the ground that gets my blood going. Sometimes when I can just see the edge of that silver coin Ill stop and just look at it trying to guess what year it might be.

 

[Whitetail]

Both are very nice. I like old also. V nickel for me.

 

[Hopskippy]

I also go by the oldest being the best

 

[oneguy]

good stuff.....love em both but lean towards the V.

 

[Goes4ever]

I Love old nickels.....and I have found way MORE silver than Vs, so I too pick the V

 

[Dale(Ia)]

I LOVE silver, but have to go with old..............can't tell from the picture, but is the "V" a "D" or "S"?
Nice finds!

Iowa Dale

 

[BryanM362]

If we were talking a 64 Rosie, I'd pick the Nick, but in this case I'd take the big silver.

 

[NebTrac]

Yep. Oldest is usually my favorite find of the day as well...no matter what the coin. Nice finds. Thanks for the pictures.

NebTrac

 

[Phillip_in_NM]

In a case where neither coin is particularly valuable, I always lean toward the one that is harder to find.

 

[moonshine]

im going against the grain a bit, ill take the silver. old nickels are cool but silver makes me do this:

 

[MD_Hunter]

im going against the grain a bit, ill take the silver. old nickels are cool but silver makes me do this:

I agree. V nickels are harder to find, but I'd be happier with the '42 quarter. There is something great about seeing the edge of a nice shiney quarter in the hole.

 

[Will1877]

I'm voting silver buddy. If I didn't have a v or two yet maybe. But like the others said its about seeing the edge of that cold little gray disk. I have dreams about it. Seeing it poking out of the side of the hole with big damn gouge from lesch! Oh wait that's real life!

 

[Dave400]

The " V " for sure.Found a few of them myself.But none in that shape.Great shape.

 

[LandOLincoln]

I'd say silver quarter. I find plenty of V nickels but its rare that I come across a silver quarter regardless of date.

 

[happycamper08]

I think the V is the better find.

 

[billpa]

I'm going to say the V.

 

[Dekeyser68]

i'd say the silver washington. silver is hard to come by especially quarters. and 1912 has to be the most common V. But either way they are both awesome finds in my book congrats