Happiness is finding my 1st Wheat Penny !!! A -1943

[Old as Dirt]

I find more pennies then anything, and when I found this last one, I wasn't all that excited to clean it off, to view the date. It was so dirty, I could barely tell it was a penny. So I put it on my shelf and let it sit there a few days. Today I decided to clean it up, and low and behold, it turned out to be a 1943 Wheatie!! Yeah!!!

 

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My 1943 Steel Penny

 

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My 1943 Steel Penny<img src="http://www.treasurenet.com/forums/attachment.php?attachmentid=811213"/><img src="http://www.treasurenet.com/forums/attachment.php?attachmentid=811214"/>

I hope you can enlarge the pictures to view them closer. I have an iPad 2, so I can enlarge them easily. It still needs a bit more cleaning, but I do feel great about finding it.

 

[Argentium]

Kinda rare to see these get dug up - as an earlier respondent noted , they likely get ignored as a junk signal - nice find !

 

[63bkpkr]

Good Morning OaD,
In my early days of coin shooting I found several 'wheaties' but I've never found a steel one. 1943, one year before I was born, neat and well done on the find!........................63bkprk

 

[Old as Dirt]

Good Morning OaD,
In my early days of coin shooting I found several 'wheaties' but I've never found a steel one. 1943, one year before I was born, neat and well done on the find!........................63bkprk

I' just glad it's a Wheatie, and probably the only one I'll ever find too. Ha ha. There are too many nosey people around where I live, and public parks are carefully watched, even without any type of signs posted. I am so wanting to detect every day, but find it difficult to do, and where to go where it's safe for a woman alone.

 

[GuitarGuy]

Try to get permission at some local schools. These areas produce lots of clad coins and rings..older silver coins if the property dates back old enough..say pre 60's. Schools are high traffic open areas to hunt and even when school is out of session this time of year they are always grounds keepers around to watch the place..maybe take a friend with you so you are not alone.

 

[BuckleBoy]

i Oad I Congrats on your first Wheat that is an odd one to get tho, since most folks would have discriminated the steel one out. I have literally found hundreds of wheats over the years but not a single steel one here yet =)

The only steel cent I ever dug was in a pocket spill with other coins. I was about to toss it out as a rusty unidentifiable knockout from an electrical box but then thought "Wait a minute...!" If I hadn't recovered it as a part of a pocket spill, it would never have been found. Didn't even give a solid beep on the detector.

-Buck

 

[JRMan]

Love finding the Wheat Pennies.. if you are finding them then there could very well be silver in the next hole..

 

[Old as Dirt]

Try to get permission at some local schools. These areas produce lots of clad coins and rings..older silver coins if the property dates back old enough..say pre 60's. Schools are high traffic open areas to hunt and even when school is out of session this time of year they are always grounds keepers around to watch the place..maybe take a friend with you so you are not alone.

There is an old school house about a mile from me. It is privately owned by a family living there. I could ask them, I suppose. All they can do is say no, right?? Maybe share my finds, but of course anything dated early 1900's would be donated to the Historical Society. Hopefully they will agree.

 

[Old as Dirt]

There is an old school house about a mile from me. It is privately owned by a family living there. I could ask them, I suppose. All they can do is say no, right?? Maybe share my finds, but of course anything dated early 1900's would be donated to the Historical Society. Hopefully they will agree.

They also demolished a school a few blocks from me, and there are a few houses on part of the lot. The rest is just weeds, but I don't think they would want me over there. One home owner is on the city board of directors. I do have close ties with a police officer, and an ex-mayor. Guess I could as them, or just walk around and see if anyone says anything......No fence on the property or signs to keep off. Fair game?? LOL....

 

[Normsel]

There were only a few 1943 copper pennies minted the rest were what we used to call lead pennies which were actually steel coated with zinc. They minted them out of nickle because during the war all the copper was being used for ammunition. it is probably worth 12 cents but then if it is a real copper 1943 penny which there were a few minted by mistake then you may have a very valuable coin.

 

[Old as Dirt]

There were only a few 1943 copper pennies minted the rest were what we used to call lead pennies which were actually steel coated with zinc. They minted them out of nickle because during the war all the copper was being used for ammunition. it is probably worth 12 cents but then if it is a real copper 1943 penny which there were a few minted by mistake then you may have a very valuable coin.

Pretty sure it's all steel. It sticks to a magnet very well. Ha. Ha..

 

[DigitNY]

Rare coin to find with a metal detector, we usually miss them. Thier not worth much, but you won't find too many other people in the hobby who have found them in the ground!! Congrats on your first wheat.

 

[Old as Dirt]

Rare coin to find with a metal detector, we usually miss them. Thier not worth much, but you won't find too many other people in the hobby who have found them in the ground!! Congrats on your first wheat.

Thanks...DigitNY......I get more excited for finding it, with everyone sending such positive comments. I plan on going out tomorrow, along a riverbed. Hope I find some great relics there. HH to you.

 

[EC.Mason]

Congrats. After that first one you will pull them out of the ground much mire often.

 

[Davers]

Contratgz, Def, a keeper It's the first steel penny ,I've seen dug in over 12 years of relic /coin hunting p.s. you have skills there will be many more wheat's silvers and other nice stuff in the future , just put in the time . & like you said ask, all they can say is no at the worst.