coolcash2004
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- Jun 9, 2006
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I'm sure most of us here have tried searching a roll of wheat cents or two at one point. Lots of sellers are available on ebay that continually sell mixed (unsearched wheat cents). I search wheat cents all the time.
PLEASE POST
- Wheat cent finds
- Reccomended sellers
- Searching experiences
- Searching techniques
MY FINDS:
Going through about 5000 - 6000 wheat cents. All bought from my local coin store at 4 cents each wheat.
-All dates and mintmarks from 1909 to 1940 EXCEPT 1909 S VDB, 1909 S, 1914 D, 1914 S, 1915 S, 1922 D, 1923 S, 1931 D, 1931 S.
-Noteable finds INCLUDE 1909 VDB AU, 1911 D, 1911 S, 1912 D, 1915 X 8, 1915 D X 8, 1916 D, 1916 S, 1917 S, 1924 S, 1926 S, 1932, 1935 BU (3), 1936 BU (3), 1937 D BU. All other dates and mintmarks.
-EVERY single date and mintmark from 1941 to 1958.
-Noteable finds INCLUDE 1943 STEEL PROOF LIKE BU, 1943 S STEEL PROOF LIKE BU, 1944 BU (3), 1944 D BU, 1944 S BU, 1946 BU, 1946 D BU, 1947 BU, 1948 D BU, 1949 S BU, 1950 BU, 1950 S BU, 1951 BU, 1951 D BU, 1952 BU, 1952 D BU (2), 1953 BU, 1953 D BU, 1954 BU, 1955 BU (2), 1955 D BU (2),
1955 S BU (2), 1956 BU, 1956 D BU, 1956 D above shadow D error, 1957 BU, 1957 D BU (2), 1958 BU (2), 1958 D BU (3).
-STEEL AND INDIANS at least 100 steel cents so far. 8 additional BU pieces. Also, 3 Indian head cents!
-FREE WHEATS! In my last 1000 piece batch of wheats they gave me 1051. Thats 51 FREE wheats!
UPDATE!!!: 1911 S, 1910 S EF, 1909 (5 more), 1909 VDB (2 more), 1913 D (2), 1913 S, 1915, 1915 D, 1911 D, 1932, 1933 D, BU 1952, BU 1958 (2)
From 1000 coins at $40. But, I sold on ebay for 40 which makes no payment!
UPDATE!!!: 1917 and 1917 D BU!, 1909 VDB AU (2), 1909 (2), 1924 D VG - F. !!!!!
I actually took the time to calculate my totals. I have made a proffit! That 1911 S sure helped though!
I dont usually sell my finds unless their are duplicates.
STORE RATINGS: NAME PRICE (per wheat) STAR RATING
Sam Sloat coins(store) 4 cents * * * * *
Muchocents (ebay) 9 cents * * * *
Rebcorp
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PLEASE POST YOUR EXPERIENCES, FINDS, AND SELLERS!
-CC
PLEASE POST
- Wheat cent finds
- Reccomended sellers
- Searching experiences
- Searching techniques
MY FINDS:
Going through about 5000 - 6000 wheat cents. All bought from my local coin store at 4 cents each wheat.
-All dates and mintmarks from 1909 to 1940 EXCEPT 1909 S VDB, 1909 S, 1914 D, 1914 S, 1915 S, 1922 D, 1923 S, 1931 D, 1931 S.
-Noteable finds INCLUDE 1909 VDB AU, 1911 D, 1911 S, 1912 D, 1915 X 8, 1915 D X 8, 1916 D, 1916 S, 1917 S, 1924 S, 1926 S, 1932, 1935 BU (3), 1936 BU (3), 1937 D BU. All other dates and mintmarks.
-EVERY single date and mintmark from 1941 to 1958.
-Noteable finds INCLUDE 1943 STEEL PROOF LIKE BU, 1943 S STEEL PROOF LIKE BU, 1944 BU (3), 1944 D BU, 1944 S BU, 1946 BU, 1946 D BU, 1947 BU, 1948 D BU, 1949 S BU, 1950 BU, 1950 S BU, 1951 BU, 1951 D BU, 1952 BU, 1952 D BU (2), 1953 BU, 1953 D BU, 1954 BU, 1955 BU (2), 1955 D BU (2),
1955 S BU (2), 1956 BU, 1956 D BU, 1956 D above shadow D error, 1957 BU, 1957 D BU (2), 1958 BU (2), 1958 D BU (3).
-STEEL AND INDIANS at least 100 steel cents so far. 8 additional BU pieces. Also, 3 Indian head cents!
-FREE WHEATS! In my last 1000 piece batch of wheats they gave me 1051. Thats 51 FREE wheats!
UPDATE!!!: 1911 S, 1910 S EF, 1909 (5 more), 1909 VDB (2 more), 1913 D (2), 1913 S, 1915, 1915 D, 1911 D, 1932, 1933 D, BU 1952, BU 1958 (2)
From 1000 coins at $40. But, I sold on ebay for 40 which makes no payment!
UPDATE!!!: 1917 and 1917 D BU!, 1909 VDB AU (2), 1909 (2), 1924 D VG - F. !!!!!
I actually took the time to calculate my totals. I have made a proffit! That 1911 S sure helped though!
I dont usually sell my finds unless their are duplicates.
STORE RATINGS: NAME PRICE (per wheat) STAR RATING
Sam Sloat coins(store) 4 cents * * * * *
Muchocents (ebay) 9 cents * * * *
Rebcorp
*PLEASE POST YOUR EXPERIENCES, FINDS, AND SELLERS!
-CC
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Regarding this thread, you can never go wrong with searching through a coin dealer's junk bin, but that takes a lot of the fun out of it. Finding coins in the wild is far more thrilling. Last month I found a steel penny in a gas station's take a penny leave a penny dish. I once found a gold/brass colored penny from the 1980's (forget the exact date). I saved it for a while, but spent it recently, because I figured it was nothing. Was it something? Should I regret having spent it? I recently heard something about a few pennies from the 80's being made of brass---or at least I think it was brass. Anyone else heard this? I've also heard that the Ryedale sorter has found the occasional 1983 penny made of copper, not zinc. Are any of these rumors true, or am I just perpetuating coin gossip? Anyway, thinking back to my cashier days, it's amazing what you can find in penny rolls. Not just wheats, but just about everything on the planet that'll fit in a penny roll. Buttons, tokens, you name it. One of the most interesting things I found was a hallowed-out post-81 penny. Some one poked a hole in it, and chemically dissolved the zinc core leaving just a crushed, copper shell. It weighed next to nothing. 
HH!
