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I Throw Wheat Cents Back Into Circulation Today And They All Literally Came Back!!

OAKSTAROAKSTAR Posts: 7,848 ✭✭✭✭✭
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I dumped these nine wheat cents with $45 of random change into my credit union coin machine today. I was hoping some kid would eventually find them. The machine spit all nine back out into the coin reject/return slot! I even dumped them back in a second time and still the machine spit them out!

Really odd!! Maybe these machines detect and reject real copper?!?!? I have no idea!

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  • MsMorrisineMsMorrisine Posts: 33,921 ✭✭✭✭✭
    edited March 14, 2025 6:19PM

    not copper as really bronze, but should have the same signature as others or machines all over would reject all early wheats

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  • OAKSTAROAKSTAR Posts: 7,848 ✭✭✭✭✭

    @MsMorrisine said:
    not copper as really bronze, but should have the same signature as others or machines all over would reject all early wheats

    Are you saying these machines reject these wheats?

  • MsMorrisineMsMorrisine Posts: 33,921 ✭✭✭✭✭

    i'm saying machines all over would reject similar cents. we'd know about it.

    there's just something about those cents that machine doesn't like

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  • OAKSTAROAKSTAR Posts: 7,848 ✭✭✭✭✭

    Maybe someone here has the answer to that.

  • PickinndGrinninPickinndGrinnin Posts: 120 ✭✭✭

    ? New machine has some kind of scanner? Where their other wheats in the bunch?

  • mr1931Smr1931S Posts: 6,283 ✭✭✭✭✭

    The credit union coin machine is not impressed. You need to feed it nicer coins for the kiddos.

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  • BillJonesBillJones Posts: 34,417 ✭✭✭✭✭

    @relicsncoins said:
    Throw them out in the parking lot. Good chance a new member will post one here as a rare error.

    The sidewalk would better. A kid might find it, and there is less chance they will be run over.

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  • OAKSTAROAKSTAR Posts: 7,848 ✭✭✭✭✭

    @PickinndGrinnin said:
    Where their other wheats in the bunch?

    Nope, only these nine wheats went in and these nine wheats came out. They were mixed in with about $5 of memorial and shield cents.

  • WinLoseWinWinLoseWin Posts: 1,615 ✭✭✭✭✭

    Any pre-1982 Memorials in that batch?

    If no, maybe it's rejecting any high copper content. Perhaps that is adjustable and set wrong.

    If yes and they didn't get rejected, it would seem to be either wear or it detects the tin found in pre-1962 cents for some reason. If not those reasons then I don't know what it could be picking up on. Maybe AI set for wheat cent images to give people a chance to get collections back after being dumped in (least likely cause I would think).

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  • 1630Boston1630Boston Posts: 14,018 ✭✭✭✭✭

    I've never had that problem at my CU's machine, probably a machine setting inside is not right?

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  • BAJJERFANBAJJERFAN Posts: 31,164 ✭✭✭✭✭

    Wait until you get more change and take them to a teller window and try to deposit them that way. Chances are they have a different counter in the back. Either way they will end up in a bank bag and re-rolled somewhere.

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  • OAKSTAROAKSTAR Posts: 7,848 ✭✭✭✭✭

    @WinLoseWin said:
    Any pre-1982 Memorials in that batch?

    If no, maybe it's rejecting any high copper content. Perhaps that is adjustable and set wrong.

    If yes and they didn't get rejected, it would seem to be either wear or it detects the tin found in pre-1962 cents for some reason. If not those reasons then I don't know what it could be picking up on. Maybe AI set for wheat cent images to give people a chance to get collections back after being dumped in (least likely cause I would think).

    Pre-82? Yes.

  • OAKSTAROAKSTAR Posts: 7,848 ✭✭✭✭✭

    @BAJJERFAN said:
    Wait until you get more change and take them to a teller window and try to deposit them that way. Chances are they have a different counter in the back. Either way they will end up in a bank bag and re-rolled somewhere.

    No, I don't want the tellers to take them.

  • TiborTibor Posts: 3,629 ✭✭✭✭✭

    I throw my wheaties and buffaloes into wishing fountains, drive thrus and self checkouts. Pass them out at Halloween.

  • CaptHenwayCaptHenway Posts: 32,453 ✭✭✭✭✭

    Weight

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  • OAKSTAROAKSTAR Posts: 7,848 ✭✭✭✭✭
    edited March 15, 2025 4:47PM

    I just thought the best place to dump them back into circulation, without physically handing them to someone was one of these coin machines. Their getting mixed in with thousands of other cents. Probably then taken to the coin roll companies and redistribute back to banks or businesses, where someone can search them again.

  • OAKSTAROAKSTAR Posts: 7,848 ✭✭✭✭✭

    @CaptHenway said:
    Weight

    It may very well have been. They were all 2.9 or 3.0

  • MsMorrisineMsMorrisine Posts: 33,921 ✭✭✭✭✭

    you could take a hit for the team and try a coinstar. just throw the wheats in first

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  • OAKSTAROAKSTAR Posts: 7,848 ✭✭✭✭✭

    I like that @MsMorrisine thanks! I think I will.

  • JWPJWP Posts: 24,165 ✭✭✭✭✭
    edited March 19, 2025 7:01PM

    @OAKSTAR I know what the problem is. The coin machine is a glutton free device. It is allergic to wheat germ. Your welcome Tom.

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  • OAKSTAROAKSTAR Posts: 7,848 ✭✭✭✭✭

    @JWP said:
    @OAKSTAR I know what the problem is. The coin machine is a glutton free device. It is allergic to wheat germ. Your welcome Tom.

  • ADGADG Posts: 442 ✭✭✭

    gluten

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  • baddogssbaddogss Posts: 1,297 ✭✭✭✭✭

    Probably worn down, the diameter is too small.
    I've had it happen.

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  • JWPJWP Posts: 24,165 ✭✭✭✭✭

    @ADG said:
    gluten

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