Nice find from change today and a bullet from yesterday.

joefro

Found the best coin I've ever found in change today. I went to McDonalds trying to make it in time to get a Bacon Egg and Cheese Biscuit and didn't think I was going to make it as I had to dig for change in the holder in my car. Fishing through all of the cents looking for quarters and such... I spotted two wheat ears staring back at me. I thought.. "Nice! I haven't found a wheatie in change in forever and the last one I did find was a 1958-D. I grabbed it up, expecting a 1944 or some equivalent... but I was VERY pleasantly surprised to see a 78 year old Lincoln winking at me!

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That's an "S" giving this a mintage of approximately 17.3 million. Funny thing is, I bought one of these for a buck or so a while back in a large group for my wheatie collection! I like this a lot more than any 64 silver coin I have found in change. Now I just have to wait for the wildcard entry thread!



Also yesterday I found a bullet in a rather odd place. I was detecting on the "horseshoe" on my campus. It is a rather large grassy field which had old buildings on it dating to the early 1900s. The foundation of the first building is still there as a historical reminder of the old campus. Anyways, this is a place where these days the marching band and cheerleaders practice and many students walk to and from classes. Underneath an old tree I was surprised to dig up this shell, although I don't know how old it might be. I just cant imaging someone getting away with shooting off guns in this area for the last 50 years. Then again... who knows?

HKnJ

Interesting shell find. I find Wheaties occasionally in change. It does put a smile on my face seeing them.

phut

Nice!
I haven't got a wheatie in change for quite a while now and I think the last was a 57D.

joefro

Thanks for the replies.

LordM... can you tell me if this is a "modern" shell?

lordmarcovan

I'm not up to speed on my cartridge casings, but I know the earliest ones (in the 1870's or so) had the firing pin impression on the edge, and are called "rimfire" cartridges for that reason. The center-fire cartridges like you found are later. I would say that's a twentieth century cartridge casing, but unless you have a company name we can web search with, I dunno how old it is. Looks fifty years old, at least.

PS- technical detail- the lead part that flies out when the gun is fired is the "bullet". What you have there is a cartridge casing, or a "shell".

If it still had the bullet in it, it would be a "round", as in a "live round".

BTW, congrats on the Wildcard Wheatie find. I got a 1944 in change at Mickey D's a while back, but it's been a long time since I've seen any older ones in change. That's pretty remarkable for a circulation find, in my book.