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Found my first Wheat Cent at work today

MrMagMrMag Posts: 328
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Found my first Wheatie at my new job today...

1934! (philly)

I was shocked that it wasnt from 1958... lol.
Anyways, Im pretty glad.

This is now my 2nd oldest cent I've found in circulation. The first one is a 1919.
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  • ArizonaJackArizonaJack Posts: 4,029 ✭✭✭
    coolio. Welcome to the forum !!
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  • tightbudgettightbudget Posts: 7,299 ✭✭✭
    Not bad. 1958s aren't exactly easy (or hard) to find either. 1944, 1945, 1956-D, 1957-D seem to be the easiest.
  • MrMagMrMag Posts: 328


    << <i>coolio. Welcome to the forum !! >>



    You should see my intro thread image

    and Budget, you're right, I was thinking 1959 - I have plenty of those! lol
    but point being, its easier to find a 40's and 50's Wheatie than one from the 30's.
    odd assortment of USmoneyfacts
  • illini420illini420 Posts: 11,467 ✭✭✭✭✭
    Very cool, love finding wheats in circulation. If you want some real fun, get a box of $50 in cents from your bank. Last one I looked through had about 25 wheats and one 1907 Indian Head cent!!

    Michael Kittle Rare Coins --- 1908-S Indian Head Cent Grading Set --- No. 1 1909 Mint Set --- Kittlecoins on Facebook --- Long Beach Table 448

  • CB2597CB2597 Posts: 3,042


    << <i>Last one I looked through had about 25 wheats and one 1907 Indian Head cent!! >>

    Thanks for the tip. I might just try that one as well. By the way image MrMag!
  • rickoricko Posts: 98,724 ✭✭✭✭✭
    Always neat to find Wheaties... I find about 7 a year in change.... always keep them. Cheers, RickO
  • MrMagMrMag Posts: 328
    Thanks all.
    So far working here has been fairly good to me image

    I hope my luck continues!
    odd assortment of USmoneyfacts
  • ambro51ambro51 Posts: 13,981 ✭✭✭✭✭
    Finding an indian in $25 worth of pennies is a major find.

    I read where a couple had searched ONE million pennies in 1958 and came up with a total of 35 indians.

    They say you can remember where you were when Kennedy was shot, pearl harbor bombed (for you seniors) etc etc......I vividly remember the day I found an 1894 IHC laying in the alley behind my house, when I was about 8. It had been run over, gouged and beaten up...but I FOUND it! I remember the heat of the alley on my bare feet, and the smell of the rosebush behind the neighbors house, when I took it over to show him.

    Funny how the little things stick in your head... and I cant remember what I had for dinner last night..
  • pontiacinfpontiacinf Posts: 8,915 ✭✭
    welcome to the boards.


    any find is a good find these days image
    image

    Go BIG or GO HOME. ©Bill
  • OnlyGoldIsMoneyOnlyGoldIsMoney Posts: 3,449 ✭✭✭✭✭
    Nice. Got a 1935 in VF at a convenience store today.

    Mark
    NO END IN SIGHT LIB $2.50'S CAC ONLY
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  • BarberianBarberian Posts: 4,226 ✭✭✭✭✭
    I just dumped a whole bunch of wheaties into circulation yesterday. They were metal detector finds that were taking up space. Many of them were gritty from being in the ground but I'm sure they'll clean up nicely in olive oil. I just didn't have the time to mess with them, so they ended up in a Coinstar. $14 worth of pennies and probably half were Wheaties.
    3 rim nicks away from Good
  • direwolf1972direwolf1972 Posts: 2,076 ✭✭✭
    image
    I'll see your bunny with a pancake on his head and raise you a Siamese cat with a miniature pumpkin on his head.

    You wouldn't believe how long it took to get him to sit still for this.


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