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Avg. # of wheat pennies in $50 bank bags?

JWMGT90JWMGT90 Posts: 305 ✭✭✭
Whats the average number of wheat pennies one would find in a $50 bank bag or $50 in rolled coins.

I found 22 wheat pennies while bagging up $50 worth of pennies at work is that a good find?

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  • That seems to be a little over my average pull from $50 boxes of pennies.

    I usually find somewhere between 15 and 20, but in some I've found none and some I've found lots.

    It's all in the luck of the draw!
  • … Posts: 958 ✭✭✭
    the most ive ever gotten is one roll out of a $25 box. It varies... widely.
  • I went through a $20 group once, and I only found 3 wheat cents. If that's anything to go by, I'd say you were above average.
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  • illini420illini420 Posts: 11,466 ✭✭✭✭✭
    I've searched 2 boxes of $25 each one time ($50 total). I think the total was about 25 wheats, a few Canada cents (oldest 1957 or 1953, can't remember), a dime, and a 1907 Indian Head Cent in fine condition.

    I'm told that I'm very lucky to have found an Indian Head in my first and only group of $50. I'll get another $50 one of these days image
  • aballeinaballein Posts: 388
    i search a $25 box every month or so and i average about 10-12 wheats, around 15 canadian, and the random dime, only found 1 indian head in all of the $25 boxes ive searched, its was a 1901 in horrid shape.
  • rickoricko Posts: 98,724 ✭✭✭✭✭
    If I ever go through my two gallons of wheats and dump the non keepers, there will be plenty in the bank rolls for a while. image Cheers, RickO
  • That's probably about average.

    I've been going through boxes of cents for the past 2 years and my average comes out to 16 per $25 box. The most I ever found in one box was 53, the least was 2.
  • crispycrispy Posts: 792 ✭✭✭
    I've averaged about 15 or so per $25 box.
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  • I have found the ratio of Wheats to Memorials in random bank bags these days is about 1 to 150. That is pretty close to the results you guys are coming up with too. 1 in 150 is about 17 per $25 box making it about 34 per $50 bag.

    I have never found an Indian penny (I've searched about 30,000 to 40,000 pennies in all) but have heard of someone who has. I find Canadians about half as often as I find Wheats. I have found 1 dime in a penny roll, also have found a penny in a dime roll.
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  • JWMGT90JWMGT90 Posts: 305 ✭✭✭
    I just did a quick search through $1000 of dime rolls just checking the edge for all silver and found 4 silver dimes. Good think I was working because I would never waste time doing that unless I was retired.
  • CoxeCoxe Posts: 11,139
    If the bag is on eBay and was unsearched, the number of wheaties would be much lower.
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