I just received a pretty old Lincoln wheat cent in change, which has not happened to me recently

Longacre

The Longacre Estate sits adjacent to a very large dairy farm, and the farmer also runs a really tasty ice cream shop on the property. The shop is very quaint, and the milk used comes from the cows at the farm, which adds some ambiance to the whole experience. Last night, I made a quick run to the shop, and purchased a scoop of "Mocha Mahem", which is mocha coffee ice cream, with oreo cookies, and drizzled with fresh caramel. The price was $2.95, and I paid with $3.00. I received five pennies in change, rather than a nickel.

I was pleasantly surprised when I noticed that one was a wheat Lincoln cent. After checking the date, it was a 1927, and I graded it a solid Fine. In fact, I would probably sticker the coin at that grade. When I looked it up in the recent issue of Coin Values, it indicated the Lincoln was worth $1.50! I was in a frenzy to find a Lincoln from the 1920's in pocket change, and because my ice cream was essentially have the price.

Personally, it has been quite a while since I received a wheat Lincoln in change, and I cannot recall getting one of such an early date. There's no question in this thread , but I just wanted to pass along the fact that it is still possible to collect coins from change.

RYK

Could you rephrase the OP in the form of a question?

ambro51

Just as a chimpanzee would eventually type out the entire Holy Bible just by just randomly banging away at a typewriter keyboard...so too should it be possible to put together an entire run of Lincolns, 1909 to date, out of circulation.



Both feats would probably take the same amout of time.....

Longacre

It's a week later, and I went again to the ice cream shop (it's one way to keep Mrs. L happy . I got two more wheaties in change. A 1935 and a 1952! I think they are seeding the register!

mozeppa

i admit it....it was me.

BlackBeard

They spent $5 on a roll of better date Lincolns and have sold $175 worth of ice cream since. It's a gimmick. Watch for major retailers to soon throw their hat into the ring.

lkeigwin

I have lots of old wheaties sitting around, under appreciated. So occasionally I spend some just because I know someone will be surprised. I'd probably be thrilled to get my own wheatie back in change! Simple things amuse me, I guess.

RichieURich

Maybe the owner or a relative of the owner is a dealer and has finally found a use for all those wheat cents that come in with collections!

That Mocha Mayhem ice cream sounds great! Can you send me a sample?

lordmarcovan

I think you need to ask them to look in the drawer for more.

I once got two grubby War nickels in change at a convenience store, and asked the clerk what else was in the drawer, and when seven or eight more appeared, I asked if they were coming from rolls, and they were. We had to wait on the time-release safe, but I went home with several rolls that were solid 1930s and 1940s Jeffies, most of them Warnickels. The coins were black and a little greasy, like they had been in the bilge of somebody's old boat, but I'll take any silver I can get at face value!

sumnom

I'm sorry. What is this thread about? I couldn't really concentrate after "a scoop of "Mocha Mahem", which is mocha coffee ice cream, with oreo cookies, and drizzled with fresh caramel."

cladking

Oh the humanity.

144 million 1927 cents get made with tens of millions of survivors sitting
in collections and protected by modern storage techniques while the last
of the 1984-D cents rot away in circulation.

I don't mean to rain on your parade so much as to point out that for many
collectors there is a much bigger parade that has been going on a long time
even if it isn't often so loud.

LickThoseStamps

<< <i>... with tens of millions of survivors sitting in collections >>



And exactly how did you come up with this survival figure?