wheat Pennies

silverpop

well here are some wheat pennies from my collection (all are raw and all found in change)

1948s




1940




1938



1934

DCW

Collecting from pocket change is the purest form of the hobby. Nice pieces, enjoy!

cmerlo1

Very cool- I get them from time to time but they are never that old- almost always 1958-D's.

Flatwoods

Very nice.
It's been a long while since I have found a wheatie in change.

TopographicOceans

Those look to be US Cents and not UK Pennies.

silverpop

yes they are US coins that I have found in pocket change

odd thing is you never know what lurks in your change

david3142

He was being a wise guy. Some people are hung up on cents not being pennies.

ajaan

Unfortunately the US Mint doesn't know they aren't pennies. From this US Mint site:





<< <i>There are no design changes to the half dollar, dime, nickel or penny. >>

coppertoning

Very cool

I recently plucked a 1917 from the give a penny take a penny at the liquor store down the road

AUandAG

These are the cat's meow to find in the pocket change!!

bob

Kaline6

Very cool finds! Thanks for taking the time to post them. I enjoyed seeing them.

I still find cents from the 30s in change from time to time--80 years old. When I started collecting in the early 60s there were no coins that age in circulation; that would have been the 1880s. (Not counting the 1880s Morgans I got from my folks who brought them home from the casinos, where they were still used.) Occasionally got a V-nickel or Indian Head cent but never one dating back before 1900 in my recall.

Of course none of the designs were 80 years old then.

steveben

those are pretty nice change finds. i still get wheats in change. i do agree with Kaline6 that it's pretty remarkable these show up in change after so much time has passed. i usually get 1946 more than any other. i found a 46-S just the other day.

johnny9434

nice pick ups