three wheat pennies

silverpop · June 8, 2018 8:00PM

these three wheat pennies are in my collection

this one my sister in law gave me a 1932d

and this one i found in change this year a 1941

AUandAG · June 8, 2018 8:05PM

abcde12345 · June 8, 2018 9:40PM

The first has been professionally blue-shoe-polished back in the day.
(a time worn tradition amoung the wealthy.)
the pre-WW2 is most likely sanded/cleaned to bring out the legends. Decieving yet
telling. Watch out for that one.
Are either of them hollow?

Type2 · June 8, 2018 10:22PM

You know we all started some where.

1Mike1 · June 8, 2018 10:55PM

I don't get tired of looking at Lincoln wheat cents. Bought this a year or two ago.

Type2 · June 8, 2018 11:14PM

Here is one I picked up.

thisistheshow · June 9, 2018 12:16AM

@abcde12345 said:
The first has been professionally blue-shoe-polished back in the day.
(a time worn tradition amoung the wealthy.)

I'm curious to know more about this.

the pre-WW2 is most likely sanded/cleaned to bring out the legends. Decieving yet
telling.

I don't know how others feel, but when I see a wheat or memorial cent with this look I often like it.

Type2 · June 9, 2018 12:46AM

Was your sister in law a collector? where did you find the one?

silverpop · June 9, 2018 6:18AM

no my sister in law knew i collected coins and thought i'd like the 1932d
and the 1941 i found in change three months ago while looking though my change from shopping

ricko · June 9, 2018 7:59AM

Old cents that are commerce worn. The '32D has picked up a lot of grunge... I have found a couple of cents from the '40's recently in change... and one in a coinstar reject slot. Cheers, RickO

Azurescens · June 9, 2018 8:17AM

@abcde12345 said:
The first has been professionally blue-shoe-polished back in the day.
(a time worn tradition amoung the wealthy.)

Does this blue stuff ever turn like a crayon green that's darker than verdigris? I've seen tons just never knew what it was. Sometimes it's black from getting grimy.

BuffaloIronTail · June 9, 2018 8:54AM

The 1941 Cent is neat because you can reference it for where to spot circulation wear on the high points.

Pete

metalmeister · June 9, 2018 9:04AM

Shoe polish. An old dog can still learn something new .

silverpop · June 9, 2018 9:55AM

had to change the title as i found this 1957d wheat penny in change today

thisistheshow · June 9, 2018 1:44PM

In my opinion, wheat cents can look really nice in many different ways, stages of wear, conditions, etc. (Just like I feel about many other series).

I do not own a beautiful red example, but love how they look.

Or, they can have that beautiful circulation cameo, not bordering into corrosion or environmental damage, and to get one like this in change is fantastic.

thisistheshow · June 9, 2018 1:51PM

@Type2 and @1Mike1 , those are both very nice examples. Thanks for sharing!

grip · June 9, 2018 1:51PM

Gorgeous coin type2.......66?

bronco2078 · June 9, 2018 3:31PM

I like the woodgrain wheaties personally

ldhair · June 9, 2018 5:50PM

silverpop · June 10, 2018 6:12AM

very cool wheat pennies shown guys

Swampboy · June 10, 2018 7:23AM

Two Wheat cents

I bought the top coin online twelve years ago and posted it here getting answers as to how it was made.

A member who found the lower cent in change posted an image of it.
I asked him if he'd sell it to me and finally about six years later he offered it to me for a song.

Stablemates I call them.

silverpop · June 10, 2018 7:38AM

three wheat pennies

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