Goal 10,000 Rolls Of Pennies.

10 wheats (1918 being oldest)

key finds: 1918S

(500 rolls)

Wheat cents: 160
1909-1919: 1
1920-1929: 1
1930-1939: 8
1940-1958: 150
Wide AM: 1 (1998)
1992 struck through (grease)
1988 RDV: 2
Counterstamped: 1
Canada: George VI: 1939 and 1945.
Canada: Queen Elizabeth II: 1958 (low mintage)
Canada: 1965 pointed 5: 2
1964 Belgium 50 centimes

2000 to look through for errors yet.

I went and picked up my first box of cents today. The first bank I went to was my normal bank, and was really busy. Was waiting forever for them to get the box, got tired of waiting and left. Went down the road to another bank, and the lady looked at me like I had two heads when I asked for a box. She asked if I was a business. When I told here no, she had to go ask someone if she could give me a box. I guess their are not too many roll hunters around here. Might be a good thing when I start doing halfs. I've gone through ten rolls so far, and got 2 wheats. My plan is to pull all the copper, and start putting together a couple folders of reds.

Interesting! It But something bothers me. Jarden makes the copper plated steel planchets for Canada; one would think we should just start using those. Unless the contract explicitly states zinc and a new one for the steel will have to be negotiated. Maybe there is another vendor I am not aware of?

Ouch!

It will be interesting to see who, if anyone, becomes the new cent planchet vendor.

To be honest, I would not be all that surprised.

Great thread indeed....very interesting project!

Wow! That's a nice number of wheats for 500 rolls! That's a wheat in every 3.125 rolls! Not bad.