Memorial S Mints The New Wheaties? - Page 2

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Bassmaster Pillar of the Community United States 1130 Posts	Posted 10/24/2013 5:09 pm Great finds! I also save all s cent pennies or other coins that I find. Report this Post to the Staff
AllezRoubaix Valued Member United States 143 Posts	Posted 10/24/2013 11:59 pm I'd agree with the fact that the S mints from the 60's and 70's are about as rare as some wheaties. I hardly ever see any S mints when I'm roll hunting pennies. Also, look at the mintage figures the S mints have quite a bit lower numbers, some even 10 fold lower than the other mints. I still haven't been able to find '73 and '74 S at all! They're the only two missing above 1960 in my collection. Report this Post to the Staff
atticguy Pillar of the Community United States 1373 Posts	Posted 05/01/2015 1:09 pm I just got done with the second of two boxes of cents I got from the bank. I found FIVE S-mint cents in each box, for a total of ten out of 5,000 cents total. However, one of them (I think) is a 1968-S Proof cent. The scan below just doesn't give it justice; it shines even nicer than a brand new shield cent! Report this Post to the Staff
LibertyEagle20 Pillar of the Community United States 1191 Posts	Posted 05/01/2015 5:42 pm I'm in the midwest and I'm lucky to get 3-4 LMC S mints per box. I've only found a few that were uncirculated. Wheats are more common for me (almost always 50's-D and 40's-P). I get anywhere from 8-15 per box on average I'd say. Report this Post to the Staff
mdh157 Pillar of the Community United States 952 Posts	Posted 05/02/2015 3:19 pm they are def becoming harder to find in circulation and have always been a treat for me (on the east coast). I still smile when I find one - same with the 68-70-s nickels, I love 'em. Report this Post to the Staff
DaSlayer Valued Member United States 204 Posts	Posted 05/09/2015 07:55 am I have an entire roll of uncirculated 1969 S pennies that my dad bought when he was a kid Report this Post to the Staff
n9jig Pillar of the Community United States 997 Posts	Posted 05/09/2015 10:05 am "S" mint cents require much more careful screening to find so therefore are less likely to be culled by the general public than Wheat cents. The average Joe will usually keep a Wheat cent he finds or give it to the coin guy in the family while he probably won't notice an "S" mint mark. This leaves more "S" coins for people like us who meticulously check every coin we get in circulation. When I lived in the Midwest I would find one or 2 Wheats a month in circulation, but rarely "S" cents. I seemed to find more "S" cents roll hunting. Report this Post to the Staff
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