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New Member
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I am finding that Lincoln Memorial "S" mint marks are more rare than wheat cents in the bank rolls that I search. Of my brass LMC cent rolls, (hundreds), I have saved all S's, and they only make up 0.7% total. I live in NC, so I expect scarce S mints. That's about 1 out one every 150 cents I search. What is your ratio? Do you save them? |
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Pillar of the Community
United States
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I have not been roll searching long, but in approximately 15,000 cents I have gone through I haven't found anything close to 1 out of 150. Based on that ratio I should have found 100 S mint cents. After checking my reserve I have found less than 30, so you are doing pretty well in finding S mints based on my results.
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Pillar of the Community
United States
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i buy copper from a guy on the west coast and the s mints there are pretty good. in a 100 face I found 4 and 1/2 pounds of s mints. but that was all copper
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Pillar of the Community
United States
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I wonder how many S mint cents one finds in a box that is searching in San Francisco?
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Bedrock of the Community
United States
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They are scarce in my area (midwest) but folks on the left coast find them all the time. Forum member Scotty finds so many I think he had to quit saving them. LOL
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Pillar of the Community
United States
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Let's see. Here in san diego I have completed 30 boxes. so that is 75,000 coins. I have 250 total wheats, and 868 s mint cents. (57 of the 250 wheats were s mint wheats.) so I think I find one s mint out of every 86 cents. and 1 wheat out of every 300 cents. and 1 s mint Wheat cent out of every 1,315 cents. so it definately is swayed by where you live, I'm 8 hours south of san francisco and get quite a bit of their coins. east coasters have a harder time. hope my states helped out though. |
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United States
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Pillar of the Community
United States
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I really haven't kept track....but probably out of 3 boxes (7500 cents) I would take a gander at about 10...yeah...not very close to 1 out of 150..unless that 150 means $150.....Im just sayin
Oh I'm in Mississippi.....
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07/21/2011 11:47 am
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 United States
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I have searched about 3/4 of a million cents and have saved all the "S" mints and I think I have around 20 rolls. I am in Michigan. John1  |
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Bedrock of the Community
United States
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That's about what I get in Ohio too John. There's hardly any S mints in this part of the country which creates the perception they are somewhat rare when they in fact are not.
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Pillar of the Community
United States
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BadThad is right, I used to think the S-Mint cents were rare several years ago. But, based on the fact that there are more S-Mints found in San Diego and about that area, does that mean by definition if someone finds a 1909-S VDB, it would be found out west?
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Pillar of the Community
United States
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Yes, but a 1909 S mint has had more time to make its way over to the east coast than a 1970 S mint.  |
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Pillar of the Community
United States
543 Posts |
Right on Willy! And if anything you'd get a 1909-S with no VDB but either way I'll take it! I am in Michigan so to me any S mint is a geographical rarity! I don't know whether or not to trust About.com, but there is a Memorial cent value listing there, and it stated that the value of the 1968-1974 S-Mints can be Three Cents (the same as common wheats). |
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Pillar of the Community
United States
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Forum member Scotty finds so many I think he had to quit saving them. LOL I'm still saving 'em Thad! I quit saving other "coppers" though. I only hang onto BU-"ish" copper now, but I still keep every S-mint I find. At last count, I have over 100 rolls. |
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Pillar of the Community
United States
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Just being a "show-off"...  Pulled this one out of my pocket-change today. |
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New Member
 United States
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Thanks, folks! I appreciate y'alls insight. I'll continue to stash 'em away. My son is a collector too, and he'll probably end up with 'em when the worms are eating me.
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Posted 07/20/2011 10:00 pm
