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Pillar of the Community
United States
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Around the Chicago area they were quite steady at around .2% of cents from 1975 to 2008. they did drift lower a little and there was some variation. In 2008 they went way up close to .4% and are dropping rapidly now. Indeed, I started seeing lots more silver and even some old high grade clad but now things seem to be normalizing again.
Time don't fly, it bounds and leaps.
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Valued Member
 United States
137 Posts |
Found a 1945 today in the coffee fund at my office. That makes about 4 wheaties this year so far.
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Valued Member
United States
197 Posts |
Yesterday in my change at Walgreens, I got a '58 wheatie and a 2009 Formative Years Lincoln commem in AU condition. The change came out of one of those automated coin machines next to the register, and the thought occurred to me: Those change machines probably benefit those of us who watch for special coins, because the tellers have no opportunity to spot something unusual before it ends up in the customer's hands. |
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Valued Member
United States
70 Posts |
I get some wheaties in my change and it's always nice, but you pretty much need to cheat and just CRH to find any reasonable amount of them.  Edited by GoldenEagle
05/06/2013 9:32 pm
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Valued Member
United States
449 Posts |
its getting harder yes, I have to buy a box if I want to find them... 10-12 per box normally.
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Bedrock of the Community
Australia
21786 Posts |
A box of Wheaties cost me $4.50 per box. The only problem is that I eat them for breakfast! I usually pour hot milk on them, especially in winter time. Haven't suffered from heavy metal poisoning yet!  Oh, yes! I DO have a rather nice 1913 example, in MS 60 or 61 condition. I am rather pleased with it. That one DIDN'T come out of a box. Edited by sel_69l
05/07/2013 09:39 am
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Valued Member
United States
325 Posts |
Yeah, machines are great places for collectible coins. Most tellers though don't know how to spot them. Some do.
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Valued Member
United States
325 Posts |
found 30 wheat pennys today in 48 rolls of pennies. not bad :-)
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Valued Member
United States
137 Posts |
(Update from this initial post #1 from March)Again, stopped by that same McDonalds for coffee (and a Egg McMuffin this time too) and once again, got a wheatie back in change, this time a 1958-D. Not an amazing coin but I am having great luck getting them at this particular place. Friends at my work seem to think there is an older person that maybe can't see them clearly or doesn't know/care what they are, and is spending them there. Maybe, maybe not, but it's interesting though.
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New Member
United States
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l remember when I was a Kid we had lots of wheaties, Of course I was born in 1942.
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Pillar of the Community
United States
1053 Posts |
My oldest is 1918 in change.
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Pillar of the Community
United States
4085 Posts |
Got a 1940-D from an oriental noodle parlor last week at lunch.
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New Member
United States
25 Posts |
I got a 1912 D in my change last year. It's blackened and has a lot of dirt on it but it still has defined features on it.
Edited by dragonred385
08/02/2013 12:12 am
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Pillar of the Community
United States
927 Posts |
I did a load of laundry today and when I pulled it out of the washer, there was a Wheat penny at the bottom. Which means it fell out of a pocket in my wife's pants. She finds them in the cash drawer at her store and brings them home. But sometimes she forgets to give them to me. This one was a decent 1923. And now it's nice and clean too. |
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Valued Member
Puerto Rico
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Believe it or not, I actually got a Wheat cent in change from my local coin shop a few months ago! It was a common 1950's wheatie, but still a wheatie!  |
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