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Rest in Peace
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I think the actual # is 146 copper cents and 181 zinc cents per pound. Don't forget too that right now there is over 2c worth of copper in every copper cent. If you can buy from a local dealer you will save a lot of shipping expense.
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01/22/2010 09:43 am
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Pillar of the Community
 United States
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146 (145.8) wheats = 1 pound
If you don't know the mix and the seller can't tell you then assume the worst...Offer the lower price
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Pillar of the Community
United States
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On average it is 144/145 ea. per pound.
1000 ea. weigh 6 lbs. 12 ozs.
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Pillar of the Community
United States
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Hey guys, I currently have about 2500 LWC and I will throw in another couple hundred S mints along with a hand full of teens and 20 and will make sure it includes a couple of 1909 and 1909 VDB cents. These are all unsearched and I will be 90 years old someday. I will take .10 each. any takers? Jim hehehehehehe |
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Pillar of the Community
United States
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I think I'll wait and see if you get to 90.....Then take you up on the deal.
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Pillar of the Community
United States
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I think 5 cetns apiece for decent mix is a good price. I would not go higher than 7 cents even for a really good mix.
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Valued Member
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Alright, sounds like I have the information I needed. Thanks for the replies.
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Valued Member
United States
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many people will lable their bag of wheat cents as "unsearched from a 90 year old man's hoard!" See this or statements like it and you will most likely get a bag of junk that has been searched for all the good coins. Does this make sense? Hey NoHope good statement, I recently bid on a unsearched bag of (Wheats, Buffalos,Small Cents and Liberty Dimes On E-Bay from (Penniesandmore) The picture provided on e-bay showed a lot of coins spread in a box, all mentioned above in folders with no dates shown (UNSEARCHED) I bought 5 bags, getting a bag free (100 cions per bag) and believe it or not all the folders had dates on them. In short I received about 600 coins over 400 of them the same 4-5 year dates, 100 Buffalo nickels, not one readable date, and 5 small cents dated around the 1890-1907 range. I contacted the seller and in short he said to ( Have A Happy New Year) You live, you learn and be careful of the unforseen |
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Valued Member
United States
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It's true, you never should expect unsearched lots. Unfortunately, most people are just dishonest about that, but, like I said, it'll be fun to go through some  |
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Pillar of the Community
United Kingdom
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Pocket change, once you become an established member here, you can check out the buy/sell/trade forums.
A few members have sold wheats will be probably be the closer to unsearched that you will be able find via other sources.
Last ones that I recall was 2000 cents offered for $98 shipped. This comes to just under 5 cents per coin or even less if you don't include the cost of shipping.
I would have purchased some, if I still lived in the US.
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Valued Member
United States
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I'm looking forward to 50 posts so I can take advantage of the BST forum I've seen some nice stuff there. |
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Bedrock of the Community
United States
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The going bulk rate is 5 cents per coin, regardless of the contents. I've bought many bags from my dealer. As he takes them in, he tosses them into a bag and then sells the bag. There's ususally some nice 40's and 50's BU's and a real mix from 1909 up. Maybe I'm just lucky, but that is the norm for me.
Always be aware: THERE ARE VIRTUALLY NO UNSEACHED WHEATS 99.9% of the Wheats out there have been searched at some point.
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01/22/2010 4:24 pm
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Pillar of the Community
United States
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I agree with Thad, there are "almost" no unsearched bags of LWC's out there. I also go to a local dealer and he too places ALL the LWC's that come in, in a plastic jar for me and when it is nearing full, I am able to watch him with his counting machine, count the cents( not the counting machine that damages the coins ) and he sells them to me for $2.50-3.00 per roll, I know he has checked for key dates, but this does not bother me, I like to search for the varieties, which I know he does not.....5-6 cents each, in my opinion, I am happy, after all, they do not grow on trees and no e-bay delivery costs, no trust issues, just what I pay for and have found some nice examples of some hard to find varieties...  |
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Valued Member
United States
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Our local coin shop has a huge bowl of wheats at 4 cents each. He doesn't mind if you root around a little. When my son found five that he wanted, he just let him have them.
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Valued Member
United States
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Quote:
When my son found five that he wanted, he just let him have them.
I think that's probably one of the best ways to get a child interested in the hobby (assuming he doesn't grow up around someone like us ). I remember a gentleman doing that for me when I was younger. I was thrilled. It was a beat up Large Cent. I thought it was the best thing in the world. That memory still makes me smile. |
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