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Pillar of the Community
Canada
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I was just wondering. Has anyone ever found anything of value in one of those bags that you see advertised all the time?
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Bedrock of the Community
Canada
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Hi, Peter, Very rarely there are 'unsearched' bags of wheat cents, I think you'll find 99% of them have been searched, unless you find some at an auction or estate sale.
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Pillar of the Community
United States
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Bedrock of the Community
United States
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Quote:that isn't necessarily true. This was just a couple weeks ago: http://www.coincommunity.com/forum/...IC_ID=116499 Yes it is possible. However, I sometimes wonder if all such incidents are true. Very possible but again, as has been mentioned many, many times now: If they are UNSEARCHED WHEAT CENTS, how do you know they are all wheat cents unless you did search. A person would have to look at every coin to make sure they are all Wheat Cents now wouldn't they? THINK. For example if I said I have 10 Nickels in my pocket, all are in the 60's, but I never looked at them, how would I know? Unsearched rolls, bags, boxes, etc. are the standard nominclature on ebay. |
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Pillar of the Community
United States
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If they are from ebay, they will absolutely be searched and in many cases doctored to make them look better. I bought a role once out of curiosity and now have plenty of teaching coins for what to look for in a doctored coin. I am not being sarcastic, my son and his friends look at them from time to time. My favorite one is so whizzed it is bright shiney red - however we can barely read the date! |
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Pillar of the Community
United States
863 Posts |
id agree. its someone who searched their coins to make sure no very valuable coins are there. than they sell the pile as a lot knowing they are mostly common dates with a few S mint coins sprinkled in as extra so as not to get poor ratings
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Bedrock of the Community
Canada
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@w1a9c8k5... I said 99%, that just happens to be the 1%.  |
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Pillar of the Community
United States
1770 Posts |
yea very rare ok very very rare but to me theres really no such thing as "unsearched" anything but yea theres always the miracle
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Bedrock of the Community
 United States
12815 Posts |
as with any purchase... use your brain... and caveat emptor.
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Rest in Peace
United States
3039 Posts |
No such thing as unsearched bags -oh no! Next you're gonna tell me there's no Santa Claus.
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Bedrock of the Community
United States
19935 Posts |
Do a forum search, this has been discussed MANY times over. The bottomline, there is no such thing, almost ALL wheats have been picked though at one time or another.....usually multiple times.
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Pillar of the Community
United States
808 Posts |
so, would that also apply for unsearched rolls of half dollars that are in shotgun bank rolls ? I see a lot of them on e-pray...
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Bedrock of the Community
United States
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"looked at" and "searched" are not necessarily the same thing.
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Pillar of the Community
United States
863 Posts |
Ill sell my unsearched wheates. Hopefully I wasnt not searching for the same thing your searching for
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Pillar of the Community
United States
1193 Posts |
I assume that all these ebay unsearched bags have been "unsearched for anything but key dates" lol, but I was thrown for a loop yesterday when I saw unsearched bags being sold in an ad on page 13 in Coin Prices Magazine July 2012 issue, by SCI (Southern Coin Investments. Would a reputable magazine allow this? I've searched a few unsearched bags, the thrill is great but the disappointment is greater! |
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Pillar of the Community
United States
863 Posts |
What is a fair price per pound of wheates?
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Posted 04/26/2012 08:22 am
