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Valued Member
United States
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Lincoln wheat cents are getting harder to come by in pocket change these days. I remember when I was younger they were fairly common, but over the years they aren't found much in loose change. Well with this in mind, last week I stopped by my local McDonalds for coffee as I do most workday mornings, and got a 1934 wheatie in my change. And this morning I went to this same McD's for coffee and got a 1952-D wheatie.  As I've stated in other posts, it's these little things that make my day. I do believe that this 1934 wheatie is the oldest one I've gotten in change, that I can recall. |
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Pillar of the Community
United States
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Very nice!  |
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Valued Member
United States
280 Posts |
Nice! Wheats have always been a little more common around here. The oldest I have found was a 1918, I think.
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Pillar of the Community
United States
1944 Posts |
1 received a 16D from a "target" store here...
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 United States
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Very nice! I am always excited to find a Wheat cent in change.  |
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Pillar of the Community
United States
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Lincoln wheat cents are getting harder to come by in pocket change these days. Getting harder? Where have you been shopping? I'm lucky if I get 2 per year. I haven't been finding them in larger numbers (in change) since the 1970's. |
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Pillar of the Community
United States
2311 Posts |
My oldest is 1917. Got in change from Wal-mart. And great find! |
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Pillar of the Community
United States
716 Posts |
What is neat about finding wheaties in my change is that it takes me back to my childhood. Back then, that was the extent of my coin collecting-going through my parents and grandparents pocket change each day after they came home from work. Coin collecting was a lot simpler and a lot more fun back then.
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New Member
United States
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I guess it depend on where you live in the United States, but I rarely find wheat pennies in my change. The oldest Wheat penny I have is from 1910, it ptetty worned out I could barely make out the date. I'm starting to see a decrease in pre 1982 pennies I suspect they too will get rare depended on where one lives in the United States. |
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United States
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New guy. First post! I was going to start a new topic, but it's probably been addressed a zillion times, and this thread seems a good place for my question. I've just started looking for Wheaties again, having rediscovered a blue Whitman folder given to me in 1963. It's weird popping new old pennies into it side-by-side with ones I put there 50 years ago. Anyway, my question is, what do most people do with leftovers? I've purchased some ebay coin hoards just to start filling the easier holes in my 1909-1940 collection, and now I've got this sack of about 1500 common wheats with little or no collector value. I could become one of those nutty old codgers with a 100-pound jar of pennies in the garage, but I plan to be a nutty old codger in other ways. How do most collectors dispose of their culled pennies, if they dispose of them? I hate to just take them to the bank for their face value. Seems wrong and stupid, somehow. Sorry for the off-topic detour. I never see wheats in my change. Edited by Daniel Olson
03/13/2013 6:09 pm
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Pillar of the Community
United States
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Hmm, you can sell the wheat cents on ebay. But the pennies nothing but taken them to a bank or donate them. |
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Pillar of the Community
United States
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 I wouldn't just turn them in at the bank. Try to sell them, keep them, or give them away. |
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Pillar of the Community
 United States
2448 Posts |
Only received 4 since here in Tampa this year. All were in terrible condition. They are getting much more scarse.
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New Member
United States
31 Posts |
Hrrm, I tend to find 1 in every two or Three rolls we open at the store in the morning. I see a Canadian cent once a week and today found a 1986 twenty pence.
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New Member
United States
31 Posts |
In Gainesville, Florida btw :D
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New Member
United States
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Got one about 3 weeks ago.
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Posted 03/13/2013 2:55 pm
