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Moderator
 United States
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Actually, a Wheat cent. We will work on the pronunciation.  He was out with the wife and her mother yesterday. Apparently he found it on the ground and my wife said he had to show me. I told him this one is special, being his first, so I put it in a 2x2. He was actually excited to see it protected.  He was not totally wrong about it being a weak cent, if by weak he means worn. |
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Pillar of the Community
Canada
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Cool! Details? Year and a photo |
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Pillar of the Community
United States
8516 Posts |
That's awesome !
Oregon coin geek.....*** GO BEAVS ! ! ! ***
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Rest in Peace
United States
1943 Posts |
That's great!  |
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Moderator
 United States
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I meant to take a photo after I put it in the 2x2, but my son was very excited to hold his now protected treasure. I will try to get one tonight. |
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Bedrock of the Community
United States
19947 Posts |
First wheat found! Definately a KEEPER!
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Moderator
United States
188213 Posts |
Thank you for the kind comments. No photo last night. It started with me replacing a fog light and ended up with me noticing that both of my front tires were shredded.  |
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Rest in Peace
United States
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No photo last night. It started with me replacing a fog light and ended up with me noticing that both of my front tires were shredded Please explain, hope it is not vandals or xxxx heads? |
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United States
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No, thankfully. It was me not having asymmetrical performance tires on a car with significant negative camber.  Long story short, I went cheap with the last set of tires knowing I would eventually replace them with something better. I severely underestimated just how long those cheap tires would last. |
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Valued Member
United States
317 Posts |
That's a good story of how a family can bond through a hobby. I think about how much a Wheat penny could buy at the time of its mintage and rising inflation when I come across one. I looked at a inflation website and it says an Average Cost for a Gallon Of gas in 1940 was 11 cents and a Average Cost for a Loaf of Bread in 1950 was 12 cents but of course, wages were in line with these numbers. But every time I see a Wheat penny, I am reminded that penny bought a lot more when it was minted than now. Sometimes when I find a wheaty, I like to look it up in the Red Book guide to Lincoln cents to find a tidbit of info on it to give the coin a story, to make it a little more appreciated. But I see you already did this with this particular coin. Congrats and good luck. |
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Valued Member
United States
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Jbuck: At first I thought when I read the title that you were getting into some of those dates in 1920s that are notorious for weak strikes. I have a book I'd recommend for your son: It is titled The Complete Guide to Lincoln Cents by David W. Lange. I don't have a copy for sale but you should be able to buy one off of Amazon. It will really help. |
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United States
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Thank you for the recommendation. Most numismatic books might be a little out of his comfort zone right now (he is only five). This gives me an idea. I am going to "accidentally" leave a Red Book and my copy of Chuck's book in his room. There might be enough photos in them to grab his attention.  |
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Valued Member
United Arab Emirates
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Protecting the first find, that truly is the right choice :)
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Valued Member
United States
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Awesome! I know first hand how great it is to share this hobby with your young children (my daughter is five). I hope this stirs up the obsession...er, "hobby"... in your son! |
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