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New Member
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Hello Everyone, I have a penny from the mid 1930's and was wondering if you guys like it/ find it a useless keep.  Also I've been reading some of the other posts, I'm pretty new to this (the site, not collecting) and was wondering what you guys mean by "F-12" (or other numbers) and "VG10" and all the other terms you use. Thanks for having me, -Jonah   |
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Moderator
 United States
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Closer pictures are needed to give opinions on grade.
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Pillar of the Community
United States
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 The photos are a little too small to determine a grade. In regards if you should keep it, that is up to you. If you need it for a penny set or if you like it, you should keep it. I personally keep all wheats and it's not really costing you anything to hold onto it. You also asked about the "numbers" we use. It's actually a grading scale and it's used to determine a coin's condition. Check this link out for more information: http://www.pcgs.com/grades.html |
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New Member
 Canada
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Oh Fuzzy, thanks for replying, I saw your post about 1968 coins, I have a 1/2 franc from 1968 in my collection, I have doubles, would you be interested?
Thanks for the reply WheatBack, I'll check out the link
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Valued Member
United States
315 Posts |
Most people here save wheats regardless of condition. They aren't very valuable, but they're rare enough to not be overwhelming.
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New Member
Canada
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What do you guys mean by wheats? Pennies?
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Moderator
United States
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MR_Wazzap11, you currently don't have enough posts to sell or trade, but if you still have it later we can chat.  What country is it from? |
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Bedrock of the Community
Canada
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Wheat Pennies (actually wheat cents) is the term given to US cents dated 1909-1958, they have wheat at the back.
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Pillar of the Community
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F10, VG8 etc. are grades. Combination of words (Fine, Very Good) and numeric values that are part of a historical 1-70 scale. So an F12 is in better shape than an F10 which is in better shape than a VG8. It refers to the amount of wear on the coin. Look here: http://www.pcgs.com/grades.html and here: http://www.pcgs.com/photograde/Wheat refers to the design on the back of a US cent (1909-1959) which is two ears of wheat around the words one cent. So "wheat" is shorthand for an older US Cent, at least 50+ years old). Cent is the correct term, pennies are British (but common usage is that they are the same, so that's a battle a purist will lose). -----Burton 50+ year / Life / Emeritus ANA member (joined 12/1/1973) Life member: Numismatics International, CONECA Member: TNA, FtWCC, NETCC, EveryCountry (online) coin club Owned by three cats and a wife of 40+ years (joined 1983) Author: 3rd Edition of the Sample Slabs book, https://www.sampleslabs.info/ |
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United States
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Bedrock of the Community
United States
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Welcome to CC!
Your pictures are too small for accurate grading but it looks to be F-VF. Any coin over 90 years old is a keeper!
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Pillar of the Community
United States
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I pull all Lincoln Wheat Back Cents from circulation, just a habit along with pre-60 Jeffersons and silver coinage.
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New Member
Canada
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Fuzzy: "What country is it from?"
I believe the 1/2 Franc is Swiss
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Moderator
United States
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Thanks for checking, but I already have a 1/2 Franc from Switzerland.
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New Member
Canada
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Ok well it was worth a shot :D
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