Bags Of Wheaties

dealers are currently buying bags for around $175 so yes expect to pay between $200 and $250 per bag..... for many years we sold 3 rolls truly unsearched for $5 this was back before the State Quarters started... we sold them for the YN's so they would have something to look for... however half the sales were from collectors buying them like a lottery ticket... we had some guys find some good stuff....1 found a 1922 no D strong reverse worth at the time several hundred dollars.... I would just say that when buying bags yes most have been looked but there are still many good little gems to still cherry pick if you really no what to look for.... one example that I remember to this day was a young lady who loved Lincolns and really knew alot... she was at a coin club meeting where there were 4 dealers and over 25 collectors with quite a bit of collecting experience.... there was a capitol holder filled with cents that she bought... no one else had any interest in this "common" holder.... she cherry picked over $500 worth of coins out of it.... guess who had the last laugh....

So about 960 Wheats for $50.00 WAS a good deal then ? It seems ! In Kansas here there are a lot of "small time" auctions all the time........and I'm gonna start hitting them more often this summer. Not too many serious coin hunters seem to be at these "out of the way" auctions........ and to me, there's a excellent opportunity for great deals, because people are NOT THERE FOR THE COINS !!