Storing Wheat Cents By Year

, but that many dates and mints can get expensive .
another alternative is small to medium size clear plastic bags sold at coin shops and coin supply house's .

If you have only a couple of each date/mm/variety and none are super-valuable, then how about a blank Whitman folder where you write in the specifics of each coin? If they are a bit more valuable or you feel the need to protect them better from the elements, consider putting them into 2x2s. If you go the 2x2 route, either purchase the self-stick ones or else remember to flatten the staples.

I think if you buy a full box it would be cheaper. They last forever and I am sure you will end up using them all at some point.
John1

I collect them in coin tubes stored in the tube boxes, I have three boxes one for "p", "d", "s". When I get 50 coins ,I then roll them and put them in coin roll boxes. I have a little over 30,000 Wheaties and still a few thousand to organize.

I have a couple boxes of 100 plastic square tubes that I paid about $30 each (or about 30 cents a tube).

I have one box for full tubes and another for "working" tubes. A few years of very common dates (44, 57, 58) I have multiples tubes for. I tube 1940 and newer pennies except those in particularly great condition and have separate tubes for each year and mint mark. Older ones get put into 2x2's.

I like the square tubes as the don't roll off the table and they stack well. They take up the same amount of space as the round ones do.

I liked this so much that I did the same thing for my Canadian penny collection. I tube QEII pennies and put older ones in 2x2's.

I went to OfficeMax and bought a box of those round color dot stickers, they fit these tubes perfectly and I use a Sharpie to mark the year and mint-mark. When a tube gets filled I just circle the date and move the tube to the "Full" box, take an empty from there and replace the full tube in the "Working" box. When the "Full" box gets full itself I will buy another box of tubes.

I recently did the same thing for my nickle collection.

I used to use those ZipLock tubs with twist-on lids but went to the tubes as they are less apt to scratching and bagmarks.

Melt them all down and label each lump with the date.
Bury them all in boxes and label each box with the dates.
Try and fill as many Albums as you can and sell them.
So many people are hoarding coins like those that someday none will be worth much.