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I don't know how you could possibly miss it.  |
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Timmy30..vinegar is not recommended for copper or steel..however, nothing wrong with finding out for yourself...it will still be worth one cent
And yes, a 55 double die will be easily seen with the naked eye..even an old man like myself can spot one without aid.
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i use vineger on my bad copper coins and it works fine
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So what you guys are telling me is that I did not find a 55DDO. Haha
I tried the vinegar as the steelie was covered all over in black and green
Gunk. I gave it a three hour vinegar bath and brought back the steel color
There is still some green and black residue but now it easier to see what is going on
With the coin. Thanks all!
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If you're interested in preserving coins, 100% acetone is another necessary solution. I use that stuff a ton.
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I use vinegar on my bad copper coins and it works fine Yes, if you don't mind losing any possible value, as Merc suggested,acetone is much safer if used with caution. What we don't want is people reading vinegar is fine for cleaning coins...it is acid and does ruin the numismatic value.The problem I could see is uncovering a double die after the fact. |
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4 wheats in this last box I just got. bummer. I've done 9 boxes total and that was my second with only 4 wheats. at least I got a bunch of coppers.
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I got 2 rolls from the bank on Friday. 1 of the rolls had 12 wheats. 7 of those were from the San Francisco mint.
1941-S
1942-D
1944-D X2
1944-S X3
1945-S
1946-S
1948-S
1951-D
1953-D
That was the most wheats I've ever found in 1 roll. I should have gone back and asked for the rest of the rolls out of that box but I'm sure they're gone by now.
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i get 4 wheats in 50 rolls, and you get 12 in one roll! lol.
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found many wheats in the last 6 months, 1916, 1917, 1919, recently had a good box with 65 wheats, (mostly late 30s, 40s, 50s and a 1925 and a 1918D)
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The weird thing is that the roll with the 12 wheats looked like it had an extra coin in it. It was taller (longer) than the other roll even though both rolls had 50 coins. I'm wondering if this would be from the 1944 through 1946 being made out of salvaged cartridge cases. Some of the coins had to be a little thicker.
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another weird thing is that I have found Roosevelt dimes in my penny boxes. I have found 3 so far in different boxes. great way to turn a penny into ten cents :) |
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Wait 'til you find a silver dime in a roll...woo hoo!
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I'm wondering if this would be from the 1944 through 1946 being made out of salvaged cartridge cases Don't think so,the composition is virtually the same.Maybe you had a bent penny in there. |
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Last nights finds...14 wheats,3 modern S,$14 copper, a 2000 WAM,a 2004 doubled die reverse pictured here  |
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