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Valued Member
United States
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Hi all, I just have a quick simple question. I'm wanting to fill Wheat penny albums from 1909-2021, but I've ran into a problem of acquiring the coins. As you all know most of these coins were made in very large quantities, so the vast majority them are worth under a dollar. Because of this, I don't know how to get my hands on them without paying inflated prices on ebay. What do you do? What are your recommendations? Thanks guys. |
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New Member
United States
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I know what you mean. the shipping and all that with the ebay fees for the sellers make it hard to sell anything in the first place. Whatever happened to the old list of coins you have extras of and the coins you need (holes to fill). There should be an app for that. It would just make as many matches as needed and connect you to the other person. Trouble with that is not all coins are the same rarity, grade etc. so its back to haggling over pennies! |
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Pillar of the Community
United States
7273 Posts |
I get majority of raw coins from the local coin shops.
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Moderator
 United States
56855 Posts |
LCS and coin shows as well as maybe a coin club near you? John1  |
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Valued Member
Canada
191 Posts |
Don't forget good old crh.
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Bedrock of the Community
United States
19118 Posts |
Yes, visit local coin shops and go to coin shows. Coin roll hunting can be effective--but quite slow in coughing up coins in the key and semi-key classes. Of course, coin shops are typically not giving key/semi-key/high grade older cents away, and neither are sellers at coin shows. I've had decent luck with ebay over the years, as well as the the sources just noted. It's important to have fun and learn when going about filling holes--and, patience is a virtue. |
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Pillar of the Community
United States
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In the past year, I've bought Dansco Albums for all of the types of coins. I noticed I was missing a lot of the newer dates, because I never would've thought to set those aside. So I drive to a local bank, grabbed some coins, and got to work. Coin roll hunting will be easy for the newer stuff, but it can be difficult to find earlier 20th century types in good condition.
You can buy wheat cents in bulk. Similar to coin roll hunting, except no zincolns. You can resell the extras to recoupe your money, and possibly make a profit to cover the cost of the coins you removed.
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Pillar of the Community
Canada
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Spme dealers have tubs of wheats that you can sort through, but you would be unlikely to find any keys/ semi-keys there.
Roll hunting should easily get you everything from about 1950 to date.
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Bedrock of the Community
United States
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Contact me via e-mail and I'll speed up this process for you very inexpensively. You are currently blocking incoming e-mails.  Veteran members know I do this regularly for new collectors.  to the CCF! Edited by Coinfrog
12/23/2021 6:37 pm
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Bedrock of the Community
United States
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Unsure if I'm violating forum rules, but to help out here, I'll send the entire set of Lincoln wheats 1934-1958PDS for $15 post paid. All VG or better, with many AUs, absolutely no junk, you will be pleased.
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Rest in Peace
United States
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Bruce , you can't be PM'ing back and fought with OP . He only has 27 posts .  |
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Bedrock of the Community
United States
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I'm sure you're right, my bad. But the offer stands for any member. |
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Bedrock of the Community
United States
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You're best bet is a shop and/or a coin show. Ask your local shop if they sell bulk wheat cents. I used to get 5000 ct bags for $250 - found LOTS of nice coins in those bags and they're fun to go through. When done, you can return what you don't want back and most dealers will pay 2-3 cents per. A small price to pay in the end to cherry-pick an entire bag IMO. GOOD LUCK!
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United States
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Pillar of the Community
United States
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The coin show / coin store option is good. Other options are to buy partial sets on ebay and pull the coins you want out or find a seller with lots of listings that will combine shipping so you can gain efficiencies there. |
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United States
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I'm sure you're right, my bad. But the offer stands for any member. Hey Coinfrog, not sure if you're still willing to do this, but I'm in the same boat as OP here and looking to fill my album that I just started, I'm pretty new to coin collecting. (I can't message sadly, still a new member  ) Thanks *** Edited by Staff - Please review the rules that you agreed to when you registered. *** |
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Posted 12/23/2021 2:38 pm
