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Valued Member
United States
60 Posts |
Has anyone been noticing more wheat cents received in change. Yesterday I received 1928 and 1950 Wheat cent in change from Taco Bell. I have received others recently but they were from the 50's. I figure this is do to the economy and more people are using change from coin jars that have been lying around for a few years. |
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New Member
United States
22 Posts |
Yes, I have not been searching pennies for long, but I have heard the same from others. I also have run into more than usual lately.
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Valued Member
United States
114 Posts |
Yea I think it's due to the economy. I am finding more and more silver pieces in my change as well as wheat pennies.
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Pillar of the Community
United States
618 Posts |
How is this for a coincidence. I go to the post office. I need to get a Money Order and mail to a gentleman for some Wheat cents. So I ask the postal engineer behind the counter if she had any of the new lincoln stamps. I said cool. So I got one fixed the apropriate postage to the envelope. I pay her for the M/O and Stamp. I get 1 cent in change. I looked 1944D :) she asks me what I was looking at on the coin. I told her that I just got back what I am sending the Money order for. A Wheat cent. she says oh I see. I thanked her and on my way I go. two days later I go and get a M/O for soem junk Silver, Same request, Lincoln Stamp. I get my change, 76 Cents. Yep you guessed it. 2 quarters and 1 Wheat cent. :) anouther 1944 D whats the chances? Different teller as well. |
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Bedrock of the Community
United States
19930 Posts |
People are definately emptying their jars! I typically avg about 8 wheats per box, the last box I opened I got about 15-20 wheats, quite a few BU 1980's (which are very TOUGH to find) and some AU 1960's.
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Pillar of the Community
United States
851 Posts |
I had a Buffalo nickel returned by the vending machine in my high school 3 weeks ago. It was dateless so I soaked it in white vinegar for several days and 1917 became clear as day! I couldn't believe it! Usually I am amazed to find a Wheat cent older than 1920's. I definitely feel people are searching everywhere to find extra cash even from old collections. This works to our advantage!  |
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New Member
United States
22 Posts |
Picked up a 1948-S wheat yesterday in change as well as a Buffalo nickel two weeks ago, and a 1951-D Jefferson that I needed last week. Despite those finds, I don't think I am seeing more "collectibles" in pocket change. |
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Pillar of the Community
United States
4085 Posts |
I haven't found any of this good stuff. I feel like Charlie Brown. "I got a rock"  |
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Pillar of the Community
United States
7629 Posts |
Actually this resurgence in older coins in change has little to do with the economy. It's the Coinstar machines that are doing it, and they've been around for a few years now. The economy woes have been obvious for less than a year.
Coinstar gives people a good reason to dump the coins they've had in their closet and were too lazy to roll them or didn't want to pay fees to their bank to accept them...which a lot do. Although the fee is nearly 9 cents on the dollar, a lot of people have found the convenience to be worth it, and tons of pocket change has come out of the closet and back into commerce.
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Pillar of the Community
United States
2734 Posts |
I have noticed more older coins overall in my change since Coinstar & other coin changing machines came out, but the number of coins seems to have increased in the past six months, as well. I got a 1931-P Cent and a 1940-S Nickel in my change today.  (if only the Cent was an "S" like the Nickel!  ) |
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Valued Member
United States
271 Posts |
I found a 1917 penny in a roll the other day. Not something that you find everyday in change. I also found 4 wheats in one roll. That is off the charts for roll hunting.
These times are upsetting everything. It's amazing what can be found.
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Moderator
 United States
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No wheat cents yet, but I have seen an increase of 1960's and 1970's cents in my change.
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Valued Member
United States
383 Posts |
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two days later I go and get a M/O for soem junk Silver, Same request, Lincoln Stamp. I get my change, 76 Cents. Yep you guessed it. 2 quarters and 1 Wheat cent. :) anouther 1944 D whats the chances? Different teller as well. I'd complain about getting shorted 25¢. |
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Valued Member
United States
103 Posts |
My luckiest is a 1917 in vg, but I am pulling a lot of late 70's and early 80's in unc red out of change...almost a full roll of 84's but not one DDO in the bunch...  a whole lot of nothing when I consider that I got no WAM's either |
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Valued Member
United States
419 Posts |
2 silver dimes at work 2 days ago... nice examples over the really circulated ones I usually find.
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Pillar of the Community
United States
2177 Posts |
I too noticed more wheaties in the last box I got from the bank. Mostly from the 30's and 40's but I also found a 1919 and a 1918!
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Posted 03/14/2009 10:00 pm
