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Moderator
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Well said.  |
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Valued Member
 United States
100 Posts |
Yep, I like the old stuff for historical reasons also. I think of old stuff as 40s and 50s. My wife reminder however that old stuff now is 80s and 90s. hahahahaha
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Valued Member
United States
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Valued Member
United States
125 Posts |
Kepp em. Memorials too. throw them in a bucket in the corner.
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Pillar of the Community
United States
3535 Posts |
I'm still hoarding a rather large collection of wheats since 1974. varying conditions, G to MS
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New Member
United States
10 Posts |
Well this is just sad to read :-)
I have a collection from 50+ years ago, my mother got me started on when I was a pre and middle teen. She did more work on it than I did!
So, I have pennies, some 20s, more 30s, 40s and 50s, and many rolls from 60 to 81.
Probably 70lbs worth.
I recently pulled it out of the closet and decided I might as well liquidate before I die.
It there any value other than face value that I can realize?
Mikek
P.S. I do know the silver has melt value.
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Pillar of the Community
United States
3207 Posts |
most coin shops will pay a few cents each for wheats (pre 1959), and you can probably sell the 1959-1981 ones for 2 to 3 cents each on ebay, but the problem is shipping costs have greatly increased during the past 10 years, so it can cost you $10 just to ship $15 of cents |
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Bedrock of the Community
United States
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I always keep them.
Errers and Varietys.
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Moderator
United States
96774 Posts |
I keep mine - someday, maybe I'll just sell them in bulk.
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Valued Member
United States
117 Posts |
I keep mine for we all remember the real reasons for the copper shortages and I'd want to provide :)
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Valued Member
United States
155 Posts |
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They're always common ones with dates I already have, and (with a couple of exceptions) they've always been from the '40s and '50s. I guess I need to revise this earlier comment since (as mentioned in another thread) I found a 1909-VDB recently, which is a date I didn't already have. And I've found 2 or 3 wheaties from the '30s in the last few years, as well as a 1928; all of these have been or will be spent. |
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Valued Member
United States
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A man after my own heart. I agree totally.
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Valued Member
United States
155 Posts |
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A man after my own heart. I agree totally. With who/what? |
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Pillar of the Community
United States
884 Posts |
If they are in very fine or better, I stick them in flips and keep them. If they are good or below, I accumulate them and sell them to the local coin shop when I get a roll or so. I keep some in case my grandson acquires an interest so he can put them in Whitman folders.
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