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clembo Valued Member United States 442 Posts	Posted 04/23/2009 09:20 am Not something I normally do at work because we don't have the time but I'm making time for this lot. We bought a collection the other day and there were about 80 rolls marked "wheats". The boss always has me spot check these before I put them in bags. So I do just that and get about 5 rolls into it and I'm noticing many older wheats mixed in with the commons we so often see. Told him I needed to look closer. Went through about half before we closed and found at least 20 decent coins in the teens and the same with 20s and 30s. 1 solid roll of steel cents, a nice VF VDB and a solid VG 15-S. Also a 1902 Indian. I'm so used to seeing the 40s and 50s that these rolls really surprise me. I'm thinking the lady that put them up (it was her daughter and son-in-law in their sixties that brought them in) actually may have just hoarded them with no real clue. Like I said we rarely go through the wheats due to time constraints but this is fun even if they aren't mine. Report this Post to the Staff

Texas collector Valued Member United States 369 Posts	Posted 04/23/2009 12:25 pm Where do you work? Report this Post to the Staff
oih82w8 Pillar of the Community United States 7840 Posts	Posted 04/23/2009 12:27 pm "Wheats R Us"? success, Report this Post to the Staff
jbuck Moderator United States 187702 Posts	Posted 04/23/2009 12:31 pm If I recall correctly, he works at a coin shop! Looks like you have some nice finds there! Coin Collector Since 1978 Avatar Old Avatar 7070 Eisenhower Australia Canada World CCF Members on eBay CCF eBay Search Engine Report this Post to the Staff
CoinHunter53562 Pillar of the Community United States 2049 Posts	Posted 04/23/2009 12:40 pm Yep per his profile: "I have worked at the local coin shop since April of 2008." I am jealous :P Report this Post to the Staff
SPQR Valued Member United States 327 Posts	Posted 04/23/2009 12:53 pm So Clembo...lets talk. OK, so how does your boss feel about mail order? I'd like to buy some bulk wheat cents. I was going to send you an email, but it seems I can't. Edited by SPQR 04/23/2009 1:01 pm Report this Post to the Staff
clembo Valued Member United States 442 Posts	Posted 04/23/2009 11:11 pm Quote: So Clembo...lets talk. OK, so how does your boss feel about mail order? I'd like to buy some bulk wheat cents. I was going to send you an email, but it seems I can't. SPQR, Honestly I try not to get people to buy wheats from my workplace. Simple reason is that even if WE don't search them MOST that we buy have been at some point. Hence a majority of common date coins. Nature of the beast. I'm sure some better dates have been found but on the other hand I'm not into disappointing people as is often the case with "unsearched" wheats. I only noticed this batch because they were rolled and looking at overall wear patterns I figured many were older. Hence, my searching. Many dealers salt bags to get repeat business. My boss isn't really into this. We buy them, we sell them and the bulk usually ends up in the hands of other dealers. I figure they then salt them and make a few bucks. Just being straight here and that's how I see it. Report this Post to the Staff
BadThad Bedrock of the Community United States 19935 Posts	Posted 04/23/2009 11:43 pm Exactly the story at the coin shop I hang out in Clembo. 99% of people bring in common, searched junk. It's hardly worth the time to look at unless "special" circumstances dictate. Lincoln Cent Lover! VERDI-CARE™ INVENTOR https://verdi.care/ Report this Post to the Staff
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