Wheaties

I would sort them by year. That would help narrow down the good dates. If you try to go through them all at once, you will go crazy. I have tried going through old coin jars from family members. If you do not have a system, the sheer volume will consume your days and nights until you have examined every coin.
Or, maybe you have better control over this hobby than I.
After you have them by year, find the years that are valuable. Sell those, spend the rest.

Don't spend any of them. Alot of them aren't worth much, but everyone is worth more than face value. Even at melt value their worth 1.47 cents each. If you are interested in them, seperate by year and go from there.

I separate mine into the following groups:
1940-1958 P & D
1940-1955 S
1930-1039 all mints
1920-1929 all mints
1919 and below

This is how most dealers I know will buy them rolled and pay the most for the rolls. Before selling the rolls use a RedBook or some other coin guide to look for better dates and pull these out. If you really feel ambitious look at coppercoins.com for each date you have for die varieties. Most importantly, have fun!

I'm hoarding everything right now, but would probably concentrate on 20s and teens and throw everything else into one pile.

Look for a 1909 VDB S worth some big bucks

I dream of wheaties! I finished sorting the 5000 wheaties by decade. Here is what I got: lots of 40's & 50's, 7 teens, 7 twenties, 23 thirties, 3 nickels (1-39 & 1-40), 10 from Australia (3 silver color) and one from Danmark (Denmark?). Is there any reason to sort by year or mint mark? Or is there any thing in particular I need to look for? Thanks

Yeah, the bag was probably searched before the OP purchased it! However, since it was purchased about 15 years ago, it is still possible to find some Doubled Die and RPM Varieties. I say this, because even some of these Varieties have only been discovered within the last 15 years on some older Wheat Cents!

I would search the coins for Doubled Dies, RPM's and any possible overlooked Errors and 2x2 them. I would then replace the Wheat Cents removed or any missing from the bag with average circulated, common Date Wheat Cents, reseal the bag and hold onto it until the prices go through the roof. At that time, I would sell it but would not state that it is unsearched.


Frank

I am always skepticle when someone sells a bag of 5000 wheat cents claiming they are unsearched ... especially if they know anything about coins. Chances are they have been searched by someone-if not by the dealer or person you bought them from then prehaps by the person they purchased them from etc...I think the best source for truly unsearched wheaties is old tightly wrapped bank rolls. I found ten rolls at a garage sale last year- paid $1.50 each for them after some negotiation, and found a good percentage of teens/twenty's in VG-VF, two 1909 VDB's and a 1914 D in Fine condition.