The " Wheat cent" started in 1909, and the last one was minted in 1958.
There are some
VERY valuable Wheat Cents ! I suspect this folder has a few empty holes......like the 1909 S V.D.B......even in bad condition, this one is VERY valuable and
starts around $700.00 to $800.00, then goes up from there !
The 1909 S
The 1914 D
The 1931 S
All of these are worth a minimum of $100.00 each even in
BAD condition....and they're worth much
more money
depending on the condition of the coin.
And there's a nice handful of Wheats that are worth $20.00 to $60.00 in "bad" condition as well.....up from there as the condition is better.
It's all about "condition", "color", and "eye appeal"....but
some Wheats have A LOT of value NO MATTER WHAT, as you can see !
But a lot of collectors have, as part of their collection, folders that were put together from "circulation". And the condition of most of the coins are just "average circulated". (meaning : no Proofs, varieties, etc, and just mostly found from the days pocket change, or roll searching from the bank). There is nothing wrong with this AT ALL !
In fact
it's quite fun to put together these kinds of Sets with Cents, Dimes, Nickels, Quarters, Halves, Native Dollars,
Presidential dollars.
Still, you want to always try to "upgrade" your coins to the nearest proximity to "Brilliant Uncirculated" (BU) condition that you can.
"
Memorial Lincoln Cents" are
1959 to 2009.
And nowadays, since
2010, we have the "
Shield Cent".
I suggest that you go to a "Coin Shop" in your area, or a book store, to look at their coin folders, coin albums, and other stuff in the "coin section". Ask where it is when you go in there....most of em' have em'.
Then you can start filling America the Beautiful Qtr. folders,
Presidential dollar folders, etc. etc. etc..
And I'm thinking that this "folder" you're going to get at that pawn shop, is probably just "one of three" folders to complete the
Wheat cent collection. So, you'll need the other two folders to be "complete".
To complete these kinds of folders from "circulation"......just go to your bank and ask for $50.00 in Qtrs. (or whatever amount), then bring them home and search through them. You'll find BU State Qtrs, the new America the Beautiful Qtrs....you can look for the Denver Mint ones and the Philly Mint ones.....you might even find the occasional "pre-'64" Silver Qtr......all kinds of things. And this is the way you can do it for ALL of the denominations ! Just go to the bank and buy some rolls of whatever you want !
Posted 02/06/2011 01:29 am
......... Definately !
