Any value in early dated wheat cents

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  1. Jerry1979

    Jerry1979 Active Member

    I have many pre 30's wheat cents and was wondering if they are worth anything. I had been told pre 30's are worth a bit more than the others so now I have a lot of pre 30's . Thinking of selling them ,just want to make sure it would be worth my time. Any thoughts?
     
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  3. John77

    John77 Well-Known Member

    Totally depends on the date, mintmark, and condition... Do you have a list?

    Common date coins like the Philadelphia cents from 1916-1920, and 1923-1929 probably aren't worth your time unless they are higher grade (VF or better) or you're selling them in bulk... most other dates may be, though.
     
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  4. Jerry1979

    Jerry1979 Active Member

    WP_20160713_001.jpg I have several, ill go through and pick out the D,S ?I know they are loose , but I still only touch them by the rim ... Not with me hands
     
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  5. Jerry1979

    Jerry1979 Active Member

    What about toned wheats, I have some beauties. Would they get a premium?
     
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  6. John77

    John77 Well-Known Member

    Totally depends on the date and MM, and what the toning looks like... toning sometimes looks good on coins, and other times looks awful...
     
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  7. John77

    John77 Well-Known Member

    Yeah, pick out the pre-1916 coins, the 1921 dated coins, the mintmarked coins, and the ones with full lines in the wheat ears. That should about cover it.
     
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  8. Jerry1979

    Jerry1979 Active Member

    Ok I have 3x 1910 , 1x1913 ,2x1914,1x1915 d , 1x1916,5x1917,1x1917 d,1x1917 s,2x1918,1x1918 d, 5x1919,3x1919 s,4x1920,2x1920 d,2x1921,2x1923, 1x1924,3x1925,1x1925 s,3x1926,2x1927,1x1927 d/s,2x1928,2x1929,2x1929 s,4x1930,1x1930 d....not as many as I thought.
     
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  9. New Windsor Bill

    New Windsor Bill Well-Known Member

    Hello, you can get a good idea on what they are going for by looking at the completed listings on ebay.
     
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  10. Jerry1979

    Jerry1979 Active Member

    Ok I will try that. Thanks .
     
  11. John77

    John77 Well-Known Member

    You have a few decent ones... the 15-D is probably your best coin from the batch, depending on the condition...
     
  12. Jerry1979

    Jerry1979 Active Member

    WP_20160713_12_20_19_Pro.jpg not in good shape, but is there something going on with the lettering?
     
  13. Mad Stax

    Mad Stax Well-Known Member

    I agree with john77, 15d is probably the prize coin, a general rule of thumb tends to be 1910s with a mint mark, as well as depression era 31-33 with a mint mark are hardest to come by
     
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  14. John77

    John77 Well-Known Member

    Looks like it's just well worn, and nicked up... From the obverse, I would grade it an AG-3. Worth about $1 or so, though the 3 o'clock rim ding might make it worth even less than that.
     
  15. Ericred

    Ericred Active Member

    Would you consider selling all of them, I love wheats, I have some but I love finding,metal detecting, pocket change etc. Name a price, I honestly don't know how much they're all worth but what the heck, I dont know how many; what you showed is around 60 but I'm sure you have more, name a price, then I'd have some more.
     
  16. Jerry1979

    Jerry1979 Active Member

    I can go through them and see what I can come up with. I have many of them , 10,20,30,40,50. I've had them for years now . Some are very nice. Unc. I have about 60 really nice toned wheats. I will see what I have in a little while and let you know.maybe we can work something out
     
  17. Ericred

    Ericred Active Member

    Thanks, but if you've had them for a long time I dont know about you but I get attached to things
     
  18. Jerry1979

    Jerry1979 Active Member

    They are all duplicates, I have a set already, missing about 6 wheats 1909-2016 p,d,s , I just saved the nicest duplicates that I had and sold the rest. So not really attached to these. Well maybe the book of toned ones hehe a little bit
     
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  19. Bighorn

    Bighorn New Member

    All pre 1930 Lincolns have value. There is someone somewhere wanting it for his collection. The value may be low depending upon the condition of course.
     
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