wheat cents

hi all, i picked up a bag of wheat cents this morning and i would like any information on key dates and mint marks to look for, one of them is definitely a white metal (steel) from the war period. my knowledge of US coins is very basic and any help would really be appreciated.

 

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the 1909-s vbd is always one to look out for i dont really know a great deal about them and only have a couple commen date ones. sure some one will come along and fill your boots with information on them as they are one of the most commonly collected coin there are

 

there is about 50 of them so it should take me some time to sort through them,

 

i know 1909 is an imoprtant year for them as both the indian head type and the lincoln were minted. i prefer the indian head to be honest . if i had my coin guide book with me i could help more because it has about 4 pages just on the wheaties.

 

cheers calum i am sure that eyeeatwheaties will be along soon to give me a full run down. like you though i prefer the indian head and the flying eagle cents to the lincolns.

 

i keep sort of accidentaly buying american coins i have 3 indian heads 2 kenndy halfs couple of wheaties and roosies and a fair bit of other stuff even though i dont collect them.

 

same here the only ones i have collected purposely were the state quarters, but i have found that for some reason i have quite a lot of US coins besides.

 

Here's a web site to get you started:

http://values.hobbizine.com/wheat-cents.html

 

thats brilliant collecto 1966, i will be able to catalogue them easily, hope i find a 1955 s.................

 

a 55-s? that only listed as $0.35 in bu i would hope for a little higher then that lol

 

Glad to be of service. Good luck with your treasure hunt.

Maybe you can return the favor-- like helping me to figure out the values of some hammered coins-- a shilling and sixpence from QE I (sixpence is dated 1564, shilling is undated), a penny from (supposedly) Edward I, and a very crude groat depicting Charles I but apparently struck under Charles II.

 

surprisingly even though they are so old and very beautiful the eliabeth the first shilling are quite cheap i saw one last week for £20 and that seems around what a lot of others go for. as for the groats depending on condition i wouldnt pay over £10

 

if you want to know what to look for go here: www.lincolncentresource.com or www.coppercoins.com

 

I'm disappointed to hear about the shilling-- I paid the Japanese equivalent of £30 for it several years ago. Maybe I can find an American English teacher who would be willing to pay me what I paid for it?

The groat is even more disappointing. Maybe an American collector would be willing to pay more for such a thing (since Charles I and II were both kings of the American colonies).

 

Maybe he meant a 55 doubled die... Those are very valuable in any condition

 

as was elizabeth I.........

 

for your edward penny try this for id www.ukdfd.co.uk/ukdfddata/showrecords.php?product=1109 , but as with the shilling they are surprisingly not worth a great deal perhaps around £50

 

a lot depends on condition. also it may be different in other countries then it is in the uk but i dont know. here is a groat that is around the price i was talking about
http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/Mary-Hammered..._Coins_BritishHammered_RL&hash=item43a46c805c
but in better condition they can go for much much more. prices vary huglly to be honest with the seller. with british coins age doesnt always reflect the price

 

Here is a scan of the Elizabeth I shilling:

 

Here's the Edward I (?) penny. Unfortunately, the portrait is not very clear