Going through some coin rolls this morning and came across this wheatie. Given the age of the coin, how often do you find one in this condition?? Can this be right?
This is my first wheatie find in this condition. I am going to have to store this one under one of my favorites.
For a coin roll find (from general circulation?), that's awesome. Full Red BU! These are, of course, very common, and lots of UNC and BU coins survived because that was the last year of the Wheat cent and people saved them. I have several rolls of them and often use them as giveaway items when I ship stuff I've sold, and I have even spent some at face value (but only the really spotty ones). But if you found that one "in the wild", it's pretty amazing indeed. Nice find! I came here to see how somebody could be "wowed" by something so mundane as a '58 Wheatie, but guess what... I am! It's the thrill of the hunt, and you bagged a sweet one.
It's nice but next time you should create a thread like this under Coin Roll Hunting or US Coins.. Not the Error Coin Forum
I didn't even notice this was the Error Coin forum. LOL Where's the error? In where it was posted! There- does that count?
@paddyman98 But I love this group!! You guys are amazing. This is where I have gotten some of my best knowledge from.
@lordmarcovan I am still a new so alot of this stuff is new to me. So I probably get over excited about the little thing. But your right, the hunt is a real thrill!!
Absolutely! Given the finger print, I bet that this coin is a replacement coin for a set. They're not very expensive and often times cost more to sell than they are worth. I frequently bust out half or quarter dollars from proof sets and then just spend the rest. BTW, congrats on a great find!
I wouldn't look twice at a 1958 Wheatie, even one as nice as yours. After 40 years in, one gets a bit jaded and harder to impress. BUT if I was coin roll hunting and found that, I'd have had a big, goofy grin on my face. Similarly, under normal circumstances, I would not be terribly impressed by a worn-out 1912 Barber dime, even though it is silver. BUT when I dug one metal detecting a while back, I was just like a little kid. I wouldn't have given more than two bucks or so for that coin if I had seen it in a dealer's junk silver bin, but being there when it came out of the ground? A total rush! It made my whole week. It's the thrill of the hunt... and the find. (There's video of that find around here somewhere. Look for the "Dirty Movie" thread if you want to see and hear me get rather overexcited a few times about some old but not terribly valuable coins.)
@lordmarcovan bahaaaa. I will make sure to hunt that video down. I wish there were more places around Lubbock that I could use my metal detector. I havent really havent gotten to utilize it as much as I would like.
