I hardly ever check my change anymore, and haven't for many years (me bad)... so when I pulled out my pocket change at work today and took a glance at all the Lincolns... well, this one jumped out at me. A "like new" (that's a grading term we used back in the fifties to describe any coin from XF to BU) 1959. Plus when I took a pic of it with my old Sony digital... well, there's definitely somthing going on with Abe's hairdo! So... how does a coin like this get back into circulation? Maybe from someone's piggy bank from 49 years ago?
I have found a couple like that over the years. I think those coins somehow just didn't circulate much. Possibly they were in a roll that was stashed for a long time, or someone broke up an old collection and spent it. Who knows.
There are plenty around in that condition nothing unusual about the coin except there is a die chip on his fore head no big deal,but cool to keep JAZZCOINS jOE:rolling:
I have gotten red unc. wheats in roll searches, usually from the 1950's. Likely these sat around for awhile in a piggy bank, or even a roll from back then - and recently got cashed in to a Coinstar machine. Similarly I find much older cents, my oldest find so far are a couple of 1909's - one is a VDB in VF.
I've found a few coins like that. Not anything older than 64, but I've found some 64's, a 68-s, and a few others that are like that. I also found a 1940 nickel in change with amazing luster.
Todays pocket change may start to get worth looking at again. With this economy, folks are digging deep. I found a wheatie today as well. 1st time in months.
Ok, lincoln cent afficiondos... how hard is it to find a zinc, small date 1982 cent? I went through a gallon and a half of cents with no such luck.
I'd call it unusual, you don't expect to find them in your change in that condition, but it's not worth a lot, maybe worth a quarter.
I have been searching bank rolls for awhile now and haven't found any wheaties the only ones i found was this in a super market with too mugs OH WELL still wheaties anyway Jazzcoins Joe
I think lots of folks throw their pennies into a jar, when it fills up (or when they need some cash) they haul it out and redeem it. I agree with Arizona Jack, the potential for folks to cash in the old coin hoard is increasing in this economy.
Change is getting full of old coins and even odd ones. As noted with the economy as it is, people getting layed off, few new jobs, people are pulling out those jars, cans, boxes, etc of coins saved for a rainy day. Home robberies are on the massive increase. Coin stores, flea markets, coin shows are all noticing a great increase in coins theft. A few dealers at flea markets around me that used to sell coins no longer do due to theft. Had two home robberies in my block alone in the last few months. Numerous other attempts. The average criminal cares nothing of coin values and/or just doesn't want the chance of someone recognizing certain coins. Therefore they either spend them as nomal money or take to a bank in a bank bag. Some are dumped into those coin counters in stores. Regardless, keep watching your change.
I agree Ruben... I thought it an unusual find in that condition. Considering what everyone has said, I'll be checking my change more frequently now. Thanks!
Very, very, very hard. Since I started going though change and the occasional roll, I put all the 1982's aside and when I get half-a-jar full, I pull out the scale and divide them up. I've got well over 700 1982 lincolns since the beginning and I have exactly 2 1982-P small date Zinc. Doing rough calculations, that makes it a gadzillion times harder to find than a wheatie. Far, Far, Far and away the rarest non-error/non-variety "regular issue" LMC. The only caveat is that I'm in "D" country, so "P"s are somewhat rare, but come 'on!
I recently went through $10 in cents and out of it all only 4 were '82 zinc, but they were all large date phillys. I did find a 1924 wheatie in Fine condition on the floor at work 2 weeks ago. And this is not an old building, so someone dropped it. If only it had the "D" on the front...
