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Message:: [QUOTE="Mint Mark, post: 2653547, member: 3321"]My dad worked at a bank back in the 1970's. He used to bring wheat cents home for me. Some days, he would have only a few. Every once in a while, he'd hit the jackpot and bring home a couple of rolls. By the time I left home, I had a couple of hundred rolls. Unfortunately, when my ex and I split up in 1993, I forgot to grab my wheat cent collection and never saw them again. The good news is that I DID remember to grab all of my other coins including my silver. My dad also snagged me whatever silver he happened to come across. Even in the mid-70's, there wasn't that much left in circulation. But I did have enough that I was able to buy a new Honda CB750 with the common-date silver that I sold in 1980. Here's a cool "cent story": I managed a store back in the late-1980's. One day, while cashing out, I found an Indian head cent in the till. Surprisingly, it was in pretty decent shape, too. Roughly 80 years after the last Indian head was produced.[/QUOTE]