Amazing finds today!! One box of pennies: Canadian: 1964, 1968, 1979, 1984, 1988, 1989, 2001 (7) ‘S’ Mint: 1968 S, 1970 S (2) 1959: 1959, 1959 D (2) Swiss coins: 1965 10 Rappen (What was that doing there? It’s considerably larger than a penny!) (1) Wheats: 1925 x2 (!), 1934, 1936, 1940, 1941 x3, 1944 x2, 1945 x2, 1946 x2, 1956, 1958 x2 (17!!)
It is harder to find coins minted from San Francisco in circulation than coins from Philadelphia and Denver.
S mintmarks are especially difficult to find if you don't live on the Left Coast. I really really like getting S mintmarked wheaties. And that was a pretty decent box. I went through $60 worth last night and the finds were ho-hum. At least there were several dimes to break the tedium.
That's pretty good. My last 10 boxes this week were pretty much garbage with the exception of one that had 31 wheats and a 1905 IH. I ended up pulling 110+ wheats but all but 6 were 40s and 50s. If I average 10 wheats a box I consider it a good box. Unfortunately the average part means I can go as high as 31 but also as low as 3(that was a tough box to get through). I'd take 17 any day of the week
8/20/13 Yet another great find! One box of pennies: Canadian: 1975, 1987 (2) ‘S’ Mint: 1970 S 1959: 1959 (2), 1959 D (4) Possible errors: 6 Really shiny 80s, 90s, 00s coins: 5 Wheats: 1919 (oldest coin I’ve ever found- beats 1925!), 1920, 1938, 1941, 1944, 1945 1945 S, 1946, 1947, 1955, 1958 x2
