How many Wheat Cents do you get?

I usually find 1 wheat cent per 8 rolls.

 

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Well that's not correct. A woodchuck would chuck as much as he wants (not as much as he could) is the correct answer. Factors such as laziness and desire would play a role from woodchuck to woodchuck. Therefore results could very well vary.

Wrong. The "if" implies that the woodchuck is now capable of chucking wood. So how much it chucks is entirely up to this wood-chuck-capable woodchuck.

 

When was the last time you saw a woodchuck chuck wood? If no one has ever seen a woodchuck chuck wood, then the "if" is only theoretical. If you can't support the theory, then a woodchuck can't chuck wood.

Chris

 

All of the old farmers that my Dad worked with had all sorts of old sayings, rhymes, etc. Big story tellers also, most came from Vermont. And usually they finished up with a "By golly, yes sir, that's a true story". LOL. I loved it. After all "You can't get there from here".

 

I heard a lot of them, too, even though I was a "city boy". One thing I know you can bet your boots on is when it comes down to putting your money where your mouth is, those old sayings and such usually came in a leaky bucket.

Chris

 

The ole saying is "if a woodchuck could". That suggests that this "special" woodchuck can chuck wood even if no one has ever seen a woodchuck chuck wood. I don't know why there would be a woodchuck that can... perhaps some fairy godmother did some magic on it or something. The how or why is irrelevant to the question however. The only thing being asked is how much wood could this abomination of an animal chuck? Therefore the answer remains the same... as much as this creature pleases.

 

There for a while per $25 dollar box of pennies I would get about 15-20 wheaties

 

One wheat in six rolls has been pretty average for us over a long period of time and a lot of cents.

 

I just noticed... I meant $5, not $10. So about 2 wheats per roll.

 

2 Wheats per role is outstanding. I usually get 13 per box.

 

@BATTERup646, you got two 10s for a 5?

 

I haven't seen a wheat in circulation (i.e., received one in change) for probably a decade. I also don't use cash very much anymore either, which is sad. By the sounds of this thread they are slowly vanishing from rolls as well, but not quite gone yet. At least no new Canadian cents will appear in US rolls.

 

10 rolls for $5.

Maybe it's just where I live? A lot of things circulate here...

 

I was just joking with you. "Got two 10s for a 5?" is an old racetrack hustle. Ah, so much for that.

How long have you been averaging two wheats a roll? It might just be an "anomaly." That's the numismatic term for "We have no idea why that happens."

 

I'm sorry, I didn't get your joke.

I average 1-2 a roll. Usually 2 though. It's mostly 40s - 50s dates but I have found a 1939, 1938, and a 1919 S. Again, it's probably my area.

EDIT: I've always thought they were thrown back into circulation. the 1919S I got looked like it spent 50-60 years in circulation, it was worth about 40c on how it looked. Along with that, I find shiny 50s dates often too. Highest was an AU.

 

You're better off you didn't get that joke. Spend your money on coins, not horses.

 

I usually purchase $5.00 worth of cents (pennies) and in that group I found about 5-9 wheats and about 5 Canadian cents. I get both Fed wrapped and customer wrapped rolls. About 4-5 years ago I found a roll and a half of wheats, that was something in my usual $5.00 worth of rolls.

 

In 10 rolls usually about 2... though today I got 16 CWR at a local bank and was skunked.