How many wheat pennies do you have?

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  1. coinman1234

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  3. John Anthony

    John Anthony Ultracrepidarian

  4. Dilly dollar

    Dilly dollar Active Member

    2! did they come from change you got at a store.
     
  5. John Anthony

    John Anthony Ultracrepidarian

    No, I mostly collect ancient coins. But I get an occasional US type coin if the price is right. I found this 1909 for cheap...

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    A few months ago I ran across a PCGS MS65 steely for a bargain. I don't have a pic but y'all know what they look like. So I'm up to 2 now. :)
     
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  6. Dilly dollar

    Dilly dollar Active Member

    Oh interesting. I have a nice 1909 VDB too.
     
  7. Packrat

    Packrat Well-Known Member

    Bought some coins from a lady in spring of 2014. She said she had a lot of wheat pennies at home. I told her I pay 3 cents each. Bought a few more coins in fall of 2014. Said she still had the pennies and she and her daughter were going to roll them by date. I said I am still paying 3 cents each. Late in 2014 she called and said she was tired of looking at pennies and wanted to sell all of them.

    I stopped by the bank and got $800 in cash to take to the country. They had wrapped over 300 rolls by date. I took my coin counter in and counted the rest-over 55,000 and took them out in bags and gallon jugs. Total was approximately 78,300.

    Got to wondering what to do with that many wheats. Called a coin dealer in her area and sold them for 3.5 cents each. Dropped them off on my way home. He added them to the 250,000 he already has. He said he looked at one bag and found a 1911 in AU and one early mint mark.

    There was a time when I would have searched them myself. Oh to be young again.
     
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  8. superzimm

    superzimm Well versed collector

    You can only look at so many wheat cents before you go blind! Lol. I bought a collection a few years back which had about 7000 wheaties. I quit looking after 3000-4000. :banhappy: :dead:
     
  9. Dilly dollar

    Dilly dollar Active Member

    Yea I hear you.
     
  10. BostonMike

    BostonMike Senior Member

    Only about 500 or so. All pulled from circulation the last 5 years or so.

    Just got a 1947 in change yesterday.
     
  11. silentnviolent

    silentnviolent accumulator--selling--make an offer I can't refuse

    In the tens of thousands
     
  12. Dilly dollar

    Dilly dollar Active Member

    I don't really understand what ten of thousands means.

     
  13. BostonMike

    BostonMike Senior Member

    A lot
     
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  14. Dilly dollar

    Dilly dollar Active Member

    Yeah I new that. Well I sort of got it anyway.
     
  15. jay4202472000

    jay4202472000 Well-Known Member

    Good luck on the 1931-S. I just got mine about a month ago and it is the pride of my regular Lincolns...well, along with the '70-S small date. I got lucky and got it for $50. I still need an '09-S, '09-S VDB, and the '14-D.
     

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  16. Dilly dollar

    Dilly dollar Active Member

    Nice. Can't wait to get mine.
     
  17. silentnviolent

    silentnviolent accumulator--selling--make an offer I can't refuse

    10,000--99,999 encompasses the phrase "tens of thousands"
     
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  18. Dilly dollar

    Dilly dollar Active Member

    Thanks. I forgot what it said when I googled it.
     
  19. Christobal

    Christobal Well-Known Member

    Wow you guys have crazy big collections!

    I've probably got 50-70 wheaties. Most are not rare. All from circulation.

    Someday I'll switch back to pennies and update my books. But for now, I'm working hard on my nickels.
     
  20. Dilly dollar

    Dilly dollar Active Member

    I was told they go up in value the slowest. Is that true? If so I believe there is still a reason to collect.
     
  21. Dimedude2

    Dimedude2 Member

    maybe 700 to 800 I have collected through spare change over the years.
     
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