Wheat Penny Lot Confusion on eBay

Discussion in 'US Coins Forum' started by nds76, Dec 8, 2004.

  1. nds76

    nds76 New Member

    I see all these wheat penny lots on eBay. My question is, why don't they tell you how many coins you will get? They always use terms of pounds, half pounds, quarter pounds, etc...So how many coins is that??

    David
     
    nds76, Dec 8, 2004
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  3. Osiris X

    Osiris X New Member

    I ordered a couple pounds for my brother, i think it was around 163 pennys per pound.
     
    Osiris X, Dec 8, 2004
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  4. nds76

    nds76 New Member

    I think it would be much simpler if they just sold these by the roll. At least there is no confusion on how many I would get.

    David
     
    nds76, Dec 8, 2004
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  5. GDJMSP

    GDJMSP Numismatist Moderator


    It's easy really - just do the math. A cent weighs 3.11 grams.
     
    GDJMSP, Dec 8, 2004
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  6. Ed Zak

    Ed Zak New Member

    And if you buy "unsearched" lots...chances are that the seller didn't search them, but it probably was searched and cherry picked many times before!
     
    Ed Zak, Dec 8, 2004
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  7. satootoko

    satootoko Retired

    That's 145.8 coins to the pound- if they are all dated prior to 1982, when the weight changed to 2.5 grams, and the count went up to 181.4. :D
     
    satootoko, Dec 9, 2004
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