1938 wheat penny received in change today
D W
hoarded coins are making their way back into circulation... I'll spend
it somewhere and send it on its way.
William Earl Haskell
I found a 1935 wheat penny a while back. There's no telling where it's
been all this time.
Bremick
"William Earl Haskell" <for...@hal-pc.org> wrote in message
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I'm guessing it was about 1955, my father's company had its annual family
outing that featured a contest with a trophy to the family who could come up
with the most 1930 date pennies. My dad and I looked through rolls over two
or three weeks and came up with five rolls of 1930 cents (all P-mint).
While the odds of finding a single 1930 or 1935 Lincoln in three weeks of
roll searching today are pretty high, it seems "wrong" that a circ roll of
either date could be bought for the cost of a restaurant beer. That
probably says something, but I'll be damned if I know what it is.
oly
> "William Earl Haskell" <for...@hal-pc.org> wrote in messagenews:4d02f561$0$24987$a726...@news.hal-pc.org...
Recently I was asked to sell a collection for a widow, and at the end
of the process, there were a ton of wheat cents leftover (the ones you
can get three cents apiece for on a really lucky day). 1920s, 1930s,
1940s, 1950s. Just "stuff". They're still on hand here, somewhere
(along with 150 no date Buffalos and 150 steel cents).
There were about sixty-five coins that were just plain "ugly". Green,
black, one or two plated with some silver-colored metal. These went
in my next pile of "Coinstar" stuff.
No need to keep them, no need to try to sell them, can't be melted
legally, and not nice enough to elongate.
So Coinstar gave me 57 cents, I think.
oly
richie whoo
wheatie it was a foot down in the sand. Wonder how long it was there.
richie
Jud
wondering why I was so excited about it. I told her that it was worth
about a dollar (at the time). I now see that it is worth $1.61. OK, so
it wasn't a GREAT find, but it's been years since I got a war nickel
in change.
Jud -Still checking my change, waiting for the '09SVDB, '16 dime, etc-
Michael G. Koerner
I got a decent 1943-S cent in change from a local Subway a couple of weeks ago.
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Beanie
"D W" <heights...@webtv.net> wrote in message
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> from a teller at a local Bank of America branch... guessing that long
> hoarded coins are making their way back into circulation... I'll spend
> it somewhere and send it on its way.
It's a rare day indeed that I get a wheatie in change - maybe a few times a year
these days.
I used to get rolls of cents from the bank and check them but the pickings got
so slim that I gave up.
I still maintain a separate jar for copper cents, which, following Gresham's
law, are slowly being eliminated from circulation.
oly
> "D W" <heights_diam...@webtv.net> wrote in message
Actually, the case/example of the pre-1982 cents has put a serious
dent in Gresham's Law. It's more like Gresham's Principle!
oly
Beanie
"oly" <oly...@aol.com> wrote in message
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The copper Lincolns are slowly disappearing from circulation.
Gresham's Law is still in effect but most people either don't know that copper
Lincolns were replaced by Zincolns or the small amount of profit available to be
made isn't worth their time.
You no doubt think me insane!
But there will come a day when my copper Lincolns and I will take over the
world! The world I tell ya!
Then I will laugh, laugh at you miserable souls attemping to use you debased
Zincolns and being turned away from the bread line!
The world will be mine! hahahahahahahahahahaha!
Bob-tx
"D W" <heights...@webtv.net> wrote in message
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> from a teller at a local Bank of America branch... guessing that long
> hoarded coins are making their way back into circulation... I'll spend
> it somewhere and send it on its way.
>
In disposing of my coin collection that I started in the early 1950's, I had
almost two hundred (yes - absolutely true) Lincoln cent rolls. I pedaled
the key dates for very little and was left with the trash, most of it in
better than average circulated condition. Over the last couple years, I
have turned them all back into circulation. Sometimes a roll or two at a
time to a business, and sometimes 4 or 5 rolls at a time to our local bank.
I hope some kids found them and got interested in coins, but I rather expect
most of them ended up in the hands of local collectors.
Bob-tx
Jerry Dennis
I haven't seen a war nickel since I don't remember when, it's been
that long. Nice find.
Just before Thanksgiving my 6-y/o daughter wanted me to roll the coins
in her piggy bank so she could do some Christmas shopping. What do I
find? A 1944 Merc, F-12. She was thrilled, so I put it in a 2x2, and
now she's officially a YN.
Jerry
Simple pleasures are the best.
Jerry Dennis
> ------------------------------------------------------------------------
> The copper Lincolns are slowly disappearing from circulation.
> Gresham's Law is still in effect but most people either don't know that copper
> Lincolns were replaced by Zincolns or the small amount of profit available to be
> made isn't worth their time.
> You no doubt think me insane!
> But there will come a day when my copper Lincolns and I will take over the
> world! The world I tell ya!
> Then I will laugh, laugh at you miserable souls attemping to use you debased
> Zincolns and being turned away from the bread line!
> The world will be mine! hahahahahahahahahahaha!
Should your perception of the future come true, remember, some of us
liked you when you were poor. 8-)
Jerry
Just covering all of my bases.
Beanie
"Jerry Dennis" <JDen...@aol.com> wrote in message
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>Should your perception of the future come true, remember, some of us liked you
>when you were poor. 8-)
Please pay tribute to my greatness with wheatback pennies.
oly
> "Jerry Dennis" <JDen1...@aol.com> wrote in message
You need to buy a darn good truss before you even start down this
copper route.
A person can easily enough get a hernia dealing with quantities of
silver, let alone copper or bronze.
And don't get me started on the folly of hoarding nickels...
Make mine silver when I have to, and gold when I can get it!!!
oly
Beanie
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I see many ads these days from dealers willing to pay $1.50 for rolls of
wheatback cents.
Soon they will be paying that for pre-82 copper cents - that's when I'll rule
the world!
oly
> "oly" <oly2...@aol.com> wrote in message
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> news:22d806a6-1321-467c...@y23g2000yqd.googlegroups.com...
> On Dec 13, 8:14 am, "Beanie" <b...@ea.ne> wrote:
>
> > "Jerry Dennis" <JDen1...@aol.com> wrote in message
>
> >news:32b9b816-08b0-4476...@z9g2000yqz.googlegroups.com...
>
> > >Should your perception of the future come true, remember, some of us liked
> > >you
> > >when you were poor. 8-)
>
> > Please pay tribute to my greatness with wheatback pennies.
>
> You need to buy a darn good truss before you even start down this
> copper route.
>
> A person can easily enough get a hernia dealing with quantities of
> silver, let alone copper or bronze.
>
> And don't get me started on the folly of hoarding nickels...
>
> Make mine silver when I have to, and gold when I can get it!!!
>
>
> I see many ads these days from dealers willing to pay $1.50 for rolls of
> wheatback cents.
> Soon they will be paying that for pre-82 copper cents - that's when I'll rule
> the world!
Heavy is the head that wears the crown; heavy is the heinie that wears
the truss!!!
oly