A rainy day wheat!

[Ender_boy24]

I decided to go out detecting today just in my yard because it was raining all day and finally stopped so there was some soft dirt. I got everything and went to outside of my fence. As I approached a large area of overgrown dirt I got a Zinc - $.10 target that was near so I decided to dig it. sticking out of the edge of the hole was a 1937 Wheaty. I haven't been able to go metal detecting since I first got my detector last year so this is my first wheat penny I've got from metal detecting. I have about a half-roll of them so I decided to clean it for a picture. Here is that Picture: (Sorry it's on its side i wasnt able to get a good picture)

 

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[trapperart]

Congrats on your first wheat

 

[vpnavy]

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[pepperdawg]

Congrats - may you find many more!!!!

Wait till your first IHP!

 

[against the wind]

That wheat was probably a recent drop. It's in good condition.
Congrats

 

[Trezurehunter]

Congrats on your first Wheat Penny.

 

[cgage99]

I'm new to this, but what is special about a wheat penny? I don't know, really anything about them. I have read some threads about people finding them, but I don't know how much they are worth or anything

 

[Ender_boy24]

I'm new to this, but what is special about a wheat penny? I don't know, really anything about them. I have read some threads about people finding them, but I don't know how much they are worth or anything

Any Penny between 1909 and 1957 are known as wheat pennies because the back of them have the Word ONE CENT inside 2 wheat ears. The are worth more then there face value because you dont find many of them. And sometimes because of not many being minted like the 1909 S VDB.

 

[Professor of Engineering]

Congratulations on the the nice wheat cent find!

 

[dirtlooter]

to some, wheaties are old hat but I am always glad to add another to my collection. congrats on the wheatie

 

[cgage99]

Thanks ender boy 24. I just have a lot to learn