Finding wheats, but no silver Why?

[ZumbroKid]

I seen lots of posts about people finding wheats, but no silver. Why is this? Did people be more careful with the silver dimes? Did they just have more pennies in their pockets to lose? Where they shinny and spotted and picked up? Did animals such as crows or pack rats grab them up? Could there be other explainations?

 

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[Gadget]

I've always figured that someone beat me to them...

 

[hollowpointred]

thats what i always figured. people cherry picked most of the silver over the years.

 

[Michigan Badger]

I seen lots of posts about people finding wheats, but no silver. Why is this? Did people be more careful with the silver dimes? Did they just have more pennies in their pockets to lose? Where they shinny and spotted and picked up? Did animals such as crows or pack rats grab them up? Could there be other explainations?

The reason there are so few silvers is because you already dug most of it!

 

[Michigan Badger]

Actually, I think for the last 50 years or so people rarely bother to pick up pennies. Now a nickle, dime, etc., that they'll bother with.

I remember many times back in the early 60's we'd just give pennies a toss. Back then most were wheats.

 

[JakePhelps]

Id rather find an indian head or soemthing than a silver though Seems to be more too!