Johnathon78
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- May 17, 2014
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I'm freaking out man. Did I dig a 55 or 59 wheatie?
Went out today for a quick afternoon hunt at a nearby farmstead. Been swinging roughly 45 minutes when I hit a real nice hi tone on my garrett at pro. Dug and out pops a penny. Threw it in the bag. It's was one of 3 pennies I found today. Took the pennies home and after a short bubble bath cleaning I gazed upon the coin and noticed the coin had the " ears of wheat " style back. These coins were last struck in 1958, thus anything minted thereafter would be a practical original. Turned it over and noticed it was a 1959! Or a 1955.......anyway I'm having trouble reading the date and I need your alls fine input. Did I find a rare, possibly only the second in existence 1959 wheatie? Or is it a standard 1955
? Ps: I stopped cleaning and snapped some pics using my jewelers eye. The last image being the wheat style back.
Went out today for a quick afternoon hunt at a nearby farmstead. Been swinging roughly 45 minutes when I hit a real nice hi tone on my garrett at pro. Dug and out pops a penny. Threw it in the bag. It's was one of 3 pennies I found today. Took the pennies home and after a short bubble bath cleaning I gazed upon the coin and noticed the coin had the " ears of wheat " style back. These coins were last struck in 1958, thus anything minted thereafter would be a practical original. Turned it over and noticed it was a 1959! Or a 1955.......anyway I'm having trouble reading the date and I need your alls fine input. Did I find a rare, possibly only the second in existence 1959 wheatie? Or is it a standard 1955
? Ps: I stopped cleaning and snapped some pics using my jewelers eye. The last image being the wheat style back.
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