My best Wheat hoard

[kestrelia]

Since last May I've searched 1.08 million pennies and last night 12,500 hand rolled pennies produced my best Wheat hoard to date! In them I found one hundred ninety-five Wheats, eighty-two Canadians, six US dimes, one UK penny one Euro 2¢. Most of these Wheats came from five rolls from the same lady. The total variety count was amazing, sixty-seven, and the mix including eight steel pennies (one roll had three and two others had two!). Beforehand I had thought if I ever happened upon a hoard we some many pre-1940 Wheats I'd surely find a few new ones, but it was not to be. I suppose that's coin searching in New England for you!  Older coins are easier to come across, but those mint marked ones are tough to find.  There were no new new varieties in the batch of pennies. I did, however, get a nice upgrade to the scratched and crappy 1914 I had in my album. I also found another clipped penny. I've now found clipped coins for four straight weeks! The Wheats were:

1910(2), 1914(2), 1916, 1916D, 1917(3), 1918(2), 1919, 1919S(3), 1920(3), 1923, 1925(3), 1926(4), 1927(2), 1928(5), 1929(2), 1930(2), 1933, 1934(4), 1935(2), 1936(2), 1937(6), 1938(5), 1939(3), 1940(6), 1940S, 1941(4), 1941D, 1942, 1943(7), 1943S, 1944(-, 1944D, 1944S(3), 1945(5), 1945S(2), 1946(3), 1946D, 1946S, 1947(2), 1947D, 1948, 1949S(3), 1950(4), 1950D, 1950S(10), 1951, 1951D(4), 1951S(2), 1952(2), 1952D(3), 1953(3), 1953D(6), 1953S, 1954(2), 1954D(2), 1955(2), 1955D(3), 1956D(17), 1957D(12), 1958(2), 1958D(5)

It's odd that no 1956's or 1957's turned up.

 

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[jrf30]

Great find!

I don't think it is too odd that no 1956 or 1957 plains showed up. They are much harder to find than 1956D and 1957D. In fact, I haver trouble finding either of those on a consistent basis.

But, finding all those from the teens was a wonderful find. :-) And 8 steelies is also an amazing feat.

Congrats

 

[DrDetector]

Nice find!

 

[cyberdan]

I found one hundred ninety-five Wheats,

That is rare to get that many in one spot. I got one last week in change from a fats food place. Didn't even notice it for a day.

Last night I was going through a pile of coins I had been throwing in a bowl and pulled out a big handfull of wheats (about 70) I added all my steels and it made two rolls.

I now have exactly 5000 wheats took me a year and a half to find that many in the wild.

Wonder what ebay will get me for those?

 

[Mercury63]

After going through a million pennies you deserve a hoard. good for you.

 

[treasurefiend]

Awesome!!!