two war wheat pennies

drumm

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Found these smushed together in same hole.

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ks coyote

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Congrats on the war Wheaties. In good shape too.
 

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drumm

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I know all i was finding were coins from the 60-80's all day and i was cold. Finding these in the same hole cheered me up to search a bit more
 

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Are they "steelies" or war era copper wheats?
 

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Looks like a '44 and a '45 copper. I've heard of war nickels and steelies but never a war wheatie, lol. At any rate thanks for sharing and good luck digging.

I know what ya mean about the war wheaties. I was imagining 2 rusty 'ol '43 steelies that were somehow preserved by being pressed together . Lol.

Nice scores- there's probably silver close by so dig any iffy targets!
 

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Love coin spills! Nice find.
 

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I had the same thoughts scrappy. Gunna search out that area. Damm this freezing wind today
 

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Pennies from 1944-1946 were made out of a copper salvaged from spent bullet casing from the war.
 

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