Whole Grain Wheat Penny Stash!!!

RamsesII

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Mentioned to a buddy that I collect coins, and he said he had some wheat pennies from his grandpa. "Wanna sell them?," I immediately but but calmly ask. He says yes and says he has $20 of rolled unsearched wheats, maybe even more if he can find them. After negotiating, he accepted 150% face value. I've only gone through $5 and already there was a 1909, 3 from the teens, 6 1920s, about 20 1930s, about 150 1940s and about 250 1950s. Some good AU condition coins too. Also one 1956 dime, 2 steelies, and a 1930 Canadian cent. I'll post more photos of the coins tonight and give you the full breakdown.

OH! I almost forgot, these wrappers smell like they've been soaked in Old Spice or some other old man grandpa cologne/aftershave. My buddy said, "yup, my grandpa used to bathe in that stuff." Really adds to the connection of these rolls to the original owner. He's looking for another $25 box he says he has - hoping he finds it.

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You scored with the rosies! HH

Thanks. It was a very fun $20 to unwrap and sort!! I'm trying to get the next $25 from him, which he says is loose. I asked about other coins and he said his grandpa had a 5 gallon bucket full of silver dollar coins (my heart rate jumped), but he said the family sold it a few years ago. His grandpa owned and operated a gas station convenience store for decades, which is where he got all these coins.
 

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Well, I finally got the remaining wheats from my friend. There are 9.8 lbs loose in a cent box, which might be around $14.50. Haven't gone through them yet but I already see a bunch of steelies and some AUs. I'll post the stats and photos as soon as possible.



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nice glad you finally go the rest! I'm looking forward to hearing the results.

those 1955s could be "poor man's DDO
 

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