10,000 wheat pennies

[Gretchen]

Several years ago when I was banking for the library at the merchant window at the local bank I noticed my favorite teller counting lots of pennies that looked like wheats. She said that someone had turned in two large bank bags full. I said I was interesting in buying them. When counted a couple of days later I paid $100.00 face value and had 10,000 pennies dated mostly in the 1940's and 1950's, but quite a bit in the teens, twenties and thirties. Have made money selling them at the swap meet. The oldest penny I have found was 1909 S found on the top of a bottle dump. Have found many wheat cents with my metal detector.

 

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[ClonedSIM]

Man, that'd be a dream. I get excited to find a roll of wheats, which has happened once or twice, but to find two bank bags full...... Nice find!

 

[Immy]

Wow, two bags of wheats. Searching thru those would be a great way to spend a month.

 

[HobBob]

Wow, two bags of wheats. Searching thru those would be a great way to spend a month.

What he said!!!!!!
HH,
Bob

 

[killerwine]

make SURE you check that 1909-S for VDB! Nice finds...HH

 

[bk]

Even without the vdb, the 09-s is a good date.

 

[killerwine]

They are nice...I saw one in an antique store the other day for $28...I turned it over to check for the VDB...no such luck...Would have been an amazing price! Oh well....

 

[Postalrevnant]

Belated, but Congratulations. Excellent deal.

Postalrevnant