1919 Wheatie - from a surprise source

tmdavis3 · Apr 29, 2009

I've been into coin collecting, metal detecting, rockhounding, relic hunting and all that most of my life. My kids have never shown much of an interest. They laugh and joke when I pick up pennies off the ground everywhere we go. I'm always in treasure hunting mode, you see.

Well.... my youngest (16 almost 17) called me from work yesterday all excited. She is a waitress in a pizza place. It seems that she noticed an odd penny in her tips, and realized it was a 1958 wheatie. She then decided to check the rest of her change and found a 1919!! She told me that she was giving it to me for my collection. :love5:

(Then grinned and said, "Besides, I'll inherit it back one day!)

Today, she came home from her Dad's and brought the Wheaties for me. That 1919 is a BEAUT. Very good condition.... She also brought a large box of change that she has started saving to sort through and look for keepers. My baby is finally coin collecting. :thumbsup:

I'm so proud. :icon_sunny:

We spent a couple of hours looking through my stuff and she was asking me all kinds of questions. Quality time with my teenager. Now THAT'S a treasure! And she offered to check my change jug for me, too.

And the coin she found in her tips is now THE oldest coin that I own. How cool is that?? Before that my oldest was a 1927 penny I found in the register when I worked in a conveniece store a few years back. :headbang:

(And I found two pennies on the ground today in parking lots. Brings me to seven pennies and a dime this week.)

~Marcie

Baggins · Apr 30, 2009

That rocks! I am the same way! I get grief for doing the exact same thing! Keep it up, I just got a '63 back in change from dinner tonite, and you would have thought it was struck yesterday! You just never know!
HH
Baggins

Moonshadow · Apr 30, 2009

That's a great story Marcie. You've passed on a fun hobby and the moment that you two shared sorting through coins is priceless! My 17 yr old son has never shown much interest in MDing, but he does like finding coins left over in the coinstar machine!

Thanks for sharing and Happy Hunting!
Moon

Woodland Detectors · Apr 30, 2009

Take a picture of you and her looking at the coins and I will PM Jeff the moderator and suggest this post to be put in the Honarable mention forum. That is great stuff! and LOL! @ plehbah

tmdavis3 · Apr 30, 2009

I tried that this morning. She pretty much ran me outta her room and said "No pics before I am up. showered, and dressed!" ::)

Self-conscious teenagers.... gotta love 'em!

I will try to corner her off and snap a couple tonight or in the morning. Unfortunately, I have to work a loooong day today. $:-\$ And then she is leaving Friday morning, Atlanta-bound to watch the Braves play ball Saturday with her Grandparents.. (I'm jealous, lol!)

Literally, last night was the first time we have seen each other in about two weeks. She is such a busy teen, always on the go, splitting time between Mom, Dad, Grandparents, and her favorite Aunt....

crazyjarhead · Apr 30, 2009

Nice present for you. Those 1919 seem to be a common find. I have 10 I have found since last spring

allen · Apr 30, 2009

it was sweet of her to get the wheaties for you ...

STH69 · Apr 30, 2009

Nice, I was walking my dog after MDing in a park and found on the sidewalk three shiney dimes! no MD required, lol.

bellapoison · Apr 30, 2009

Oddly enough, I got a '50s wheat penny back in my change from a carryout order from Domino's Pizza last night.

Is there a cosmic connection between wheat pennies and pizza?? :wink:

N.J.THer · Apr 30, 2009

Congrats on the wheaties and for having a very thoughtful daughter.

I love finding wheaties without the detector (I also enjoy finding them with the detector). Recently I had to pull my wife's car out of the driveway to get my car out and I looked down in her console and there is one Wheatie staring back at me. It turned out to be a 1943 Steel cent. I go in the house and thank her for finding the wheatie for me and she had no clue...told me if I did not see it she would have spent it. I was also leaving work one night and as I'm walking to my parking garage I start finding pennies on the ground. I think I found a total of around 25 and one was a Wheatie...i forget the date but it was in the 50s.

NJ