An awesome PENNY box!

[Goldmanford]

I only had two boxes to search over the weekend...a dime box and a penny box. Well the dimes were pure "SKUNK" but boy was I happy with the pennies. After opening, I noticed a "wheatie" reverse ender. Upon closer look, I found 5 more ender rolls with the obverse showing, a 1928 and 1929 both showing along with some 1940s.

The first roll I cracked open, there were 7 wheaties. This is usually what I get from one box and this was NOT one of the 6 ender rolls. I decided to keep score so I jotted down dates from each of the 50 rolls. 28 of these 50 rolls were skunk but the rest all contained at least 1 wheatie and the roll with the most had 10.

Below are some pictures along with my niece, Harley, who helped me open a few rolls and sort the "good ones" from the "new ones".

Here are the dates from the 126 wheaties I found in that box:

1909 (sorry, no VDB)
1910
1912
1917d
1919d
1920
1923
1925 x 2
1926
1927
1928
1929
1934 x 2
1935 x 2
1935d
1937s
1938
1939 x 4
1939s
1940 x 4
1940d
1941 x 4
1942 x 2
1944 x 7
1944s
1945 x 2
1945s
1946 x 5
1946d
1946s x 2
1947 x 3
1947d
1947s
1948
1948s
1950 x 2
1950d x 2
1950s
1951d x 3
1952 x 3
1952d x 4
1953 x 4
1953d x 5
1954d x 3
1955d x 3
1956
1956d x 6
1957 x 2
1957d x 9
1958 x 2
1958d x 8

My plans are to return to the bank later today and see if I can get another penny box. I'll let ya'll know how that turns out.

Enjoy the pictures!

 

[usandthem]

Great box! Congratulations.

 

[azlegends]

Yeah that box is amazing. That 1909 must have got your blood going for a second, lol.

 

[Generic_Lad]

Nice box boxes don't get much better than that in terms of shear quantity of wheats.

 

[Goldmanford]

Here's an update - I stopped by the bank after lunch today and bought 2 more boxes. I just opened the top and peered at one side and in one box I see another wheat back ender and another dated 1930-something. I can't wait to tear into these after work tonight. I'll keep ya'll posted on what may turn up!

 

[Goldmanford]

Yeah that box is amazing. That 1909 must have got your blood going for a second, lol.

OMG - I have used a 30x loop to try and make out a VDB on the back - It just isn't there.

 

[Diver_Down]

Sweet Wheat! Here's hoping you score the rest of the collection.

 

[Generic_Lad]

Nice! Where there are wheats there are Indians!

 

[Goldmanford]

Nice! Where there are wheats there are Indians!

That's what I'm screaming, too! I hope to find an Indian or two! Or maybe that lone Flying Eagle that was in the collection before it got dumped!

 

[Generic_Lad]

Yeah, on the only legitimate collection dump that I've ever gotten ( http://forum.treasurenet.com/index.php/topic,417646.msg2974600.html#msg2974600 ) I got 1 IH to every $2 in wheats. A good way to check for a collection dump when you want to buy the bag is to have the tellers always clear the magnet for you when you dump. If you find, like I did, 5 steel pennies attached to the magnet, be ready to buy the bag (or buy the bag that already has been filled).

 

[Coin_Surfer]

Wow that is amazing !!! Usually i average 7-9 a box. that is awesome!

 

[SilverFace]

126 wheats? That's like getting pennies from heaven. Is that box dated 1966?

 

[CHAINCHOMP]

amazing finds!!! congrats on the dream box!!! amazingly cute niece too!!! keep it up and hh! [R.I.P. Rich Hartford]

 

[LeoTrench-MAINE]

Great Score!!

I did kinda notice -those wrappers are aincent...

Is there a date on the boxes at all?!?

I would go clean them all out...

Awesome finds!!!!

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