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HEY!! Look what I found! KEY DATE!!! 1914d wheat (updated)

chukers

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I have been hunting old homesteads all year and one finally paid off... I thought its was a 44 wheat... so I stuck it in my pocket as i do with all my good coins... I have lost good coins when dropping them into my pouch so all my good ones go directly into my pocket for safe keeping.... and I am glad i did this one too! This is my first key date in a very long time! yeah its not of any great value.... but its a cool find! Check it out! LOOK BELOW!

UPDATE:

now that the excitement of this find has settled down for me I recall more detail... I have a couple of hunting buddies and both of them are on here but too active... and I have done this to both of them and I actually feel bad that it happened this way... I actually found coins near and in holes they have dug... now they are experienced hunter and find as much as I do and they even out hunt me from time to time. This is what happened this time too... I was crossing paths with my hunting buddy he had just been to this spot 5 minutes earlier... and i was just going over the hole he just dug... and off to the left I get this consistent but odd signal... and as I always tell them when we hunt look for those consistent signals... anyways I dug it and now you know the rest of the story... now I have to tell him.... but i don't want to because it makes me feel bad finding coins they missed... as I did a few months ago in his own yard that he has hunted several times I pulled out a 1897 Barber Quarter... I really think this dry soil here in Texas has an effect out the signals we get... now they we have had a good rain it should be bring the signals back to what they should be.... buts its not.



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Re: Ummm Ummm HEY!! Lookie here!!! KEY DATE!!! no really!!!!

That is a great find! I have always wanted to dig one of those. Congratulations!
 
Re: Ummm Ummm HEY!! Look what i found! KEY DATE!!! 1914d!!

Hey, hey - way to go - sounds like a good spot for some more goodies. :thumbsup:


Beth
 
Re: Ummm Ummm HEY!! Look what i found! KEY DATE!!! 1914d!!

SCORE :headbang: :headbang: :headbang: Great Find
 
Re: Ummm Ummm HEY!! Look what i found! KEY DATE!!! 1914d!!

wow sweet! :headbang: :headbang:
 
Re: Ummm Ummm HEY!! Look what i found! KEY DATE!!! 1914d!!

WTG chukers! Nice one! Looks like all it needs is a gentle brushing with an acetone-soaked Q-tip or two on both sides. I suspect it would grade Fine12 or F15 at least after cleaning.

I'm a little confused though. Why is the surface blackened? Was there a fire there?
 
Re: Ummm Ummm HEY!! Look what i found! KEY DATE!!! 1914d!!

Nice score!! :icon_thumright:
 
Re: Ummm Ummm HEY!! Look what i found! KEY DATE!!! 1914d!!

Tuberale said:
WTG chukers! Nice one! Looks like all it needs is a gentle brushing with an acetone-soaked Q-tip or two on both sides. I suspect it would grade Fine12 or F15 at least after cleaning.

I'm a little confused though. Why is the surface blackened? Was there a fire there?

Yeah it needs a little cleaning... but that is how the wheats look coming out of the dirt around here... this is actually better than most some are very corroded... so i am glad about that.

I also grade it as f12-f15 which makes it a $300 coin... at least that what the PCGS site says if I am reading it correctly...

http://www.pcgs.com/Prices/PriceGui...&SP=1&c=46&title=Lincoln+Cent+(Wheat+Reverse)

but I am more realistic... there are alot of F12 1914d wheats on Ebay going for 65 to 200 dollars...

now I am wondering if its worth getting graded and slabbed... seems slabbed coins go for more.


chukers
 
Re: Ummm Ummm HEY!! Look what i found! KEY DATE!!! 1914d!!

It depends on what you want to do with it. If you are considering selling it, or leaving it in a will-type thing, it might be worth having graded.

Personally, I wouldn't clean it with anything - it IS, a key date.


Beth
 
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mrs.oroblanco said:
It depends on what you want to do with it. If you are considering selling it, or leaving it in a will-type thing, it might be worth having graded.

Personally, I wouldn't clean it with anything - it IS, a key date.


Beth

less than 1.2 million were minted... but its disappointing to see the dozens of ones on Ebay... I'm really not into "collecting" coins even though i do... I collect for the value of a coin not for completing sets. sooo.... slabbing it might be the best way to go.


Chukers
 
Re: Ummm Ummm HEY!! Look what i found! KEY DATE!!! 1914d!!

There are much better places than Ebay to sell - especially a key date, and especially if it is graded.

The biggest problem on Ebay, imo, is that people have gotten pretty nervous about buying coins from there. (unless it is a well known person selling them).

Like, Heritage:

http://coins.ha.com/common/search_r...93+794+791+1577+792+2088+308&chkNotSold=0&Ns=

And, there is always lists of the top coin auction sites that you can find, using google or Bing


Beth
 
Re: Ummm Ummm HEY!! Look what i found! KEY DATE!!! 1914d!!

WOW Chukers! Good for you buddy! That is a great coin find and only you can decide what to do with it.Good luck with your decision. WTG!!!!!!
 
Re: Ummm Ummm HEY!! Look what i found! KEY DATE!!! 1914d!!

hmm! hey! i would call that banner! its a shame the economey is bad because the price of coppers has gone to the dumps. nobody wants my 1877 indian! i mean ya the reverse is bad but come on its a key date coin like yours. 20 years ago you would probley get 500 or more for your 14d. i collected for years not anymore. im not sure if people relize what you have there. thats a once in a lifetime find there just like my indian. congrats. willy
 
Re: Ummm Ummm HEY!! Look what i found! KEY DATE!!! 1914d!!

Nice find and in good shape too. :headbang: :headbang:
 
Re: Ummm Ummm HEY!! Look what i found! KEY DATE!!! 1914d!!

Great little copper ! :hello2:
Congrats :thumbsup:
 
Re: Ummm Ummm HEY!! Look what i found! KEY DATE!!! 1914d!!

I got 3 1914s over the years no d.
2 1931s.
1 1909S no vdb.
20 semi key.
1,500.00 common dates.
so all in all:
:director: YOU SCORED CHUKERS
:wav:
 
Re: Ummm Ummm HEY!! Look what i found! KEY DATE!!! 1914d!!

Nice Key Date Wheat Back, :icon_thumright: !

TommNJ
 
Re: Ummm Ummm HEY!! Look what i found! KEY DATE!!! 1914d!!

yup always one I've wanted to dig up as well congrats on the great find! :headbang:
 
Re: Ummm Ummm HEY!! Look what i found! KEY DATE!!! 1914d!!

Glad you made the banner. Way to go!!!!!!!!!!!

Beth
 
Re: Ummm Ummm HEY!! Look what i found! KEY DATE!!! 1914d!!

Those wheaties are nice to find. Silvers are there too lurking...But I would take that wheatie any day of the week. Nice score my friend :thumbsup: jgas
 

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