My Detector Died But I Still Found 104 Wheat Cents!

[Centsless Detecting]

Hello everyone. I had an hour and a half window this morning before my wife had to work. Or so I thought.. I knew my battery was low but I took a chance anyways. Got in about 30 minutes before my Nox made that goofy power down tone Didn't have anything good at that point either. Still had an hour so I looked up some garage sales and sure enough there were 5 on one street just a few blocks away. The first 4 sales were duds but the last one was huge and had some goodies. Picked up a new treasure box, a Davy Crockett pocket knife and another road sign for the collection. My hands were full but man oh man I sure liked what I saw... Someone's Wheat Cent Collection with 104 coins! Had to have it! Double Click the Pictures for more detail. Took the best pics that I could.. And no there is NOT a 1909 S VDB...















The Blue Book says copyright 1949 and no date on the other one. So all in all I spent $10. The question is now, are there any key date or semi key date ones in this collection? Any that would have errors I should look for? The Nox is back on the charger now. The lady at the sale said she'll be putting more stuff out through the day. Maybe she'll find a Dime or Quarter collection in the house Oh and everything after 3 pm tomorrow is free so I will be going back.

Thanks for looking. Happy hunting no matter where or how you look for treasure.

-TMD-

 

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[cudamark]

I don't see any valuable ones in the collection. Nothing worth more the couple of dollars anyway. You would have to inspect closely to see if there are any mint errors worth mentioning.

 

[villival]

I love wheat penny's on their own merit and would have loved finding those.

 

[Digger RJ]

Nice!!!!! Congrats!!!!!

 

[E-Trac-Ohio]

Very cool !

 

[Centsless Detecting]

Thanks everyone. I'll look for mint errors for sure. Should I clean them and put in a new folder or keep them the way they are? Went back today for the free part of the sale and found some display cases ill put to use and another road sign. Happy Hunting!

 

[Professor of Engineering]

Nice finds, enjoy the wheat collection!

 

[cudamark]

Thanks everyone. I'll look for mint errors for sure. Should I clean them and put in a new folder or keep them the way they are? Went back today for the free part of the sale and found some display cases ill put to use and another road sign. Happy Hunting!

Most of the time, cleaning is a bad idea and will reduce the value of the coin. That said, if you mean to remove dirt or surface grime, sure, as long as you do it properly. If it's dirt, soak in hot soapy water and remove with a soft bristled toothbrush. If there's something that soapy water won't remove, such as paint, tar, glue, etc, soak in acetone and then a natural bristled brush or soft microfiber cloth (something acetone won't dissolve!) You don't want to remove the natural patina look, so other more harsh methods (electrolysis, vinegar, lemon juice, etc) should be avoided. Same goes for metal polishes and rubbing. They destroy the natural look to the coin.

 

[1235CE]

Nice yard sale find!...….and unless you want to definitely make sure they are worth only 1 cent each, don't clean them!......there is no need to remove dirt and grime and especially not with any kind of brush.....They have made it this long without cleaning, let them make it even longer...….a new Whitman book?.....sure, cleaning them, umm, no.

HH all!

Greg

 

[Centsless Detecting]

Most of the time, cleaning is a bad idea and will reduce the value of the coin. That said, if you mean to remove dirt or surface grime, sure, as long as you do it properly. If it's dirt, soak in hot soapy water and remove with a soft bristled toothbrush. If there's something that soapy water won't remove, such as paint, tar, glue, etc, soak in acetone and then a natural bristled brush or soft microfiber cloth (something acetone won't dissolve!) You don't want to remove the natural patina look, so other more harsh methods (electrolysis, vinegar, lemon juice, etc) should be avoided. Same goes for metal polishes and rubbing. They destroy the natural look to the coin.

Nice yard sale find!...….and unless you want to definitely make sure they are worth only 1 cent each, don't clean them!......there is no need to remove dirt and grime and especially not with any kind of brush.....They have made it this long without cleaning, let them make it even longer...….a new Whitman book?.....sure, cleaning them, umm, no.

HH all!

Greg

Thanks for the suggestions fellas. I think I'll just leave them the way they are. Any suggestions or opinions of the steel cents? I think those are my favorite ones from the set.

 

[cudamark]

They're in pretty bad shape. Really not worth much.