LadyDigger
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Bought my box of pennies today. Went through them, found lots of the new Lincoln pennies. I know they aren't worth anything, but I save them. 
Found 4 Canadian pennies (1973, 1978, 1987-2) and for Wheaties (my favorite, besides the Merc Dimes), I found one that I can't read the date. It looks like 1914 or 1916. Can't tell ... but it looks like an 's' mint mark. There is a mint mark, just really can't make it out. I blew up the photo to see and that is what I assume is there, both for the date and mint mark.
Also found for Wheaties: 1936, 1938, 1941, 1944-2, 1944S, 1945, 1946, 1950, 1951, 1953D, 1955D-2, 1956, 1956D, 1957D-3.
Then the bookkeeper wanted to know why these nickels were in a small roll. I look, kinda' puzzled too, then read and said, 'Alright, UNCIRCULATED!' I only bought 6 bucks worth today, that's all the money I had on me. So tomorrow I'll buy the other $23.75 worth still locked up! I didn't notice till I got home, but two of the rolls I have now are Denver Mint, the others are Philadelphia. I'll find out tomorrow if there are more Denver. I have to divide my collection up between my kids (3)! LOL! Oh, they are 2006.
And...this past week, I stopped at the coin shop to get some coin pages to put my coins in and saw some stuff I want to buy, more of novelty stuff (like the dollar coin size of the Lincoln Penny). He has three and I'll go back this week to get them. I like them! But he had some old bills and I asked how much he was going to sell them for. He said a couple of bucks. I said ok and that I will check back later. He said they were in pretty bad shape, not worth much. I told him I didn't care, that I would be back to get 3 of them for each of my kids. He went over to them and was going through them, then he put 3 in my bag and I said, "No, I wasn't going to get them today." He said, "I'm giving them to you." What a sweetie! They are in bad shape, very fragile, all dated July 21, 1862....but they are cool to me!
Oh, I'm really tempted to open these rolls up, I want to look through them. By doing so, will it take away their value? I want to put them in their own separate holders (cause I want to check for errs!) And as you will see on the pics...why are there groves (scratches on them)? I know they aren't proofs, but even uncirculated, should they be marked up like that?
Thanks for looking!
Annmarie
Found 4 Canadian pennies (1973, 1978, 1987-2) and for Wheaties (my favorite, besides the Merc Dimes), I found one that I can't read the date. It looks like 1914 or 1916. Can't tell ... but it looks like an 's' mint mark. There is a mint mark, just really can't make it out. I blew up the photo to see and that is what I assume is there, both for the date and mint mark.
Also found for Wheaties: 1936, 1938, 1941, 1944-2, 1944S, 1945, 1946, 1950, 1951, 1953D, 1955D-2, 1956, 1956D, 1957D-3.
Then the bookkeeper wanted to know why these nickels were in a small roll. I look, kinda' puzzled too, then read and said, 'Alright, UNCIRCULATED!' I only bought 6 bucks worth today, that's all the money I had on me. So tomorrow I'll buy the other $23.75 worth still locked up! I didn't notice till I got home, but two of the rolls I have now are Denver Mint, the others are Philadelphia. I'll find out tomorrow if there are more Denver. I have to divide my collection up between my kids (3)! LOL! Oh, they are 2006.
And...this past week, I stopped at the coin shop to get some coin pages to put my coins in and saw some stuff I want to buy, more of novelty stuff (like the dollar coin size of the Lincoln Penny). He has three and I'll go back this week to get them. I like them!
But he had some old bills and I asked how much he was going to sell them for. He said a couple of bucks. I said ok and that I will check back later. He said they were in pretty bad shape, not worth much. I told him I didn't care, that I would be back to get 3 of them for each of my kids. He went over to them and was going through them, then he put 3 in my bag and I said, "No, I wasn't going to get them today." He said, "I'm giving them to you." What a sweetie! They are in bad shape, very fragile, all dated July 21, 1862....but they are cool to me! Oh, I'm really tempted to open these rolls up, I want to look through them. By doing so, will it take away their value? I want to put them in their own separate holders (cause I want to check for errs!) And as you will see on the pics...why are there groves (scratches on them)? I know they aren't proofs, but even uncirculated, should they be marked up like that?
Thanks for looking!
Annmarie
Best guess on it would be 1912-D, pretty worn but a cool find none the less. 
