What's Your Opinion Of Wheat Cents ?

[E-Trac-Ohio]

Wheat Cents ...
Some people really enjoy finding them - others absolutely hate finding them.
Some people keep records of how many Wheat's they have found and others just don't think it's worth the effort.
A lot of people think the only good thing about finding Wheat Cents is that they are a good indicator that Silver coins could be near by.

Here's my opinion ...
My Wheat Cent total - 2274
They have definitely let me know there were Silver Coins in the area many times.
I've put one of each date and mint mark that I've found in a Harris coin folder.
Sometimes I'd rather leave a site with a Wheat or two then nothing at all.

Good Hunting !

 

[robertk]

I've found a total of - (2274) - Wheat Cents

Wow!

 

[flyflys]

Wheat Cents ...
Some people really enjoy finding them others absolutely hate finding them.
Some people keep records of how many Wheat's they have found and others just don't think it's worth the effort.
A lot of people think the only good thing about finding Wheat Cents is that they are a good indicator that Silver coins could be near by.

Here's my opinion ...
I've found a total of - (2274) - Wheat Cents
They have definitely let me know there were Silver Coins in the area many times.
I've put one of each date and mint mark that I've found in a Harris coin folder.
Sometimes I'd rather leave a site with a Wheat or two then nothing at all.

Good Hunting !

Wow, 2274 Wheat Cents is a lot! It's great that you've found so many. I agree that even finding a few old coins is better than going home empty-handed. Happy hunting!

 

[PenguinDetectsCA]

2274!!! Wow, I'll have to count mine up soon.

I'm glad wheaties exist. I don't find coins older than 1900 too much so if all I found were mostly memorials it would make me kind of mad if I got the same design from a 1909 coin and a 2008 coin. Plus, the design looks nice.

 

[FreeBirdTim]

Wow, that's a crazy amount of wheaties! I've found 94 pre-1940 wheats and probably around 400 wheats from 1940-58. I know how many pre-1940 I have because I put those in cardboard flips. I mainly do that because most of the 1940's and 50's wheats have insanely high mintages and not really worth much at all.

The question we all want to ask is how many silver coins have you found? It would be interesting to see what the ratio of wheaties to silver coins is in your area. I think my ratio is around 5 wheaties to 1 silver coin or maybe a little less than that.

 

[Nathan W]

I've found enough of them to where I don't care to ever find another one . That's just me though

 

[ToddsPoint]

Coins of any kind are rare out here in the country. I’d take all the wheaties i could find. Way better than rusty farm iron.

 

[E-Trac-Ohio]

Wow, that's a crazy amount of wheaties! I've found 94 pre-1940 wheats and probably around 400 wheats from 1940-58. I know how many pre-1940 I have because I put those in cardboard flips. I mainly do that because most of the 1940's and 50's wheats have insanely high mintages and not really worth much at all.

The question we all want to ask is how many silver coins have you found? It would be interesting to see what the ratio of wheaties to silver coins is in your area. I think my ratio is around 5 wheaties to 1 silver coin or maybe a little less than that.

My coin ratios add up like this ...

For each Silver coin I've found it looks like I've dug approx. - 4.5 Wheat Cents
For each Indian Cent I've found it looks like I've dug approx. - 6.5 Wheat Cents

 

[PenguinDetectsCA]

I average about 10 wheats per silver. I didn't count but that's just what I noticed over the years.

 

[BCSMark]

My opinion of wheats depends on where I’m at. If I’m at a 40s or 50s house and find them, it gets me excited cause I know silver may be close.
If I’m at an 1800s site and see a coin down in the hole and pick it up and see that it’s a wheat cent it’s quite disappointing and even irritating sometimes.
The worst is finding 1957 and 58 wheat cents.

 

[candy colored clown]

I don't mind finding them, unfortunately being underground so long messes them up so bad.

 

[1637]

iam easy,1 or 2 wheats make my day

 

[FreeBirdTim]

Wheaties give you hope when all you find is 75 cents in a spot you drove 20 miles to hunt. It's that slim chance of finding silver coins that keeps you digging.

 

[E-Trac-Ohio]

I don't mind finding them, unfortunately being underground so long messes them up so bad.

That usually depends on the type of ground the coin came out of.
Wetter ground is really tough on copper coins.
If found in drier sandy type ground that lets the moisture run off they usually come out pretty nice.
It also seems that the older Wheat's seem to hold up better than the newer ones.
At least that's what I've seen around here.

 

[russau]

I save them also and I'd take all of them you'd like to get rid of !