Possumguts
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Wheat cent Cache!! Roll of wheaties found dug on an old Farm "UPDATED PIC"
OK, perhaps this doesn't classify as a "cache" because it was not hidden, but most likely lost. I've been hitting an old farm for the past year and have found 2 early coppers, 5 or 6 silvers and some nice relics. The home was built in 1878 and the 88 year old owner has lived there his whole life.
I was checking near the barn today and got a strong signal in the penny range, but when I pinpointed I could tell it was much larger. I decided to dig it because I've found some interesting relics here and cut a 6 inch or so plug. When I pulled the plug I could see 6-8 green penny size coins, all on edge, and I remember thinking, "please let them be Indians". No such luck! But they were all Wheaties!!! I recovered most of them without any further digging, and I got my camera for the Pics. I haven't got them cleaned up yet, but there are 49 of them, and as far as I can tell they are from 1916 to 1957. Earliest dates are a 1916-d, 1919, 1926-d, with the rest being in the 30's, 40's and 50's. (Actually 3 of them are Canadian cents, common in this area, dated in the 40's).
Best I can figure is that someone in the 1950's lost a full roll of cents and the paper wrapper deteriorated in the ground. Enjoy the pics.......
UPDATED PICTURE: AT THE BOTTOM OF THE PICS. Here they are in a case, I lightly used a soft toothbrush and dish detergent, as I wanted to retain the patina.
Note what I think are 3 steel wheaties in the center (corroded) from 1943.
OK, perhaps this doesn't classify as a "cache" because it was not hidden, but most likely lost. I've been hitting an old farm for the past year and have found 2 early coppers, 5 or 6 silvers and some nice relics. The home was built in 1878 and the 88 year old owner has lived there his whole life.
I was checking near the barn today and got a strong signal in the penny range, but when I pinpointed I could tell it was much larger. I decided to dig it because I've found some interesting relics here and cut a 6 inch or so plug. When I pulled the plug I could see 6-8 green penny size coins, all on edge, and I remember thinking, "please let them be Indians". No such luck! But they were all Wheaties!!! I recovered most of them without any further digging, and I got my camera for the Pics. I haven't got them cleaned up yet, but there are 49 of them, and as far as I can tell they are from 1916 to 1957. Earliest dates are a 1916-d, 1919, 1926-d, with the rest being in the 30's, 40's and 50's. (Actually 3 of them are Canadian cents, common in this area, dated in the 40's).
Best I can figure is that someone in the 1950's lost a full roll of cents and the paper wrapper deteriorated in the ground. Enjoy the pics.......
UPDATED PICTURE: AT THE BOTTOM OF THE PICS. Here they are in a case, I lightly used a soft toothbrush and dish detergent, as I wanted to retain the patina.
Note what I think are 3 steel wheaties in the center (corroded) from 1943.
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