wheat penny wipeout

[Marcel]

I have been through almost 20.00 in pennies and have found only 1 wheat and little else. What gives? Is this an epic dry run, or are others having the same luck?

 

[Hunter612]

I haven't been finding wheat cents in boxes lately, but I find quite a few when searching cwr. A lot of my boxes have been brand new boxes also.

 

[GlenDronach]

Only looking at $20 worth is not an "epic dry run". You need to search way more before switching supply.

 

[Marcel]

It's just frustrating. I guess I got spoiled on my first day of crh. I started with halves and my first roll of coins had 3 40% ers! Lol. Downhill ever since.

 

[Dozer D]

I do cents now & then, on boxes I usually avg about 10-15 wheaties, sometimes more. When I get a bag ($50.) from the bank it's a little higher. You should also consider if you can afford it, to save all the copper cents (1981 & earlier), of which I get 15-20% per box. Don't give up, it's only the first inning for you in the hobby.

 

[ArkieBassMan]

Boxes in my area average less than 4 wheats per box and a little less than 12% copper. While $20 is not nearly a big enough sample size to gauge what you should expect in your area, not all areas of the country produce the same.

 

[jrf30]

Averaging 8.42 wheats per box so far this year. Poor year on IHs