Why Wheat Pennies?

[dinero]

Why are people so interested in wheat pennies? Is it only for the copper?

 

[jrf30]

WHeats selkl for 3 cents for plain ones, versus 1.6 cents for copper memorials. And older ones go for much much more. But ALL wheats sell for at least 3 cents. And they are at least 53 years old. :-)

 

[dinero]

Thanks for the reply!

 

[baddbluff]

Wheat has more nutritional value than copper.

And they are also old and old coins are cool coins.

HH
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[dinero]

lol bad!

 

[gordon and tanner]

It is fun to try and collect them all.

Dad and Tanner

 

[Mzjavert]

They'll still be around in a 100 years unlike the shield Lincoln pennies.

 

[AGBlex]

i look for wheats because unless you get a solid 2011 or 2012 box.. you always can find something unlike some skunky half boxes of double skunky quarter boxes

 

[GMan00001]

Minimal investment in terms of dollars, but the same thrill of the hunt.

 

[Farchaus2k]

Minimal investment in terms of dollars, but the same thrill of the hunt.

AMEN to that

 

[TCOZY13]

I do pennies whenever halves have been particulary bad. Kind of like a confidence booster. In this hobby you need those pick me ups. Filling the blue book penny holes is cool too.