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1945V
Penny Pincher Member
Canada
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 Posted - 01/22/2010 : 12:26:31
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At first I thought I was looking at 1969 lincoln with above average wear, but then close inspection with my eyepiece confirmed it was 1909 (and a VDB to boot when I flipped it over). What a nice way to start the new year !
Recently, I have not been finding many wheats (maybe 2 or 3 per thousand). At this time last year, I was finding ten times as many.
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beauanderos
1000+ Penny Miser Member
USA
2408 Posts |
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cwgii
Penny Hoarding Member
USA
924 Posts |
Posted - 01/22/2010 : 13:25:03
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| wow, even i average 30 per 1000. and i am in the lowest cu percentage area of the country |
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Country
1000+ Penny Miser Member
USA
3121 Posts |
 Posted - 01/22/2010 : 13:51:48
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Nice find!!  |
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Shattered
Penny Hoarding Member
USA
523 Posts |
Posted - 01/22/2010 : 14:00:35
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| Nice find. I'm hoping to find my first one soon. I found a 1909 the other day but not VDB. |
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-Joseph DeMaio : Die For Metal |
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kirkland
New Member
USA
0 Posts |
Posted - 01/22/2010 : 14:01:52
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| Wow! You'd just wish there was an 'S' there too! Great find, anyway! Nothing that I could surpass any time soon. |
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twocents
Penny Collector Member
398 Posts |
Posted - 01/22/2010 : 14:06:44
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| Congratulations! I have 1909s but never any VDBs. |
Just my two cents! |
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NDFARMER
1000+ Penny Miser Member
USA
1197 Posts |
Posted - 01/22/2010 : 14:32:00
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| Congrats, that is a nice way to start the year. |
COPPER - the "poormans" precious metal!!!
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JobIII
1000+ Penny Miser Member
USA
1507 Posts |
Posted - 01/22/2010 : 15:47:32
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| And you're searching out of Canada. That fact is what makes this that much better. Nice job indeed. |
Selling Copper cents. $0 FV available at 1.4xFV. Also interested in trading for wheat pennies and other coins Please pm me for requests or inquiries.
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1945V
Penny Pincher Member
Canada
153 Posts |
Posted - 01/22/2010 : 16:04:45
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JobIII,
Exactly, I am quite surprised to find a 1909 VDB penny here in Canada. Last year, I have also found a 1895 Indian head penny, a 1942 Mercury dime, 1947, 1957, 1963 and 3 x 1964 Roosevelt dimes and a 1943 war nickel.
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Originally posted by JobIII
And you're searching out of Canada. That fact is what makes this that much better. Nice job indeed.
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kirkland
New Member
USA
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Posted - 01/22/2010 : 16:08:21
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| Wow! You've had more luck on US coins than I have had, and you aren't even in the US! Lucky dog! |
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JobIII
1000+ Penny Miser Member
USA
1507 Posts |
Posted - 01/22/2010 : 16:16:08
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| I really wouldn't mind searching copper cents up in Canada maybe once a year or something. I just don't have bank accounts and a way to return the zincs. But all this talk makes me eager to venture north |
Selling Copper cents. $0 FV available at 1.4xFV. Also interested in trading for wheat pennies and other coins Please pm me for requests or inquiries.
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dakota1955
1000+ Penny Miser Member
2212 Posts |
Posted - 01/22/2010 : 16:16:56
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| very sweet |
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Shattered
Penny Hoarding Member
USA
523 Posts |
Posted - 01/22/2010 : 16:28:12
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| Over summer I will probably be visiting up in Michigan. At some banks they sort the Canadian coinage out and you can buy the rolls. |
"I need metal in my life, just like an eagle needs to fly."
-Joseph DeMaio : Die For Metal |
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1945V
Penny Pincher Member
Canada
153 Posts |
Posted - 01/22/2010 : 16:29:06
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| With all the nice stories of silver halves I see on this board, I tempted to visit some US banks real soon. |
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kirkland
New Member
USA
0 Posts |
Posted - 01/22/2010 : 16:30:11
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| I will say that I have found two of what I think you Canadians call "George V pennies" which are I think equivalent to our wheat pennies. One of them had toothpaste or something all over it but the other was rather nice looking. |
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slickeast
1000+ Penny Miser Member
USA
2533 Posts |
Posted - 01/22/2010 : 16:39:35
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Did they even make pennies in 1909? I heard that they did, but I have not found one yet.
Congrats on your find |
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kirkland
New Member
USA
0 Posts |
Posted - 01/22/2010 : 16:43:13
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| Yes, they made pennies in 1909. It was the first year of the Lincoln Wheats. |
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country_bumpkin
Penny Sorter Member
USA
86 Posts |
Posted - 01/22/2010 : 16:47:46
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It's a joke, son.
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He who goes a-borrowing, goes a-sorrowing.
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Junk Woody
Penny Collector Member
Canada
262 Posts |
Posted - 01/22/2010 : 16:57:45
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WTG on the 1909 VDB 1945V
Last year I found two in one roll and one of them has a die error. |
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Nickelless
Administrator
USA
5580 Posts |
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1945V
Penny Pincher Member
Canada
153 Posts |
Posted - 01/22/2010 : 17:08:22
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Nickelless,
Actually I am in the Montreal region about 1 hour away from the US border. I have not been to a US bank yet, I have found all my US coins in circulation in the local Canadian banks.
I was just showing the coin to my son and we both remarked that it is a 100 year coin that has been in circulation all that time until now.
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Originally posted by Nickelless
Major congrats, 1945V. I found a 1909VDB myself the same week I found my first Indian Head! It really makes the hobby fun, doesn't it??
I just noticed that you list your location as Canada. Are you living near the border and hopping across to pick up pennies?
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Nickelless
Administrator
USA
5580 Posts |
Posted - 01/22/2010 : 17:22:42
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Originally posted by 1945V
Nickelless,
Actually I am in the Montreal region about 1 hour away from the US border. I have not been to a US bank yet, I have found all my US coins in circulation in the local Canadian banks.
I was just showing the coin to my son and we both remarked that it is a 100 year coin that has been in circulation all that time until now.
It is pretty amazing, isn't it? My first IH was an 1887--12 years before my great-grandfather was born! When I saw that penny drop into the zinc pile from my Ryedale, I think the whole neighborhood heard me yell!
Just curious, do you go into banks asking if they have any American coins, or do you just find them in general circulation? |
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fb101
Administrator
USA
2856 Posts |
Posted - 01/22/2010 : 17:23:31
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Originally posted by country_bumpkin
It's a joke, son.
Isn't that supposed to be my line?
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BTW: "Congrats on the nice find" he said jealously. |
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1945V
Penny Pincher Member
Canada
153 Posts |
Posted - 01/22/2010 : 17:39:49
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Nickelless,
You can buy American bills at any Canadian bank, but never American coins.
I find all my American coins mixed in the Canadian rolls.
The ratio can be as high 10% on average. Although, I have found 100% rolls of American pennies, nickels and dimes on occasion.
[/quote]It is pretty amazing, isn't it? My first IH was an 1887--12 years before my great-grandfather was born! When I saw that penny drop into the zinc pile from my Ryedale, I think the whole neighborhood heard me yell!
Just curious, do you go into banks asking if they have any American coins, or do you just find them in general circulation?
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slickeast
1000+ Penny Miser Member
USA
2533 Posts |
Posted - 01/22/2010 : 17:47:25
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Originally posted by fb101
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Originally posted by country_bumpkin
It's a joke, son.
Isn't that supposed to be my line?
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BTW: "Congrats on the nice find" he said jealously.
"That's a joke... I say, that's a joke, son."
"I gotta straighten this lad out. Thing like this could warp his mind for life."
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