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sheba
Penny Pincher Member
USA
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 Posted - 06/04/2009 : 12:00:59
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Hi all,
I do a few rolls of hand sorting ... picking up the rolls from a wide variety of banks in this area, so I don't know which bank this particular roll came from.
Anyway I opened the roll and noticed that most of the coins (at least the edges) appeared dark...alway a good sign for me when harvesting coppers). The first coin I picked up was a VF 1916 S wheatie.
I excitedly went through the roll and, along with a large percentage of pre 1982 Memorials, I also found 10 wheat ears. Dates are as follows (all these coins would rate a minimum of VG): 1914, 1915, 1916 S, 1920, 1927 + 5 more wheaties from 1940 to 1958.
Wish I would have remembered which bank that particular roll came from 
sheba
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maoguinn
Penny Pincher Member
USA
118 Posts |
Posted - 06/04/2009 : 21:47:51
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| Congrats on your wheatie finds. Try going to the same banks again, but this time keep track of the rolls from each bank. I also hand sort a few rolls at a time. Good luck to you. |
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sheba
Penny Pincher Member
USA
191 Posts |
Posted - 06/04/2009 : 22:42:21
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Thanks for the advice maoguinn! Its very good advice because thats exactly the advice I received from my wife! And I received it again from her tonight ... after I opened another roll from 'I don't know where" and found another 5 wheaties ... 1919 S (XF condition), 1937 P, and 3 from 1949 on to 1958. I do go back to the same banks, but there are quite a few around here and I've visited many, so I need to keep careful records, as you suggested. Thanks!!
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dakota1955
1000+ Penny Miser Member
2212 Posts |
Posted - 06/05/2009 : 06:51:58
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| Just a quick note on the wrapper as to where the roll came from would do the job. |
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PreservingThePast
1000+ Penny Miser Member
USA
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Posted - 06/08/2009 : 16:33:02
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Sheba...awesome find. Congratulations!
Continued success. |
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highroller4321
1000+ Penny Miser Member
USA
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Posted - 06/10/2009 : 02:27:04
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| Did you check the 1914 for a D mintmark? |
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