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« on: September 22, 2011, 09:18:06 pm »
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Since the release of the new Lincoln cent designs in 2009 and 2010, the popular/famous and beloved wheaty penny is gaining strength in value. Clapp Just check e-bay and numismatic dealers online and discover how the value of your beloved wheaties is going up  Great. Those from 1909 thru 1919 have the most value right now. Glad to have found some of those already.

I particularly love to find wheaties, not only because among the old coins is probably the most I dug, but because it is almost always the marker of a good spot. I'm exploring yet another section of the woods that have given me excellent hunts and today after work I found a 1917-P and a 1918-P respectively (about $1.25 each online), along with three of those "Head I Win-Tails You Lose" sexy coins (still cleaning them), and a 1940 Jefferson nickel. The spot is promising and this weekend I wil give it a good swing Rider. Last pic shows those I dug last week. So save your wheatie$$$$  Waveing

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« Reply #1 on: September 22, 2011, 10:59:45 pm »
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Good to know. Thanks Smiley

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« Reply #2 on: September 23, 2011, 08:13:23 am »
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Heck, I keep all COPPER pennies.   None leave the house.

Some 1982 and before!



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« Reply #3 on: September 23, 2011, 10:06:08 am »
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Nice pennies, Cyber!  I have alway hung on to wheaties I've found, whether out of the ground or out of my pocket.  (Yes, there are a few still floating around out there!)  I've been a little lax about saving 1982 back.  The trouble with '82's is that year they made both copper and zinc pennies.  Guess I need to get a little more conscientious about saving the coppers!   Detecting

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« Reply #4 on: September 23, 2011, 03:23:41 pm »
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Heck, I keep all COPPER pennies.   None leave the house.

Some 1982 and before!



Yes, me too! Copper pennies have twice the melt value compared to face value! See:

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Nice pennies, Cyber!  I have alway hung on to wheaties I've found, whether out of the ground or out of my pocket.  (Yes, there are a few still floating around out there!)  I've been a little lax about saving 1982 back.  The trouble with '82's is that year they made both copper and zinc pennies.  Guess I need to get a little more conscientious about saving the coppers!   Detecting


Thanks! 1982 copper and zinc pennies are easy to tell apart. I just drop them from about 12" and they make distinctive sounds. Another way to tell them apart is the weight. Copper pennies weigh 3.11g and zinc pennies 2.5g. They also give a different signal on most MD machines. Keep them all. Neither Uncle Sam nor the banks are going to give you 2 for 1 and it's illegal to melt them.

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 Kiss  I knew there was a reason for saving that tin can full of wheats. Now I guess I'll have to go through them to see just what I've got.   

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« Reply #6 on: September 24, 2011, 08:11:29 am »
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I roll up the zincs and keep the coppers.
Have since they introduced the zincs, and will continue to do so.
I go to the bank when I can and get rolls check them out for coppers.
I got lots of coppers and wheaties that way.

BTW: There is still a 1943 copper floating around out there somewhere..got rolled up and spent, by his wife, accidentally. Previous owner has a reward for it.....Has any one heard about this story?

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« Reply #7 on: September 24, 2011, 12:14:22 pm »
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Not only do they sound different but the Weight is Different!
3.11 grams is  good!~

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Kiss  I knew there was a reason for saving that tin can full of wheats. Now I guess I'll have to go through them to see just what I've got.    


Remember, condition is important, but the older the wheaty the more valuable it is.  Wink

Posted on: September 24, 2011, 03:16:37 PM
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I roll up the zincs and keep the coppers.
Have since they introduced the zincs, and will continue to do so.
I go to the bank when I can and get rolls check them out for coppers.
I got lots of coppers and wheaties that way.

BTW: There is still a 1943 copper floating around out there somewhere..got rolled up and spent, by his wife, accidentally. Previous owner has a reward for it.....Has any one heard about this story?

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No, but how much is the reward? That penny is worth a fortune. sad story though  Cry . Is it a true story? I mean I can claim that I lost a valuable coin, but how to prove I had it in first place.  Embarrassedbr]
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Not only do they sound different but the Weight is Different!
3.11 grams is  good!~


Oh, yeah. Not only that, but the price of copper keeps raising and it will not go down! Can you imagine that one of these days copper could be as valuable as a silver today?

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I roll up the zincs and keep the coppers.
Have since they introduced the zincs, and will continue to do so.
I go to the bank when I can and get rolls check them out for coppers.
I got lots of coppers and wheaties that way.

BTW: There is still a 1943 copper floating around out there somewhere..got rolled up and spent, by his wife, accidentally. Previous owner has a reward for it.....Has any one heard about this story?

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The 1943 copper cent story came from "reward offered" on another web site.
The Idaho man had it in his desk/change holder, his wife only needed a few more pennies to make another roll.
Her quest led her to his desk, it was only another penny to her.  Cry
Reward was then "at current value", he just offered to buy it again.
As far as I know it is still out there, either it is in some school yard, park, change jar, playground........or the government has already melted it down. They are systematically removing all copper cents from circulation.
And yes the value will not go down much if at all.
I have been working in the Printed circuit Industry for over 30 years and
have seen the price of most metals do nothing more than go UP!
We do Gold/silver/copper/palladium/tin/lead/rhodium......
We do several types of gold plate and have watched that soar to the astronomical prices we have today.

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