wheats in circulation

Robert · Senior Member

Found a VF/XF 1945P at a park the other day. It was just sitting on the ground. No idea how it got there. I keep an old Whitman folder for circulation wheat finds.

That got me thinking, when/where was the last wheatie you found in change? What's the "best" or oldest one you found?

Mine was a 1934d in vg I found in a roll about 30 years ago. I think I still have it.

MorgansRmine · Advanced Member

I've found seven so far in the bag I'm searching right now. As for receiving one in change, I'm old enough that my memory does not go back that far.

Bob P · Site Admin

The oldest one I got in change was a 1911 that I received from the grocery store in March of this year. It was actually a better example than the one in my book!

Teryble · Veteran Member

Mine too Bob but it was 1911D No the greatest, but the oldest!

coop · Expert Member

My oldest find from change was a 1909 VDB in VF. I could read the date without magnification, but new it was a wheat Cent. I was glad to get one that old. Probably one of someone's collection and now a part of mine.

I've found about 5 lately. I'm going through a bunch of Cents I bought. It was a project that a father started, then passed it on to his son after he died. It was a large container and it weighed over 55 lbs. But the bottom coins are mostly 1975-83. Some are BU ones. I save them for another look later on when something new is found. AU/BU ones would be the ones someone would like to buy. The circulated ones go back into circulation. I have about 15 rolls so far I've kept back due to the nice lusterous condition. I hope to get one of the grand children interested in collecting and turn them loose on finding the best from them for their collection. One is five and the other 8. See if I can spark an interest in collecting early?

hasfam · Veteran Member

I can't recall finding a wheat in change for a long time, but I hardly ever use cash. I use plastic 99.9% so don't ever get change. I do get wheats in the rolls i search and since these rolls come from the bank and they are the same ones that will go to the local businesses, then I'm guessing those wheats are finding there way into peoples pockets in the change they get. Wait, I just remembered the last older coin I got in change was a 1950-D nickel about 10 years ago.
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Dick · Expert Member

There are two trains og thought, along that line: One, buy boxes of cents, later, and wait for the "goodies" to trickle down, or two, but all the "customer rolled cents NOW, and not wait so long!
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coop · Expert Member

A few years back I bought all the customer rolled Cents from a bank and took them all to check them. 95% were Philly cents. I only found one coin that was interesting. A 2000 wide A M. All the rest were already picked through. So it just depends on who rolled them when you get them. I wouldn't want to get rolls I have been through already. But not all rollers have the same motive as I have when searching/rolling them.

smed · Senior Member

I don't think I've found any wheats earlier than the late 30's in circulation.

GarryN · Expert Member

I have found an occasional 1940 era cent in change, but last week, I got some change at a 7-11 and there was an 1918 cent in there. It has full rims and full wheat ears. I cant believe it. Its at least VF. I will try to get a pic in here soon.

daviscfad · Advanced Member

my most recent change find was a 1955 wheat. My oldest searching wheat was a 1916d

GarryN · Expert Member

here is the 1918 I recently received at a 7-11

The wheat ears on the right are full and on the left are about half full despite the image clarity. Rims are full and not marked. VF maybe?