Wheat pennies?

[Rescue1]

I should have 1 of every single type of penny ever made. I think these steel ones are cool looking, and the ones next to them say "shell cent" I am not sure what those are? These were all inherited.

the shell ones are probably from shell casing. those are 43 also?
i have a few of the steel 43's, but that is pretty cool. and i bet worth a little money

[Man]

the shell ones are probably from shell casing. those are 43 also?

There is 2 of them...44 and 45. Pretty cool that they are made out of shell casings. I kinda thought maybe they were shelled as in hollow.

[K. Lane]

I have probably close to a thousand of them and three 32oz coffee cans full of the silver dimes.
I didn’t collect them, my grandfather did. He would cash out his register at his full service Gulf station everyday and when he found the wheat pennies and/or silver dimes, he would put em in a can and replace em with change from his pocket. He did this for a lot of years until he retired and sold the property to Blockbuster Video.
Not sure why they were given to me ( amongst a lot of other stuff) when he passed in 2001 but they were and have been sittin in the top of my closet since then

[SabineHunter]

I saved coins starting in the late 60's. I would collect from my paper route and get paid in change. A week of papers was .35. We would also get rolls of pennies to go through from the bank. Might get 3-5 wheat pennies per roll. Had silver dimes and quarters too. Twister tore up house in 1983 and my collection disappeared

I did that too in the mid 60s, from my paper route as well. I'd buy rolls of dimes, quarters, and halfs, take out the 90% silver coins and re-roll them and then get some more rolls. Still got them plus much, much more. I wish I had stayed on it but probably got bored and did kid stuff.

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[Jason Fry]

Did the same culling of interesting coins when I worked at Academy as a cashier supervisor and manager. Kept some pocket change around just for that purpose. Also swapped out a 1933 $100 bill one time. It was worth.... $100.

[TX_H-F]

I save all wheats and I know they arent worth much. I dont know what else to do with them.

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[Native Texan]

I got interested in coins when I was a kid after reading a "Redbook" and seeing what some coins were worth.

About 1975, when I realized that searching my parents daily change was not enough, I had my Mom get $25 in pennies from the bank. First roll I opened was ALL wheats with an Indian Head or two. So was the next one. And the next one.
The entire batch was 95% Wheats and IH's.

The next day I begged Mom to go back and get any other coins that same customer brought in. The teller gave her about $10 worth that was left from the batch of pennies, and about $20 in nickels. Mom asked for dimes and quarters, but the teller said, "I kept those...they were all silver."
The pennies were all the same as the other rolls...mostly older Wheats and IH's . The nickels were all Jefferson with a couple of Buffalos, along with many of the 35% silver wartime alloy.

I was hooked on coin collecting after that...at least for a few years before hunting, fishing, and girls took all my time.

Got back into it 20 years ago when my son was old enough to enjoy the hobby.

Best penny I ever found searching change and rolls was a 1922 No "D" wheat cent worth about $700.

It's a fun and interesting hobby if you like history and the possibility of hitting a "jackpot".

[critter69]

I have heard and have always been on the look out ( ever sense I was a little kid) for a 1943 copper penny, is supposed to be THE most valuable coins. I have numerous 1942 and 1944 copper, but only silver 1943 penny’s. I have a bag full of coins my dad collected, but have no clue to the value. There’s a few confederate bills in there also, a 5.00, 10.00 and a 50.00 if I remember correctly.

[Native Texan]

I have heard and have always been on the look out ( ever sense I was a little kid) for a 1943 copper penny, is supposed to be THE most valuable coins. I have numerous 1942 and 1944 copper, but only silver 1943 penny’s. I have a bag full of coins my dad collected, but have no clue to the value. There’s a few confederate bills in there also, a 5.00, 10.00 and a 50.00 if I remember correctly.

The 1943-D copper cent is probably the most valuable small cent at $1.7 million.

https://www.pcgs.com/news/pcgs-certified-1943-d-bronze-cent-sold-for-17-million

You have much better odds of finding a 1969-S doubled die cent...

https://www.coinworld.com/news/precious-metals/coin-search-yields-1969-s-doubled-die-obverse-cent.html

[okrattler]

The 1943-D copper cent is probably the most valuable small cent at $1.7 million.

https://www.pcgs.com/news/pcgs-certified-1943-d-bronze-cent-sold-for-17-million

You have much better odds of finding a 1969-S doubled die cent...

https://www.coinworld.com/news/preci...erse-cent.html

I'll never pick up another penny again without looking at what's stamped on it. That's insane.

[speck1]

This thread made me sort thru my change bucket. Hadn’t done it in a couple years. I found 27 quarters from 1965 but none from 1964 or older. Found these two jewels though.


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[okrattler]

All I found today was another Canadian coin.

[QuackHunter]

I always keep them when I find them in my change, get lucky every now and again and find something with silver content but not very often.


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[sqiggy]

I keep all the wheat pennies too. My best find was a 1917 and of all places, on a place somewhere just outside of Throckmorton on a quail hunt years ago. We had stopped, looking for a dog. While dad was hollering and whistling, I dropped down to one knee and there it was just laying on top of the ground. Only reason I noticed, it was solid black. Out in the middle of nowhere!!!

[lovemylegacy]

Do any of y'all save wheat pennies or just spend them? Ever since I was a kid I have always kept them. I got two yesterday so that's what made me think to ask. I have a change jar but I always check to see what I got before I throw change in there.

I couldn't even tell you why I keep them. Just always have. No particular reason.

Yes, we save them and Bicentennial quarters.