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After recently finding my 10th wheatie in the wild this month, I was trying to think of a better fate for it than just tossing it into a plastic tube with all the others. So I looked thru my extra unused Whitman folders and found one of those blank/no date types for cents. I could've use that to create another 1941-58 Number Two-style collection, but thought no, I've got one already, and it leaves half the book empty.

Then an idea occurred to me. I counted the holes from the 90th all the way to the first and I'll be darned, a nice PDS date run from 1927-58 fits perfectly. Out came my rolls of extra wheats and suddenly I was a kid again. I was surprised how many holes got filled!

Missing from 1940-58 are: 40-D, 54 & 55-S

Found in the 1927-39 section: 27, 27-D, 27-S, 28, 28-S, 29, 30, 34, 35, 35-D, 36, 37, 37-D, 38, 39 & 39-S

Most importantly, it creates anticipation that each new wheatie I find could be a hole-filler.

I'll keep updating this thread as new ones are found.

23 holes left!

Winners list so far:

1 - hobo finds
1 - Numis Pam
1- sparechange
0 - hirbonzig
0 - TXSTARFIRE

Members are encouraged to predict which will be the next one found. Their guesses are in green.

1938 (156m) Found! 11/26/21 (hobo finds is a winner!)
1940-D (81m) [TXSTARFIRE]
1954 (71m) [sparechange]
1929-S (50m)
1955-S (44m)
1929-D (41m)
1936-D (40m)
1930-D (40m)
1935-S (38m)
1937-S (34m)
1928-D (31m)
1936-S (29m)
1934-D (28m)
1930-S (24m)
1938-D (20m)
1931 (19m)
1938-S (15m)
1939-D (15m)
1933 (14m)
1932-D (10m)
1932 (9m)
1933-D (6m)
1931-D (4m)
1931-S (800k) [hirbonzig]

It's a good thing the mintmarks are on the obverse! I would think the good folks at Whitman would have lobbied the U.S. Mint to try and have all mintmarks be on the observes. Even holders where you can see the obverse and reverse both don't suffice. It is better to be able to see both date and mintmark at the same time.

The mints finally figured it out, but it sure took a long time. I remember having to look to the right of Monticello on the reverse for the mintmark on nickels. Or above the dome of Monticello for the war years.

If I ran the mint back in the day, that would have been one of the first things I changed.

Mint Director- recyclersteve- nah, that doesn't sound right!

Recyclersteve wrote:It's a good thing the mintmarks are on the obverse! I would think the good folks at Whitman would have lobbied the U.S. Mint to try and have all mintmarks be on the observes. Even holders where you can see the obverse and reverse both don't suffice. It is better to be able to see both date and mintmark at the same time.

The mints finally figured it out, but it sure took a long time. I remember having to look to the right of Monticello on the reverse for the mintmark on nickels. Or above the dome of Monticello for the war years.

If I ran the mint back in the day, that would have been one of the first things I changed.

Mint Director- recyclersteve- nah, that doesn't sound right!

I liked the MMs on the reverse. To this day it adds a bit of drama.

Found my first wheatie (1940) in the wild today since I started this thread but alas, it wasn't a new date.

Anyone care to guess what year/MM will be the first hole filler?

Hmmm.... I will go with the 1942

I'm gonna guess the first hole filled will be the 1936.

Recyclersteve wrote:I'm gonna guess the first hole filled will be the 1936.

Already filled.

Guess again.

1929?

Recyclersteve wrote:1929?

These are the pre-40 holes that are filled:

Many are missing from the 1927-39 section of course, but I managed to fill 27, 27-D, 29, 30, 35, 36, & 37

3rd time's a charm...

Coinstar netted me two wheaties today - 1937 & 1941.

Alas, neither were hole fillers.

Getting closer, only one away from my 42 guess... lol

Took over two months but I finally got a new date ----> 1934 <---- thanks to Coinstar. Along for the ride was a 1955 but that wasn't a hole filler.

I've added a breakdown of missing dates by mintage in the OP. The 1934 was the third most common missing date, so it was a decent candidate to show up.

What's your choice for the next find? Will you go with the most probable by mintage, or buck the odds and choose something rarer? I'll put your name next to the guess.

35 holes to go!

1940-D Good luck with your project!

After a drought of 41 days I finally filled a new hole! And it is...

Yep, the #2 highest mintage missing date ---> 1939. No winners in this round unfortunately.

So the hunt begins for the next hole-filler. Do those who've played want to keep their original guess, or change things up? I'll leave it the way it is until I hear otherwise.

Best of luck in the next round!

34 holes to go!

After 56 days, another Coinstar wheatie surfaces...but it's 1937, a date we've already got. Still nice to find a pre-40.

My guess--1950S..

sparechange wrote:My guess--1950S..

Locked in!

Pretty good choice. Being in Vegas means S-mint coins are more common. I was able to complete a full roll of 1951-S nickels a few years back. In the 70s and early 80s I was lucky to find even one example when I lived on the east coast.

coindood, good idea. We are going out to our west TX property this weekend with the grandchild...I will take a few containers of my found wheats and pick up some whitmans to give us something to do if the weather is inclement. Better than watching videos!

fasteddy wrote:coindood, good idea. We are going out to our west TX property this weekend with the grandchild...I will take a few containers of my found wheats and pick up some whitmans to give us something to do if the weather is inclement. Better than watching videos!

It's a good way to reconnect with that young collector we all were at one time.

He is almost 6 and is in kindergarten, he likes to find the wheats in my Cu piles....recently we have been searching nickels for his birth year. I will turn it into a numbers learning lesson and count our finds.

Walking out of an Albertson's today and I see a penny on the ground. Turns out to be a 1955 singled die.

Happy to find my 2nd wheatie in one month but it wasn't new to the book.

I will say 1938

hobo finds wrote:I will say 1938

So it is written...so it shall be done.

First Coinstar trip of the month and another wheatie surfaces ---> 1940-S.

TXSTARFIRE came thisclose to picking a winner.

Not new to the book, but still, can't beat a mere two days between finds. Let's hope that trend continues.

coindood wrote:... can't beat a mere two days between finds. Let's hope that trend continues.

So much for that.

50 days later the next wheatie turns up via Coinstar ---> 1956-D.

Not new to the book unfortunately.

Averaging one wheatie a month, not bad I suppose.

Just five days later and another wheatie surfaces courtesy of Coinstar.

The back looked really worn so I kept it in my pocket till I finished my errands. Once home I took out my Whitman album, ready to possibly fill a 20s or 30s hole.

It was a 20s alright, but it pre-dates the book! I was looking at a solid VG 1923.

Bummer that it's not a hole-filler but woo hoo that it's my new oldest CS find of the year.