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Keep them or rip them? **UPDATE** 1909!!

Postby Bigsarge » Tue Apr 10, 2012 3:14 pm

OK, finishing up a $25 box of pennies that has given me a record 47 wheats. Out of those, only 7 from 40's and 1-39, the rest are 50s. So, I grab the last 2 rolls out of the box and this is what I see. My question is, would you just keep the rolls intact for the hell of it and store them, or go ahead and sort them ?

I should add, that there's nothing special on the other ends


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Oh, this is the worst-looking hat I ever saw. What, when you buy a hat like this I bet you get a free bowl of soup, huh?

Oh, it looks good on you though.
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Re: Keep them or rip them?

Postby creshka46 » Tue Apr 10, 2012 3:19 pm

Put them on Ebay and make $20 :lol:
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Re: Keep them or rip them?

Postby Bigsarge » Tue Apr 10, 2012 3:29 pm

creshka46 wrote:Put them on Ebay and make $20 :lol:



lol, I was actually thinking the same thing, figured i'd get at least 3 a roll. Never know where Willie Wonka's golden 1909 might show up!
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Re: Keep them or rip them?

Postby jasmatk » Tue Apr 10, 2012 4:59 pm

Bigsarge wrote:
creshka46 wrote:Put them on Ebay and make $20 :lol:



lol, I was actually thinking the same thing, figured i'd get at least 3 a roll. Never know where Willie Wonka's golden 1909 might show up!

ill give you 3 a roll if you want it.but if it were me id bust 'em open.
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Re: Keep them or rip them?

Postby PADFH » Tue Apr 10, 2012 5:27 pm

RIP!
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Re: Keep them or rip them?

Postby twentybux » Tue Apr 10, 2012 5:30 pm

Rip 'em! You only go around once! :D
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Re: Keep them or rip them?

Postby hobo finds » Tue Apr 10, 2012 5:37 pm

KSA them here! :D
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Re: Keep them or rip them?

Postby merchoarder » Tue Apr 10, 2012 5:49 pm

I've found a few of these. I always intend to keep them but within a few days I always rip em :)
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Re: Keep them or rip them?

Postby jacer333 » Tue Apr 10, 2012 6:31 pm

I don't know how you managed to keep them intact this long...if I see a roll showing a wheat, I am cracking it open ASAP to see the loot!
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Re: Keep them or rip them?

Postby Copper Catcher » Tue Apr 10, 2012 6:31 pm

The KSA is a good idea!
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Re: Keep them or rip them?

Postby fb101 » Tue Apr 10, 2012 8:20 pm

RIP
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Re: Keep them or rip them?

Postby plus1hdcp » Tue Apr 10, 2012 8:49 pm

RIP
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Re: Keep them or rip them?

Postby John_doe » Tue Apr 10, 2012 9:18 pm

They would have already been opened if it were me, no questions asked.
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Re: Keep them or rip them?

Postby SilverDragon72 » Tue Apr 10, 2012 9:44 pm

I would certainly be tempted to rip them open.
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Re: Keep them or rip them?

Postby Sheba » Tue Apr 10, 2012 9:57 pm

I had a roll like that tonight. I immediately ripped it open. It was a 1944 D and the only wheat in the roll. Congrats on finding so many wheats.

Definitely, Rip them open! :D
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Re: Keep them or rip them?

Postby Bigsarge » Tue Apr 10, 2012 10:09 pm

ok, thank for the replies folks! Though the KSA does intrigue me, I think I'm going to go ahead and rip them. I'll do it tomorrow and update the results. to many Michelobs now to mess with them. Theyd end up on the floor. I have to admit, I just thought it was cool that the chances of them showing up as ends on modern rolls. I'm sure some of you old school sorters have seen it plenty, but, that's just the rookie in me.
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Re: Keep them or rip them? **UPDATE** So Close!

Postby Bigsarge » Wed Apr 11, 2012 1:38 pm

OK, just opened rolls.

First roll With Wheat back showing:

Wheat back was 1955D
1957D was in roll
plus 9 coppers

Roll 2, whith 195 Head showing:
Head was 1951D

also in roll was 1909!! Plain though. My heart was still pounding nontheless!

15 more coppers.

There ya have it folks!

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Re: Keep them or rip them? **UPDATE** 1909!!

Postby twentybux » Wed Apr 11, 2012 4:08 pm

1909! Sweet find (even though you said it was plain) :D
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Re: Keep them or rip them? **UPDATE** 1909!!

Postby John_doe » Wed Apr 11, 2012 5:54 pm

sometimes your gut is a good instinct to follow. ;)
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Re: Keep them or rip them? **UPDATE** 1909!!

Postby fb101 » Wed Apr 11, 2012 7:53 pm

Aren't you glad you ripped it?!
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Re: Keep them or rip them? **UPDATE** 1909!!

Postby jacer333 » Wed Apr 11, 2012 8:24 pm

Nice find, good little haul there!

If your coin miraculously grows an "S' and a "VDB" let me know and you can join my club. :P
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Re: Keep them or rip them? **UPDATE** 1909!!

Postby mtalbot_ca » Wed Apr 11, 2012 8:29 pm

Congrats,

Report it to the 1909 Club topic: See: viewtopic.php?f=10&t=400
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