Lobby Counter Bag LOADED with wheats

[NHsorter]

I cut open a bag of cents last night and as I was about to pour them out I noticed a bunch of wheats. So I put the bag down and grabbed a handful. TONS of wheats. Upon further inspection it looked like almost the whole bag was loaded with them. So I decided to just hand sort the whole thing. Wow, I forgot how much work hand sorting is! Lots of the older wheats that I am finding are pretty worn so it is taking extra time to inspect them with magnification. I only got half way through the bag before I decided to call it a night so I'll report better numbers later tonight when I finish. Some dumbass dumped grampa's collection.

~20% Wheats
~20% Zinc
-Many nice BU memorial coppers
-A few BU red wheats from the 50's
-LOTS of wheats from the early decades, including all mint marks.
-Best 2 so far: 1909VDB, 1922D both very worn.
-SILVER!! 1914 Netherlands 25cent
-Denver Mint "coin" from a uncirculated set.
most of the older wheats are well worn. This was not a BU collection.

YES, I already got all the other bags off the counter! There are some bags still on there however (nickels and halves) that I need to get once they are full. The dime bag had 12 silvers, which is pretty good. I may even go and just top off the nickels and halves so I can buy the bags. Never dumped there before. Hummm. Might send my wife in to fill the bags then just show up a little later and buy the bags. They don't know my wife.

[Saabman]

Great grab!!! Looking forward to the totals!!

[Rodebaugh]

20% wheat. Heck thats better than most bread!

Nice bag.

[rsk1963]

20% wheat. Heck thats better than most bread!

Nice bag.

Seriously though nice friggen score!

[TheJonasCollegeFund]

Christmas in July......HO HO HO!!!!!

[NHsorter]

So I went back after work and got everything else they had. 2 bags of quarters and another penny bag. Quarters were a total skunk. Penny bag is still sealed, but I rolled it around an it looks normal. Did not have the time to finish hand sorting the original sweet penny bag. Should have a final tally tomorrow. I was really hoping for some magic with the quarters but I just got smacked with $2000 of reality.

[Numis Pam]

[quote="NHsorter"]I cut open a bag of cents last night and as I was about to pour them out I noticed a bunch of wheats. Some dumbass dumped grampa's collection.quote]

Hmmmm, I beg to differ with you! I think Some dumba$$ dumped Grandma's collection.

[Engineer]

Hmmmm, I beg to differ with you! I think Some dumba$$ dumped Grandma's collection.

+1

[mtalbot_ca]

Hmmmm, I beg to differ with you! I think Some dumba$$ dumped Grandma's collection.

+1

+1....Don't you think that most silver and rarer coins that are in circulation today are the results of accidental discharge into the wild or some idiots that is simply cleaning old relatives closets and drawers?

Good show.

[NHsorter]

Ok, finally done.

Zinc- 2593
Copper- 1533
Wheat- 832
George V- 4
George VI- 14
Queen- 23
Silver - 1

One of the George's was a 1922 but it is rough. The bottom of the bag was not as rich as the top but 16% wheat... Yeah, I'll take that any day.

[Numis Pam]

Dang !! That is awesome! Let us give Thanks for all the dumbA$$es!! Where would we be without em??

[jacer333]

Great haul, what a fun mix of coins to go through!

[penny pretty]

+1 [/quote]

+1....Don't you think that most silver and rarer coins that are in circulation today are the results of accidental discharge into the wild or some idiots that is simply cleaning old relatives closets and drawers?

Good show.[/quote]
accidental discharge? ugh! last time I read the forum while eating dinner! great name for a band though...