Why?

[henrysmedford]

Found a 1954 today!

[henrysmedford]

Just looking back on the year Franklin has found (3) 1954 this year and 11 Indian heads this year so I would say that the 1954 is hard to find.

[TwoAndAHalfCents]

After reading about these elusive wheats from the 50's I started wondering if I had any. I have found 400+ wheats since I started sorting but I wasn't sure about ever seeing a 1954 so I went and checked my bag of common wheats. No 1954 or 1955-S in there. But then I took a look at the handful of better condition wheats that I have set aside, that's where I found a copy of each (actualy two from 1954). Kind of strange that I haven't found any average looking ones; just really nice ones.

1954 and 1955-S obverse

IMG_0082.JPG (88.29 KiB) Viewed 3074 times

1954 and 1955-S reverse

IMG_0083.JPG (102.06 KiB) Viewed 3074 times

[Chief]

Just looking back on the year Franklin has found (3) 1954 this year and 11 Indian heads this year so I would say that the 1954 is hard to find.

I think I've found 3 this year as well. The same amount of Indians that I found. Happy hunting!

[Diggin4copper]

My whitman folder just needs a 1955s....

[henrysmedford]

My whitman folder just needs a 1955s....

Franklin has found 28 1955S this year and three are AU.

sc000418c9.jpg (105.04 KiB) Viewed 3045 times

[everything]

I was able to find 3 55s this year, enough to fill up three whitman albums worth, it's always my last to fill as well. I think one of the albums might be still minus a 55s as I found one with the first 5 having the top part of the 5 filled, and decided it was worth putting in a 2x2, it's a common die chip thing with the 55s I guess. I can see how the die could become weak in that spot.

[Keith]

I'll Have to sirch my 50's but I have a slew of 57 and 59's that are AU

[henrysmedford]

by henrysmedford » Wed Jul 27, 2011 7:50 pm

Found a 1954 today!

Wed Nov 30, 2011 8:51 pm

Just looking back on the year Franklin has found (3) 1954 this year and 11 Indian heads this year so I would say that the 1954 is hard to find.

Today I worked out of town for work and a co-worker gave me a 1954 he bought from the till firsts one sense 7/27/2011 we have found eleven IH in the same time.

[fb101]

I find rolls of 54s especially 54-S

[henrysmedford]

I find rolls of 54s especially 54-S

1954 Mintage 71,640,050
1954-D 251,552,500
1954-S 96,190,000

[henrysmedford]

Got a 1954 today after five days without findind one!

[ed_vantage17]

We all have our white whale. For me it was a '52S. Finally found one about a month back after finding TWO 1909 VDB and TWO IHC.

[agmoose]

I shouldn't have read this thread..................now I've gotta go dig. Dangit.

[henrysmedford]

Our first 1954 in a month also I went through 613 1950s wheats and not one 1954. See http://www.realcent.org/viewtopic.php?f=15&t=12299

[henrysmedford]

Our first 1954 in a month also I went through 613 1950s wheats and not one 1954. See http://www.realcent.org/viewtopic.php?f=15&t=12299

Found are first 1954 in nine months it was in a CRW roll only one in over $20 of wheats. see-- http://www.realcent.org/viewtopic.php?f=7&t=19638

[scyther]

I had no idea 1954 was such a rare year. I thought all 1940+ were common, except 1943 and that only because it was magnetic. Wonder if I have any...

[hirbonzig]

Went thru the 3 jars of "old pennies" my Aunt was saving for me, and found one 1954 wheat out of all the pennies. In my regular sorting I've found a grand total of four.

[henrysmedford]

After four plus years of sorting we just filled a full roll of 1955-S.

[henrysmedford]

Found a US 1954 in a $100 bag of Canadian cent. Our first one in four months.

[spacemanX]

for me 10 months of hand searching yielded
1954 13 each
1955s 8 each

my nemesis is the 1911 (101 milion minted) havent found one yet
my next is 1935D ( 47 Million minted)
crazy

[henrysmedford]

for me 10 months of hand searching yielded
1954 13 each
1955s 8 each

my nemesis is the 1911 (101 milion minted) havent found one yet
my next is 1935D ( 47 Million minted)
crazy

For us.

1911 (2)
1935 D (23)

[henrysmedford]

We have all 7 1954 that took over five years of sorting for sale in a KSA. See-- http://www.realcent.org/viewtopic.php?f=34&t=30182

[outofsort]

It may an old topic, but still very true. After two full years and 350,000+ hand sorted cents, a 1955-S has finally been unearthed. In that time we have found 3 Indian Heads, 1 George V, 6 Wide AM's, and 146 pre-1940 Lincolns (3 semi-key). What gives?

[Recyclersteve]

This past summer I got about 35-40 1955-S pennies, all in AU/BU condition from a bank. This was with over 900 from 1961-1964 that were also AU/BU.