1940 wheat penny

MVP

sorting through all the change i collected this week i found a wheat penny dated 1940, nickel 1958, a few nickels and quarters in the 60's. Anyway, whats the penny worth?

dcon12

Damn, on my day off too! Don

MVP

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317wc

At least 1 cent.

Spartacus

condition is everything
uncirculated, about 5 bucks.
it drops off quickly from there.
not particularly rare mintage.

MVP

quote:Originally posted by Spartacus
condition is everything
uncirculated, about 5 bucks.
it drops off quickly from there.
not particularly rare mintage.

thanks. I guess I can give it to a friend who collects American coins then

KEVD18

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reloader44mag

quote:Originally posted by MVP
sorting through all the change i collected this week i found a wheat penny dated 1940, nickel 1958, a few nickels and quarters in the 60's. Anyway, whats the penny worth?
What year are the quarters?...1964 and earlier?

Doc

My mom left me about 50 rolls of "wheat" pennies.

Not looking forward to it, but I bought a book of coin values to see if any are valuable (beyond one cent or 3 cents for the copper content, that is).

oldrider

If you'll mail it to me, I'll double your money on it.

ole44

ill give you a nickle for and you ship it [:D][:D][:D]

JnRockwall

I say just keep it, cost you nothing, it's worth nothing. no loss. just gain the fact you have an old penny and you can ponder the places it has been and the people who have used it.

dheffley

quote:Originally posted by MVP
sorting through all the change i collected this week i found a wheat penny dated 1940, nickel 1958, a few nickels and quarters in the 60's. Anyway, whats the penny worth?


I've been collecting a lot of old coins lately. I think some of it is a bad economy and folks are taking a lot of very old change to the coin machines causing them to go back into circulation. I recently picked up a 1942 and a 1954 penny in my change. they are coming from somewhere.

Doc

Usually old coins and bills in change means a kid is stealing from his parents' collection for candy and comic books. Saw it often when I worked in a retail store. Always 8-12 year old kids spending old currency and coins. If I knew the parents I told them.

He Dog

quote:Originally posted by MVP
quote:Originally posted by Spartacus
condition is everything
uncirculated, about 5 bucks.
it drops off quickly from there.
not particularly rare mintage.

thanks. I guess I can give it to a friend who collects American coins then



Hang on to it. In 250 years it will buy you lunch.[:D]

KEVD18

quote:Originally posted by Doc
Usually old coins and bills in change means a kid is stealing from his parents' collection for candy and comic books. Saw it often when I worked in a retail store. Always 8-12 year old kids spending old currency and coins. If I knew the parents I told them.


or a grown * adult raiding their giant spare change jug to pay for their beer, cigarettes, and lottery products.

seen that more times than i care to recollect.