Hey! A Wheat Penny!
New Foxxinnia
08-03-2005, 00:40
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BLARGistania
08-03-2005, 00:40
freakin sweet!
Arribastan
08-03-2005, 00:43
There should be a rule against making me hungry with references to money/food.
Wheat pennies do rule, though.
Pfff, I have about a thousand Wheat Pennies in small, brown bags in a briefcase full of vintage coins and dollars.
Arribastan
08-03-2005, 00:46
Pfff, I have about a thousand Wheat Pennies in small, brown bags in a briefcase full of vintage coins and dollars.
can't you be content with someone else's small joys in life?
Super-power
08-03-2005, 00:47
*eats the wheat penny*
What?! It wasn't made of wheat???
CthulhuFhtagn
08-03-2005, 01:04
Pfff, I have about a thousand Wheat Pennies in small, brown bags in a briefcase full of vintage coins and dollars.
Pfft. A thousand? Amateur.
Asylum Nova
08-03-2005, 01:08
Cool. ^^ If you want to spiff it up a bit, use an eraser on the penny, and then swirl it around in vinegar. :D
-Asylum Nova
Kervoskia
08-03-2005, 01:09
..lucky bastard.
Zouloukistan
08-03-2005, 01:09
What's ''wheat''?
Zouloukistan
08-03-2005, 01:13
Ok... Forget about it...
Legless Pirates
08-03-2005, 01:15
o.O
Manawskistan
08-03-2005, 01:15
What's ''wheat''?
What fat lazy Americans use to make their Republican death bread
:rolleyes:
can't you be content with someone else's small joys in life?
Sorry, but no.
Zouloukistan
08-03-2005, 01:18
Oh, it's corn!!!
Pharoah Kiefer Meister
08-03-2005, 16:47
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Keep it and you'll be able to never claim your broke...
I remember as a kid we used to find those pretty regularly, but these days. it's pretty uncommon.
Nice find.
Sebytania
08-03-2005, 17:02
Wheat is some kind of hay.
Penny is a relatively small unit of money.
But what on earth is a wheat penny? A penny made of wheat? A wheat worth a penny? Or maybe it's pennywheat, a new race of wheat?
Roma Islamica
08-03-2005, 17:05
Wheat is some kind of hay.
Penny is a relatively small unit of money.
But what on earth is a wheat penny? A penny made of wheat? A wheat worth a penny? Or maybe it's pennywheat, a new race of wheat?
A U.S. penny that was discontinued at some point (1950s?). It looks like the one we have now, with Abe Lincoln on the front, but there is Wheat on the back and it says "One cent" or some junk like that. Now there is a picture of the Lincoln Memorial on the back.
Sebytania
08-03-2005, 17:06
Yaay, I think I have two of those then.
Yeah, mate. What year is it?
I'm a coin collector, and I've got a 1917 and a 1934. They're a good find nowadays!
Kroblexskij
08-03-2005, 17:09
whats a wheat penny?
Markreich
08-03-2005, 17:49
Before 1959/60, the penny had "One Cent" written on it with two wheat sheaths on the reverse (Lincoln was still "heads").
More info:
http://www.sammler.com/coins/wheat_pennies.htm
BTW, if you can find it, a 1943 penny looks silver. Due to the war, that's the only year when pennies were made from STEEL.
You Forgot Poland
08-03-2005, 18:34
Great. A wheat penny. Those are worth what? A pennyand a half?
Naturality
08-03-2005, 18:48
Before 1959/60, the penny had "One Cent" written on it with two wheat sheaths on the reverse (Lincoln was still "heads").
More info:
http://www.sammler.com/coins/wheat_pennies.htm
BTW, if you can find it, a 1943 penny looks silver. Due to the war, that's the only year when pennies were made from STEEL.
I've heard of a certain wheat penny thats worth quite a bit of money. That might be it.
Eh, nvm.. the penny I'm thinking about had a misprint of some sort on it.
Markreich
08-03-2005, 18:53
Great. A wheat penny. Those are worth what? A pennyand a half?
Hit the link above, Luke. :D
Cogitation
08-03-2005, 18:55
Topic: Hey! A Wheat Penny!
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A U.S. penny that was discontinued at some point (1950s?). It looks like the one we have now, with Abe Lincoln on the front, but there is Wheat on the back and it says "One cent" or some junk like that. Now there is a picture of the Lincoln Memorial on the back.
Okay, that answers my question about what a "wheat penny" is. I still have two more questions:
Why was this topic posted?
Why should it not be moved to the Jolt Spam forum?
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Naturality
08-03-2005, 18:59
Someone wanted to talk about wheat pennies. Could also be a thread for other coin discussions.
Markreich
08-03-2005, 18:59
Okay, that answers my question about what a "wheat penny" is. I still have two more questions:
Why was this topic posted?
Why should it not be moved to the Jolt Spam forum?
--The Modified Democratic States of Cogitation
NationStates Game Moderator
If I may:
1. To discuss coinage
2. It's less inflamatory than http://forums.jolt.co.uk/showthread.php?t=403111 ...
Dontgonearthere
08-03-2005, 19:02
I have a steel wheat penny, so there :P
Cogitation
08-03-2005, 19:06
1. To discuss coinage
Very well, I'll let the topic remain open.
Everyone be advised: If it's not clear at all what your topic is about, you do risk getting the topic locked or moved to the Jolt Spam forum. Do not make vague topics. Thank you.
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You Forgot Poland
08-03-2005, 19:08
I have a steel wheat penny, so there :P
Great. When we switch over to a steel-wheat-penny-based currency, you will be king. In the meantime, you've got a small piece of metal.
Markreich
08-03-2005, 19:09
What does everyone collect? I have a hodgepodge, but I just started getting into Franklin Half-Dollars.
Markreich
08-03-2005, 19:11
Great. When we switch over to a steel-wheat-penny-based currency, you will be king. In the meantime, you've got a small piece of metal.
Yeah, but at least it's worth 30-75 cents instead of 1. :)
Naturality
08-03-2005, 19:25
I have a couple of Buffalo Head nickles.
Markreich
08-03-2005, 19:27
I have a couple of Buffalo Head nickles.
(I'm assuming the old ones.)
Any with 3 legs?
Dontgonearthere
08-03-2005, 19:29
Yeah, but at least it's worth 30-75 cents instead of 1.
Indeed, it might be worth a couple bucks to a collector, especialy 'cause its in good condition (its been in a change jar for about thirty years :P)
Drunk commies
08-03-2005, 19:35
I have a steel wheat penny, so there :P
I too have a steel penny. If you can find a copper one from the same year you're rich. That year, 1946 I think, copper was in short supply because manufacture of copper wire for the war used up almost all the available copper.
Neo-Anarchists
08-03-2005, 19:48
What does everyone collect? I have a hodgepodge
I have a hodgepodge too. In fact, multiple hodgepodges. I collect them!
:)
You Forgot Poland
08-03-2005, 20:44
I too have a steel penny. If you can find a copper one from the same year you're rich. That year, 1946 I think, copper was in short supply because manufacture of copper wire for the war used up almost all the available copper.
I thought the copper was needed for brass shells. I could be wrong tho.
Anyway, I don't go in for the penny thing, but I used to clean and collect ancient coins. You can buy them from a number of oufits. Then it's just a matter of delicately scraping the dirt off and figuring out what you're looking at. You never get any gold because they pre-sort by weight, but there's a lot of fun in the identification. I landed a nice Constantinian follis with sol invictus on the back and another with the chi-rho.
Markreich
09-03-2005, 14:50
I have a hodgepodge too. In fact, multiple hodgepodges. I collect them!
:)
Would not multiple hodgepodges, if combined, create an uberpodge??