24 wheats in 5 rolls

[GGerrands]

Cracked open a new box of machine wrapped rolls from my biweekly $200 pickup. These rolls aren't labeled as String & Son or Brinks or anything, not sure where they come from.

I notice 3 wheat-backs staring up at me. Neat-o, I think to myself. A cursory inspection shows two other rolls with obverses that are wheats, from the 20s and 30s (couldn't quite see the last number while they were rolled up).

I considered saving those 5 rolls for a "reward" after I finished sorting the box, but I have little self-restraint for the hand-sorters high of finding wheats, so I cracked them open, one at a time.

Out of 250 cents, got 24 wheats, 14 of them from before 1930! (1919S, 1919D, 2 x1919, 1918, 1916, 3 x 1920, 1927, 2 x 1928, 2 x 1929). I think the highest numi value was only 50 cents from the 1919D, but still quite a thrill to find so many oldies in so few rolls.

Sorry for the poor image quality, I just use my laptop's webcam...but it "sort" of happened!



I'll check back with wheat totals from the rest of the box. I'm hoping the whole thing has a batch of 10% wheats mixed in.

Edit, early a.m., 20 October: Entire box sorted: Grand total $1.15, for a 4.6% of wheaties. Didn't hurt that around half of them were from before 1930. Nothing super rare, but a 1909 and a 1919 D were fun to find.

[Numis Pam]

SWheeeeat!!!! Nice way to have some cheap fun!!

[Rob72830]

You could make a nice little profit on that box.

[jacer333]

Nice little wheat field you harvested there, congrats!

[GGerrands]

Found that box's twin in the pile of boxes I ge\ot from one bank!
97 wheats in one box, over half from before 1940. Nothing too spectacular in the way of value. One day I'm going to get one like this and find a 1931s or 1924D.

[RichardPenny43]

Nice!
You gotta love it when you get a box loaded with wheats.