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Postby OtusLotus » Wed Mar 05, 2014 11:06 am

Anyone have an idea on the fastest way to sort wheaties?

I have a bucket of wheaties that someone wants me to search through to find any gems.
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Re: Sorting Wheaties

Postby scyther » Wed Mar 05, 2014 11:21 am

I've heard that a Ryedale often separates the earlier (pre-40, maybe?) ones for some reason, although they're supposed to be the same composition. I'm not sure how reliable that is, though. You're probably best off just looking through them all...
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Re: Sorting Wheaties

Postby tinhorn » Wed Mar 05, 2014 11:39 am

scyther wrote:You're probably best off just looking through them all...


Yup, that.
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Re: Sorting Wheaties

Postby NDFarmer » Wed Mar 05, 2014 11:59 am

tinhorn wrote:
scyther wrote:You're probably best off just looking through them all...


Yup, that.


Yup!!! Get yourself a good magnifying glass and plenty of light and go through them one at time. I have searched hundreds of thousands that way.
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Re: Sorting Wheaties

Postby OtusLotus » Wed Mar 05, 2014 4:07 pm

I was afraid you would say that! :lol:
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Re: Sorting Wheaties

Postby galenrog » Wed Mar 05, 2014 7:39 pm

Enjoy!
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Re: Sorting Wheaties

Postby plus1hdcp » Thu Mar 06, 2014 4:55 pm

I'm sure you will find some good ones. Enjoy the search.
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Re: Sorting Wheaties

Postby reddirtcoins » Thu Mar 06, 2014 7:06 pm

I'm so sick of 1957.... pulling many out lately
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Re: Sorting Wheaties

Postby Madwest » Fri Mar 14, 2014 8:25 pm

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Re: Sorting Wheaties

Postby OtusLotus » Fri Mar 14, 2014 10:36 pm

It wasn't as bad as I thought... I have 11 whitman folders that I have been given as presents over the years, and thought to myself what a great way to fill them! I have 3 books that are the volume 1- 1909-1940, 7 books that are volume 2 1941-1974, and 1 book that is from 1909-1970..

So, I started by doing an excel spreadsheet of what I was missing, and sorted them into 1940-1950s, pulling the coins that I was missing. I put the 1910s & 1920s in one pint glass, and the 1930s in another, and finally 1955 in a third.

To my surprise.. 1955s was the most unexpected hardest coin to find! I am missing that coin in ALL of my 7 Volume 3 folders.

The closest I came to completing the 89 coins Volume 1 folder was 70 coins, then 53, 48, and 38 coins.

Notable finds include a 1909, 3 1909 VDB, and a 1911 D & S.

Overall, I am pretty happy that I am done looking through them although it looks like I need to sort some more wheaties! ugh lol


so, I sorted them into 40s-50s, and ALMOST filled all of the books. Boy, 1955 S is a hard coin to find! I am missing a few 'S' mints and a 1948d to complete that coin in
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Re: Sorting Wheaties

Postby lvrider » Sat Mar 15, 2014 11:37 am

scyther wrote:I've heard that a Ryedale often separates the earlier (pre-40, maybe?) ones for some reason, although they're supposed to be the same composition. I'm not sure how reliable that is, though. You're probably best off just looking through them all...


i think i read on here somone found an Indian head in their zinc pile.
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