Sorting Wheaties
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Wed Mar 05, 2014 11:06 amby OtusLotus
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.
Re: Sorting Wheaties
Posted:
Wed Mar 05, 2014 11:21 amby scyther
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...
Re: Sorting Wheaties
Posted:
Wed Mar 05, 2014 11:59 amby NDFarmer
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.
Re: Sorting Wheaties
Posted:
Wed Mar 05, 2014 4:07 pmby OtusLotus
I was afraid you would say that!
Re: Sorting Wheaties
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Thu Mar 06, 2014 4:55 pmby plus1hdcp
I'm sure you will find some good ones. Enjoy the search.
Re: Sorting Wheaties
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Thu Mar 06, 2014 7:06 pmby reddirtcoins
I'm so sick of 1957.... pulling many out lately
Re: Sorting Wheaties
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Fri Mar 14, 2014 10:36 pmby OtusLotus
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
Re: Sorting Wheaties
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Sat Mar 15, 2014 11:37 amby lvrider
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.