The release of the State Quarters has only a few more to go. The end of the run is fast approaching. In 1998, and most of 1999, commercials saturated the airways. Challenges to “Order your collector’s album now!” were running constantly. The album I ordered for $19.99 is almost full.
Truthfully, my interest has waned. Each already released coin’s slot is full, but the find is more random than a concerted quest for the newest release. Living on the East Coast, any quarter from the Philadelphia mint is easy. It’s the Denver Mint side that is sketchy.
Although not an obsessed, or even dedicated numismatist, casually collecting coins is interesting. All received change is quickly scanned. Any unusual coin wends its way into my collection. The occasional Bicentennital Quarter from 1976 is always greeted with an “All right!” as is a Wheat Penny. Most people will not pick up a penny, but I have found several wheat pennies that way. Besides, that frugality gene reminds me that one penny only needs 99 more to make a dollar. “A penny saved is a penny earned” had to come from somewhere.
Yesterday, I found a pre-1965 quarter. 1932-1964 were pure silver. Finding something really neat is what makes the casual search fun. The search continues…
Filed under: Organizing, Pop Culture | Tagged: Bicentennial Quarters, Coin Collecting, Quarters, Wheat Penny
The state quarter series was both a blessing and a curse to the hobby.
It did create enough excitement to encourage lots of new people to start the hobby. But at the same time most of these new hobbiests were sorely disappointed when they found out that there nifty new quarter collections would take what seemed like forever to complete and in the end not be worth much more than face value.
I gave up on the state quarter series in 2001 and am waiting for the series to be complete. At that point I plan on Coin Roll Hunting the ones I’m missing.
Hi, I was browsing blogs about wheat pennies and I found yours. I, too, have found more than one wheat penny by picking them up off the ground. I think you’re correct. I think most people ignore pennies on the ground. That’s ok, though. That leaves more pennies for you and I to pick up.
You’re right, a penny saved is a penny earned, but in the case of wheat pennies, a penny saved can be worth more than a penny earned – in some cases much more. Heck, today, the price of copper is such that most wheat pennies are worth at least 3 times face value, anyway, just in copper alone.
I’m a wheat penny collector and enthusiast, myself. I have my own wheat penny site, too, where I try to provide a lot of wheat penny information. It’s an exciting hobby and I enjoy sharing it with other people.
Glad I stumbled onto your site. I enjoyed reading your post.
Mike Smith
Thanks for the easy reference guide to valuable wheat pennies. I plan to check my collection later this evening.