Supplement Your Wheat Penny Collection by Using a Metal Detector!
Filed under: Featured Item, Treasure Hunting, Wheat Penny Collecting
If you are a coin collector with a serious hankering for rare wheat pennies, you can supplement your collection through one of the unorthodox ways some treasure hunters use by prospecting for them with metal detectors.
Beaches are among the many places you can search for Lincoln wheat pennies with your metal detector, although other sites will do, as well. It will be a good idea to keep track of your various finds by listing them down and cataloging them according to location, wheat penny type, and coin condition. You are likely to find a lot of other coins and various materials made of metal, as well. This makes wheat penny hunting with a metal detector both exciting and challenging.
Metal Detectors for sale on Ebay
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PROSPECT GOLD SILVER 6 FUNCTION METAL DETECTOR TREASURE US $16.70
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Super Eagle Metal Detector LCD Display Gold Century US $110.02
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Bounty Hunter Quick Draw II Metal Detector *NO RESERVE* US $89.88
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Fisher 1266 X metal detector US $325.00
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OLD SILVER DOG SNUFF BOX METAL DETECTOR FIND ? US $82.01
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Fisher M Scope Coin Strike Metal Detector -Lightly Used US $286.01
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It would be a good idea to use metal detectors that come with a depth meter. This way you’ll have an idea how deep you have to dig to get at your treasure. Try to look at ground that’s been newly broken in preparation for construction. For some reason, savvy coin hunters prefer school grounds, particularly those of schools that have been around for a long time. Who knows, you may find a treasure trove of wheat pennies dropped or lost there by turn-of-the century school children while cavorting in the school playground.
Garrett Metal Detectors for sale on Ebay
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Garrett Master Hunter ADS III Metal Detector US $160.49
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NICE GARRETT TREASURE ACE METAL DETECTOR LQQK US $33.00
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GARRETT ACE 250 METAL DETECTOR US $150.00
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garrett THD tactical metal detector- hand held USED A+ US $25.00
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Garrett Handheld Super Scanner Metal Detector US $41.01
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Garrett Deepseeker VLF/TR Metal Detector US $179.96
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Have you found Wheat Pennies using a Metal Detector?
Use a Metal Detector To Find Those Wheat Pennies
If you are a collector of Wheat Pennies, how do you find them? Below are several ways collectors find those valuable Wheat Cents!
- Swap Meets
- Ebay
- Change
- Flea Markets
- Online Forums and Groups
Those are some of the most popular places to find Wheaties, but how many of you have found them using Metal Detectors?
Metal detectors are responsible for many great finds when it comes to coin collecting! Searching around old homes and schools are favorite places to search Or maybe an abandon lot where a country store use to be. Searching these type places with a Metal Detector have been known to produce very rare coins, including Wheat Pennies!
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TESORO ROYAL SABRE METAL DETECTOR OPERATING MANUAL US $.99
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TESORO STINGRAY II METAL DETECTOR OPERATING MANUAL US $.99
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Tesoro Vaquero Metal Detector LNIB w/free widescan coil US $400.00
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Tesoro Compadre Metal Detector-Yep, FREE shipping too! US $151.20
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TESORO DELEON METAL DETECTOR USED US $170.50
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TESORO COMPADRE METAL DETECTOR USED US $68.50
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Do you use a Metal Detector to search for your Wheat Cents?
Have you made any great finds?


US $16.70
