The Ancient Chinese had a saying, " You could spend your entire life looking for the perfect cherry blossom, and it would not be a wasted life".
In other words if you're into wheat cents for the money, well it's possible you may have something worth a buck or two, Personally, I'm like you I got started with my Dad, we'll just say he was in Law Enforcement, so besides the fact he walked out of the house everyday with a Badge on his chest and a revolver strapped to his hip, with mom and I never knowing if he would come back at night, as you could imagine any time with my Dad was cool time..Hence Lincoln cents..I cherish those memories and how much fun we had together back then, to me... that's all the real value I need.