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Posted - 12/15/2009 : 08:37:34
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| How can tell you tell the difference between the 1982's C and Z without weighing them? I just started sorting and have @ 20lbs of 82's and no idea what to do with them. Thanks for any help. |
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vrbsroma
Penny Collector Member
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Posted - 12/15/2009 : 09:30:36
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| I've only got one with a counterstamp, a masonic symbol. I was curious if anyone else had seen these. |
As far as I know, it is stated "In God We Trust" on the US dollar. How can I trust this currency if I do not believe in God?
Possession is nine-tenths of the law.
When I give my two cents, they're always copper! |
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Zyll
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USA
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 Posted - 12/15/2009 : 12:19:48
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Hi Dave et al.
I bought a steel punch set from Harbor Freight. Nothing fancy, just letters and numbers. Then line the pennies up and hit the punch lightly with a hammer.
Since I have a background in music/percussion, the easiest way for me is to listen to them. If you drop a copper on a hard surface, it rings. Zincolns have a duller, lower pitch. Always drop them on the same surface and you'll hear the difference. If you are casually hand sorting in front of the TV like I do, you can "play" them like crotales. Balance the 1982 on your fingertip, and carefully ding it with a another coin. If you do it right, the copper will sing like a zen chime. It's a beautiful thing. The zinc just goes "clink".
My $0.02. For your 20lbs of 1982 only, I'd recommend the drop test; it's faster.
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How can tell you tell the difference between the 1982's C and Z without weighing them? I just started sorting and have @ 20lbs of 82's and no idea what to do with them. Thanks for any help.
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slickeast
1000+ Penny Miser Member
USA
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Posted - 12/15/2009 : 14:32:10
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Originally posted by Dave H
How can tell you tell the difference between the 1982's C and Z without weighing them? I just started sorting and have @ 20lbs of 82's and no idea what to do with them. Thanks for any help.
I agree with Zyll, Dropping them onto a hard surface works well. Try it with a few know coppers and a few known zincs. The sound is very different. I did this with a co-worker in the break room. He got them all right. I dropped them and he told me copper or zinc. This was the first time he has ever listened to them also. |
You don't have to be the BEST you just have to be.......SLICK
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Posted - 12/16/2009 : 12:04:17
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| Thanks Guys, I'm going to try it tonight. |
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Zyll
Penny Pincher Member
USA
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Posted - 12/16/2009 : 12:51:25
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I remember reading this article last year, don't know if it went into production...
"Acoustic method could quickly catch counterfeit coins"
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PreservingThePast
1000+ Penny Miser Member
USA
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Posted - 12/17/2009 : 08:47:31
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Originally posted by Zyll
Very early on in my copper sorting I was counterstamping all my 1982's with "C" or "Z" so I wouldn't have to check twice. Now that I'm more familiar with this hobby I can detect the difference quick enough to make the stamping unnecessary. If you find one I stamped, it would be cool if you let me know!
I'll be on the look out for these. Did you put it above the date?
Cool about your percussion/music background. Do you still play and do you perform with any groups? Send me a PM if you don't care to discuss this on the board.
Can't wait to see if anyone finds one of these counterstamped pennies.
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PreservingThePast
1000+ Penny Miser Member
USA
1572 Posts |
Posted - 12/17/2009 : 08:49:49
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Originally posted by JerrySpringer
Found a '71 LMC last night with what looks like the lunar landing module and an astronaut on the moon with the earth in the background. A date of 11-19-69 was stamped on it below the scene. I set aside all my stamped cents. What the heck, the majority of them are copper pre-'82s anyway.
Now that's a really cool find! Living in Central Florida, I find that especially interesting.
Could you take a picture that the counterstamp would show up? That sounds like a pretty detailed design. Neat.
Enjoy your searches, everyone. |
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Zyll
Penny Pincher Member
USA
214 Posts |
Posted - 12/17/2009 : 10:38:41
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Thanks PTP;
Yes the C/S is above the date, where most reside on the Lincoln Cent. I'll PM about the music stuff...
Take care and happy sorting!
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Originally posted by Zyll
Very early on in my copper sorting I was counterstamping all my 1982's with "C" or "Z" so I wouldn't have to check twice. If you find one I stamped, it would be cool if you let me know!
I'll be on the look out for these. Did you put it above the date?
Can't wait to see if anyone finds one of these counterstamped pennies.
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PennyProspector
Penny Pincher Member
USA
212 Posts |
Posted - 12/18/2009 : 22:57:08
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| The company I work for placed a couple thousand pennies into circulation with a embossed "Sherlock Holmes" head smoking a pipe.... doubt that that is your "wierd guy" but if it is.... congrats to you for finding such a treasure :-) |
Happy Prospecting! |
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kirkland
New Member
USA
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Posted - 02/12/2010 : 16:56:15
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I found an Arkansas counter-stamped penny from 1974 once.
Not sure why I revived this thread, just decided to do a small bit of digging.  |
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bman
Penny Collector Member
USA
425 Posts |
Posted - 02/12/2010 : 20:35:49
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I've found a bunch of counterstamped cents while roll searching
15 different states (various dates from 1960-2002)
10 JFK
2 Jimmy carter
2 Masonic symbols
1 Batman logo
2 with Liberty Bell & outline of USA
1 with a cross cut out of center (no counterstamped but neat)
I know they are not worth anything but I like finding them! |
check out my coins for sale on ecrater : http://bmanscoinsforsale.ecrater.com/ |
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garnede
Penny Collector Member
USA
386 Posts |
Posted - 02/12/2010 : 20:52:43
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| I found a 1973 with florida counter-stamped on the obverse. |
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uthminsta
1000+ Penny Miser Member
USA
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Posted - 02/12/2010 : 21:53:04
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Originally posted by kirkland I found an Arkansas counter-stamped penny from 1974 once. Not sure why I revived this thread, just decided to do a small bit of digging.
Lots of old threads are worth bringing back up. We talk about a lot of things in cycles here.
1974 is my birth year. You should set that aside for if I ever win a contest.  |
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Be Nice to BankTellers
Penny Sorter Member
USA
77 Posts |
Posted - 02/13/2010 : 14:23:57
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I have the same board pictured earlier in this thread, with all the cents included. Mine is framed for hanging on a wall and came from the same grandpa mentioned in my tagline.
My last box I found a 1975D Minnesota counterstamp, I knew exactly what it was when I saw it. |
Grandpa always told me, "Back in 1964..." I listened.
Selling copper cents @ $2.50/lb. + shipping. |
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cecropia_moth
Penny Pincher Member
USA
222 Posts |
Posted - 02/14/2010 : 23:40:45
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Still looking for a Wisconsin counterstamped penny.
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garnede
Penny Collector Member
USA
386 Posts |
Posted - 02/14/2010 : 23:59:23
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| 1957 with 10 counter stamped on the obverse, about 1/2 the height of the penny. |
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marine70
Penny Pincher Member
USA
150 Posts |
Posted - 02/15/2010 : 08:28:32
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| I have a bunch of them in my case at a local antique mall. I put .50 each on them. They may or may not sale. |
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Be Nice to BankTellers
Penny Sorter Member
USA
77 Posts |
Posted - 02/15/2010 : 21:09:39
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| My board has 1976 cents, not 1975. |
Grandpa always told me, "Back in 1964..." I listened.
Selling copper cents @ $2.50/lb. + shipping. |
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garnede
Penny Collector Member
USA
386 Posts |
Posted - 02/18/2010 : 21:55:24
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| 1974 with Texas stamped on the obverse. |
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george454
Penny Pincher Member
242 Posts |
Posted - 02/22/2010 : 20:24:34
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Found 2 this year one with a capital M first of the year and second tonight with a USA outline on the right and a liberty bell on the left side of obverse.
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fb101
Administrator
USA
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Posted - 02/22/2010 : 21:40:07
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ZigMeister
Penny Pincher Member
USA
229 Posts |
Posted - 02/22/2010 : 23:26:18
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| I recently found a 1976 with a NV counterstamp. |
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twocents
Penny Collector Member
398 Posts |
Posted - 02/22/2010 : 23:43:47
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| I have two NYs, nothing else. |
Just my two cents! |
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