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Ardent Listener
Administrator
USA
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 Posted - 06/07/2008 : 15:16:29
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I received a PM that we needed to start still another sorting percentages thread. Keep those reports coming.
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ScottyTX
Penny Collector Member
USA
343 Posts |
Posted - 06/07/2008 : 17:14:03
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2500 brinks box
481 coppers
7 wheats
19.5% copper
pretty decent box down here in texas. |
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Epaphras
Penny Collector Member
USA
362 Posts |
Posted - 06/07/2008 : 17:21:43
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Sorting report for yesterday
5550 sorted (CWR and FWR)
1023 coppers=18.43%
down .55% from last sort |
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Tourney64
1000+ Penny Miser Member
USA
1007 Posts |
Posted - 06/08/2008 : 11:18:05
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Sorted 2 - $25 Brinks Boxes-Sealed
Date Insp by Weight
6-May 173 15.10
6-May 173 15.00
1396 Copper-Including Wheats 27.9 %
6 Canadian CU 1940 King George
10 Canadian Other
17 Wheats None worthy of mention
0 Dimes
0 Indian Head
0 Other Foreign
Unusual 1971-D BU 3.28 g 5.5% heavier than a normal copper |
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TenBears
1000+ Penny Miser Member
USA
1019 Posts |
Posted - 06/08/2008 : 13:55:33
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5000 sorted with 905 coppers (19 of which were wheats).
18.1% That's nearly a two point drop in my average for the Dallas area. I hope it is an aberration. |
"Rich," the Old Man said dreamily, "is not baying after what you can't have. Rich is having the time to do what you want to do. Rich is a little whiskey to drink and some food to eat and a roof over your head and a fish pole and a boat and a gun and a dollar for a box of shells. Rich is not owing any money to anybody, and not spending what you haven't got." Robert Ruark
there are too wild Indians...
there are too wild Indians...
there are too wild Indians...-----still taunted
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mooski
Penny Sorter Member
USA
43 Posts |
Posted - 06/08/2008 : 19:53:34
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Hi,
I'm getting about 20% copper here in Seattle. I bought 11 boxes a few weeks ago from various banks, and I haven't gotten any 'bad boxes' from that run.
A few months ago, I got a 'minty fresh' box of 2002-D's, and another box of 2002-D's that had various 'odd' pennies in the mix.
They were BoFA's - so I could see right thru the plastic to see the 'odd' pennies.
I'm in no mood to shuck plastic rolls to get at one lousy penny that may or may not be copper. Those rolls go straight into the 'spend' pile.
-M |
Sorting and hoarding in Seattle, WA |
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Centsearcher
Penny Pincher Member
USA
100 Posts |
Posted - 06/09/2008 : 07:58:29
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My latest hand search was a group of five boxes from my regional supply bank. They were brinks-wrapped and yeilded 30.69% copper. The complete breakdown was:
American Cu: 3579
Canadian pre-'80: 119
Canadian '80-'96: 138
There was also a 1909-P Wheat Cent in the mix, but nothing else too spectacular. The percentage is right around average for this part of a Southeast Michigan. |
--Misplaced Numismatist--
Democracy: The only system where any two idiots can out-vote a genius
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Epaphras
Penny Collector Member
USA
362 Posts |
Posted - 06/09/2008 : 11:40:02
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Sorting report for today
$69.50 sorted
1334 coppers=19.19%
Up .76% from last sort
2 dimes |
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Bluegill
1000+ Penny Miser Member
USA
1479 Posts |
 Posted - 06/09/2008 : 16:57:12
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Hand sorted 4 boxes. 2 CWI boxes (1 of them dated 9-05) and 2 CWR.
6671 Zn
2684 Cu (includes 39 wheats, oldest a pair of '35s) 26%
351 '82s (unusually high...)
291 Canadian (238 were Cu, including 5 Kings, oldest a '29) 81%
1 Dime
1 Euro 1 cent
1 Bahama 1 cent
With the Canadian, a total of 29% Cu.
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aboxaweek
Penny Collector Member
USA
326 Posts |
Posted - 06/09/2008 : 20:42:24
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my first box in a month and a half, and i find
only 6 wheats
9 canada
but my first darn dime - gotta love that instant profit |
*HUCKABEE*
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kieblera5
Penny Hoarding Member
USA
787 Posts |
Posted - 06/09/2008 : 20:58:50
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2500 total
2053 zn
5 canadian
2 wheat
440 cu
17.6% 
My percentages keep getting lower!!! |
Democracy is being allowed to vote for the candidate you dislike least.
Never argue with an idiot. They will drag you down to their level and then beat you mercilessly with experience.
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PennehChaos.
Penny Collector Member
USA
267 Posts |
Posted - 06/10/2008 : 12:25:11
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Brinks Box #1 for this morning:
242 copper memorials
6 copper wheats
41 1982s- 31 copper, 10 zinc.
11.2%. Bleah.
Weighing out the rolls, it looks like box #2 will be good for less than 50 coppers. Plus, Brinks shorted me 3 cents.
i have lost favor with the Penny Gods |
Considering Verizon Business service? Perhaps you'd like to consider a nice drain cleaner enema instead? |
Edited by - PennehChaos. on 06/10/2008 12:49:42 |
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HoardCopperByTheTon
Administrator
USA
5229 Posts |
Posted - 06/10/2008 : 13:13:24
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Originally posted by lanispet
Brinks Box #1 for this morning:
242 copper memorials
6 copper wheats
41 1982s- 31 copper, 10 zinc.
11.2%. Bleah.
Weighing out the rolls, it looks like box #2 will be good for less than 50 coppers. Plus, Brinks shorted me 3 cents.
i have lost favor with the Penny Gods
Well.. at least you get most of your money back.  |
If your percentages are low.. just sort more. If your percentages are high.. just sort more.
Let me see if I understand this? If you cross the North Korean border illegally, you get 12 years hard labor; the Iranian border illegally you are detained indefinitely. If you cross the US border illegally, you get a driver’s license, a social security card, welfare, food stamps, free health care!
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Alpacafarmer
Penny Sorter Member
61 Posts |
Posted - 06/10/2008 : 16:00:51
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Just sorted my first thousand
720 Zinc
254 copper
25 82's ?
1 wheat
1 caymen |
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Epaphras
Penny Collector Member
USA
362 Posts |
Posted - 06/11/2008 : 19:16:54
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Sorting report for yesterday
$50 sorted
1165 coppers=23.30%
up 6.62% from last sort |
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Tourney64
1000+ Penny Miser Member
USA
1007 Posts |
Posted - 06/11/2008 : 20:08:06
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Sorted $36 CRW
975 Copper-Including Wheats 27.1 %
5 Canadian CU
5 Canadian Other
15 Wheats 1936
2 Dimes
0 Indian Head
0 Other Foreign
0 Unusual |
Edited by - Tourney64 on 06/11/2008 22:50:29 |
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ScottyTX
Penny Collector Member
USA
343 Posts |
Posted - 06/11/2008 : 22:20:48
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sorted 2500 by hand
432 copper memorial
7 wheat
17.5% hummm down just a few points but not too bad.
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Tourney64
1000+ Penny Miser Member
USA
1007 Posts |
Posted - 06/11/2008 : 22:50:02
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Sorted 2 - $25 Brinks Boxes-Sealed
Date Insp by Weight
7-May 173 15.00
7-May 45 15.00
1426 Copper-Including Wheats 28.5 %
5 Canadian CU
5 Canadian Other
16 Wheats 1936
1 Dimes
0 Indian Head
0 Other Foreign
0 Unusual |
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PennehChaos.
Penny Collector Member
USA
267 Posts |
Posted - 06/12/2008 : 12:11:58
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Tried to buy $100 worth of pennies. They would only give me $50.
Both boxes were duds. That's 7 of my last 12 boxes, plus two that were all but duds. Looks like i got into this hobby too late! |
Considering Verizon Business service? Perhaps you'd like to consider a nice drain cleaner enema instead? |
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jadedragon
Administrator
Canada
2806 Posts |
Posted - 06/12/2008 : 12:24:02
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Originally posted by lanispet
Tried to buy $100 worth of pennies. They would only give me $50.
Both boxes were duds. That's 7 of my last 12 boxes, plus two that were all but duds. Looks like i got into this hobby too late!
My first order of 10 boxes came out with 9 being all Minty Fresh 2008. You got to just keep going - I see one sorter pulled solid copper on a batch of pennies. Try another bank, try asking for smaller quantities (less then 1 box to get Customer Wrapped Rolls).
As they say "if your percentages are low, sort more, if your percentages are high, sort more." |
"It had long since come to my attention that people of accomplishment rarely sat back and let things happen to them. They went out and happened to things." - Leonardo da Vinci
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HoardCopperByTheTon
Administrator
USA
5229 Posts |
Posted - 06/12/2008 : 12:45:05
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| Don't give up lanispet. I went through a period where just about every box I got was a dud.. including entire shipments of 24 boxes. You just hang in there and things get better. Rethink your sourcing stategy. Try different banks.. maybe some in a different town like where you work. Try a few drive-buys during your lunch hour. Just ask for rolls rather than boxes. You get the CWR that way. Sometimes they have a lot of CWR and are happy that you are willing to buy it so they don't have to ship it. With times getting harder for folks right now more and more of those old penny jugs are getting rolled up and deposited at the bank. You are not too late. This next year is probably going to be the absolute best time ever for those of us that like to sort pennies! |
If your percentages are low.. just sort more. If your percentages are high.. just sort more.
Let me see if I understand this? If you cross the North Korean border illegally, you get 12 years hard labor; the Iranian border illegally you are detained indefinitely. If you cross the US border illegally, you get a driver’s license, a social security card, welfare, food stamps, free health care!
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PennehChaos.
Penny Collector Member
USA
267 Posts |
Posted - 06/12/2008 : 14:04:44
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Heh, yeah, i've gotten tremendously lucky on a couple of CWR buys (glad to see the old people in my area are good for something other than polluting the local waterways with Buicks). Unfortunately, there aren't a lot of banks around me, so it's time- and gas-consuming getting pennies $10-$20 at a shot (seems like $10 is the "sweet spot" around here, one bundle of rolls per hand... more than that and they start asking for an account).
i'm going to try talking to another local bank tomorrow and see if they'll do orders for customers... They never seem very busy, so maybe they'll put forth a little extra effort for a new account. |
Considering Verizon Business service? Perhaps you'd like to consider a nice drain cleaner enema instead? |
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jadedragon
Administrator
Canada
2806 Posts |
Posted - 06/12/2008 : 22:14:01
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Today's buying report:
2 TD Canada Trust Branches and a Pharmasave Branch yielded:
$60 face in Nickel (3 blocks)
$15 face in Pennies (3 blocks)
$18.21 face X 50 bags in cTwoonies, cLoonies, US cRosies, cJeffss and cLincoins.
I liked the math of $18.21 face for just $1.49 plus tax. Instant profit so I bought 50 bags. And yes you get the same kind of weird looks and questions when you buy 50 bags of coins at the drugstore.
Will sort the steel out from the copper and nickel later. Will just drop mixed c coins at my banks to prompt better service.
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"It had long since come to my attention that people of accomplishment rarely sat back and let things happen to them. They went out and happened to things." - Leonardo da Vinci
How to Hedge Against Inflation (NEW) ~~~How to Invest in Copper Bullion at A Steep Discount~~~How to Teach Your Children to Invest in Precious Metals (NEW) ~~~How to Follow Gresham's Law |
Edited by - jadedragon on 06/12/2008 22:49:58 |
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HoardCopperByTheTon
Administrator
USA
5229 Posts |
Posted - 06/12/2008 : 23:13:55
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Originally posted by legacypac
$18.21 face X 50 bags in cTwoonies, cLoonies, US cRosies, cJeffss and cLincoins.
I liked the math of $18.21 face for just $1.49 plus tax. Instant profit so I bought 50 bags. And yes you get the same kind of weird looks and questions when you buy 50 bags of coins at the drugstore.
I want to know more about this deal. Why did you only buy 50 bags? Why would they sell $18.21 for $1.49 plus tax? Is this a Canadian pharmacy? What is the catch here? |
If your percentages are low.. just sort more. If your percentages are high.. just sort more.
Let me see if I understand this? If you cross the North Korean border illegally, you get 12 years hard labor; the Iranian border illegally you are detained indefinitely. If you cross the US border illegally, you get a driver’s license, a social security card, welfare, food stamps, free health care!
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HoardCopperByTheTon
Administrator
USA
5229 Posts |
Posted - 06/13/2008 : 03:23:30
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Buying Report for Tuesday & Wednesday:
2 Boxes CWR pennies
2 Boxes BWR pennies
17.00 loose pennies
38 rolls BU copper pennies
60.00 loose nickels
28 silver quarters
2 Franklin halves
2 Silver Dollars
100 IKE dollars
7 BU rolls Kennedy halves
14 Boxes 2006-D pennies
1 Standing Libery Quarter
63 Pre-40 wheat cents
1 1910 Gold Sovereign
1 86 Silver Eagle
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If your percentages are low.. just sort more. If your percentages are high.. just sort more.
Let me see if I understand this? If you cross the North Korean border illegally, you get 12 years hard labor; the Iranian border illegally you are detained indefinitely. If you cross the US border illegally, you get a driver’s license, a social security card, welfare, food stamps, free health care!
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jadedragon
Administrator
Canada
2806 Posts |
Posted - 06/13/2008 : 04:16:59
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quote:
Originally posted by HoardCopperByTheTon
quote:
Originally posted by legacypac
$18.21 face X 50 bags in cTwoonies, cLoonies, US cRosies, cJeffss and cLincoins.
I liked the math of $18.21 face for just $1.49 plus tax. Instant profit so I bought 50 bags. And yes you get the same kind of weird looks and questions when you buy 50 bags of coins at the drugstore.
I want to know more about this deal. Why did you only buy 50 bags? Why would they sell $18.21 for $1.49 plus tax? Is this a Canadian pharmacy? What is the catch here?
Yes a Canadian pharmacy... you are smart enough to figure this out Hoard... And there is NO WAY I can keep up with that kind of Buying and Hoarding ^^^^^^^^ |
"It had long since come to my attention that people of accomplishment rarely sat back and let things happen to them. They went out and happened to things." - Leonardo da Vinci
How to Hedge Against Inflation (NEW) ~~~How to Invest in Copper Bullion at A Steep Discount~~~How to Teach Your Children to Invest in Precious Metals (NEW) ~~~How to Follow Gresham's Law |
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