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AgMan
New Member
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 Posted - 10/04/2009 : 13:19:00
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Hand-Sorted $133.50 worth of pennies (all from my Credit union) over the last 3 weeks.
Results are kind of what I expected from reading through all the other posts, though I was a little disappointed with the wheat totals. Overall total Cu was 22.2%. Best find was a 1964-D Silver Dime and earliest was 1920-P wheat penny. I ordered another $100 in pennies from my credit union, will pick them up on Tuesday.
35 - Wheats -0.26% (earliest -1920-P)
2670 - 1959-1981 Cu - 20.0%
262 - 1982 Cu - 1.96%
86 - 1982 Zn - 0.64%
10269 - US Post 82 Zn - 76.93%
5 - US Dimes (1 1964 Silver!) - 0.04%
14 -Canadian Cu - 0.10% (earliest - 1951 George VI)
7 - Canadian Zn - 0.05%
1 - Euro 2 cent (dated 2005) - 0.01%
1 - Plastic Play Money Penny - 0.01%
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twocents
Penny Pincher Member
162 Posts |
Posted - 10/04/2009 : 13:24:45
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| Welcome to the forum. Your wheat percentages are not that far off from mine. I get 8-15 wheats per box. You are just below the low end, and I have gone through as many as 8 boxes with limited wheats only to later hit the mother-load. So you may do better in the future. |
Just my two cents! |
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PreservingThePast
Penny Hoarding Member
USA
697 Posts |
Posted - 10/04/2009 : 13:25:57
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Welcome to our world!
Super Congrats on finding a silver dime with your pennies. I understand that is a very allusive club. There might even be a separate topic for you to post your find.
Continued success and hope you enjoy this hobby. |
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smartinson
Penny Pincher Member
USA
222 Posts |
Posted - 10/04/2009 : 13:38:09
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| Welcome aboard! Congrats on the silver find. |
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Bluegill
1000+ Penny Miser Member
USA
1479 Posts |
Posted - 10/04/2009 : 16:38:54
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 and congrats on the Ag find. 
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dakota1955
Penny Hoarding Member
800 Posts |
Posted - 10/04/2009 : 17:03:31
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| nice finds keep up the good work and you will be amazed at what you will find |
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slickeast
1000+ Penny Miser Member
USA
1356 Posts |
Posted - 10/04/2009 : 20:57:42
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Originally posted by AgMan
Results are kind of what I expected from reading through all the other posts, though I was a little disappointed with the wheat totals. Overall total Cu was 22.2%. Best find was a 1964-D Silver Dime
Beep Beep Beep
Lets back up a second. You are disappointed with the wheats but found a silver dime. Who cares about the wheats, you found silver in your pennies. I have sorted 10's of thousands of dollars in pennies and have never found any silver.
Looking for wheats is like making homemade chocolate chip cookies. You know there are chocolate chips in the mix, you just don't know which cookie will have the most chips. |
You don't have to be the BEST you just have to be.......SLICK
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smartinson
Penny Pincher Member
USA
222 Posts |
Posted - 10/04/2009 : 21:41:02
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| Yummy! Chocolate Chip Cookies. Think that sound better than looking for wheats tonight. |
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HoardCopperByTheTon
Administrator
USA
5234 Posts |
Posted - 10/04/2009 : 21:51:53
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First sort and he pulls a silver dime. I have only found 3 in all the tons of pennies I sorted. Better get ready for a lot of diappointment. What, no Indians either?
If you are disappointed in your wheat yield.. just sort more. |
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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metalmoney.ca
Penny Sorter Member
Canada
43 Posts |
Posted - 10/04/2009 : 22:11:05
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congrats on the plastic penny! i was fortunate enough to join that club, what a great day that was.
don't forget to post it in the plastic penny thread!
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metal is a claim on future human labour. let's all go get some while the getting is good, eh? |
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myfundsarelow
Penny Pincher Member
USA
245 Posts |
Posted - 10/05/2009 : 00:09:50
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| welcome agman ,you dont have to dig mines for your silver , just read all the offers on buy now forum. i hit it rich a lot of times good luck PEACE!! |
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MichaelOnion
Penny Sorter Member
USA
46 Posts |
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coinwolf
Penny Pincher Member
USA
137 Posts |
Posted - 10/11/2009 : 03:27:26
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Welcome aboard and sweet find on the silver dime |
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Dumpster Diver
Penny Pincher Member
USA
211 Posts |
Posted - 10/11/2009 : 06:29:46
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Welcome AgMan!
Here's to continued success. You have got a lot of variety in a short time. |
"You're not really gonna throw that out...are you"? |
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Copper Catcher
Administrator
USA
1342 Posts |
Posted - 10/11/2009 : 09:41:07
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AgMan welcome to the wonderful world of treasure hunting! You will find copper, silver, wheats and yes eventually you will find Indians in the wild if you look long enough. One person even reported finding a gold coin! Truly amazing finds happen all the time here.... Enjoy!
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DISCLAIMER: The opinions expressed in this message are those of the author and are considered for entertainment purposes only. It is not the intent of this author to provide legal, investment or medical advice and nothing posted here should be considered to be so. You are advised to seek independent counsel to act upon any laws discussed in this communication. |
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daviscfad
1000+ Penny Miser Member
USA
1300 Posts |
Posted - 10/11/2009 : 11:06:06
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nice find and welcome aboard
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Inquiring minds want to know |
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CoinHunter53562
Moderator
USA
1754 Posts |
Posted - 10/11/2009 : 11:37:48
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| Hi AgMan....welcome to the forum. Are you the same AgMan that is on Goldismoney? |
My hobby: collecting real money 1 copper cent or nickel at a time.
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