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HoardCopperByTheTon
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Posted - 10/26/2009 : 00:20:27
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Once they get up over 150 pounds or so I have a hard time shaking them. I don't even fill the bags.. just put 300,000 in one.. then start another.  |
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jonflyfish
Penny Hoarding Member
USA
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 Posted - 10/26/2009 : 00:35:14
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Originally posted by HoardCopperByTheTon
Jon.. what the heck kind of buckets are you using.. lead? The 5 gallon buckets should only weigh about 170 pounds. Are you overfilling them somehow?
Like Slick mentioned. A fair amount of shake and rattle and have been able to get 30,000 prized gems in those beautiful bright orange buckets. First ton was done very tight in 10 of these beauties. The subsequent were packed looser and take 11 buckets ea/ton. Easier to pack and still get the lid to function. |
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beauanderos
Penny Collector Member
USA
396 Posts |
Posted - 10/26/2009 : 08:29:11
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| I'm rolling mine and putting them back into the boxes I got them in, then putting them in my rental storage unit. Does anyone have any experience with how high you can stack them without crushing the bottom ones? I like the idea of keeping them in the $25 boxes as opposed to the five gallon buckets, but I'm just a small hoarder at this point in time. |
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slickeast
1000+ Penny Miser Member
USA
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Posted - 10/26/2009 : 09:10:44
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Originally posted by HoardCopperByTheTon
Once they get up over 150 pounds or so I have a hard time shaking them. I don't even fill the bags.. just put 300,000 in one.. then start another.
That is because you are old and weak
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Originally posted by beauanderos
Does anyone have any experience with how high you can stack them without crushing the bottom ones?
Stack them like a brick wall and make them 2 boxes thick, that way you can turn them sideways on top of each other to make the stacks stronger. As long as you are not column stacking, you should be able to stack them pretty high. |
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HoardCopperByTheTon
Administrator
USA
5253 Posts |
Posted - 10/26/2009 : 09:12:22
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I have a little experience at that. You can stack them pretty high without crushing the bottom ones.
You just have to worry about them toppling over when you get too high.
The big quesion is.. Why a rental storage unit? You can probably replace whatever you are storing later for the cost of the rental fees. You could give the stuff away or sell it. |
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
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Posted - 10/26/2009 : 09:14:06
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| Slick is right.. both about me being old and weak.. and about the stacking method. I just don't have enough to need to stack them that way. |
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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Disc Jockey
New Member
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Posted - 10/27/2009 : 06:08:07
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| I just saw an ad for a ton of pennies on ebay. The seller uses CoinLok bags. Does any one else use these and are they suitable for long term storage? Got my Ryedale today. Works like a champ. I woke up in the middle of the night and couldnt sleep so I tried it out on some jars Ive had for years. WOW is that quick. |
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2old
Penny Pincher Member
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Posted - 10/27/2009 : 10:26:22
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Originally posted by HoardCopperByTheTon
I have a little experience at that. You can stack them pretty high without crushing the bottom ones.
You just have to worry about them toppling over when you get too high.
The big question is.. Why a rental storage unit? You can probably
replace whatever you are storing later for the cost of the rental fees. You could give the stuff away or sell it.
OOOOOO. I like that photo. My concrete is not that dry. I am going to the local scrap yard to buy a scrap aluminum ladder to use under my hoard. The aluminum may corrode a little but it will not wick moisture into my boxes. I sound like a bit of a neat freak.
Those look like unsorted boxes.
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vrbsroma
Penny Collector Member
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Posted - 10/29/2009 : 11:43:41
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HennyPenny
New Member
USA
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Posted - 11/28/2009 : 01:38:29
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Mine get re-rolled and put in re-used Brinks boxes, then tape up the entire box with clear storage tape, label them, and six boxes fit nicely in a cat litter pail, which also stack up nice and neat. Very easy to store and move around in the future.
thanks for this tip. this is how I have decided to store my small hoard. it works perfectly - 6 Brinks boxes = about 100 lbs in a Scoop Away bucket with handle. |
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HoardCopperByTheTon
Administrator
USA
5253 Posts |
Posted - 11/28/2009 : 02:16:21
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Originally posted by 2old
OOOOOO. I like that photo. My concrete is not that dry. I am going to the local scrap yard to buy a scrap aluminum ladder to use under my hoard. The aluminum may corrode a little but it will not wick moisture into my boxes. I sound like a bit of a neat freak.
Those look like unsorted boxes.
Very observant 2old. That is one of my incoming stacks. Sometimes they sit like that for a week or two. My concrete is dry, but if I were going to store them longer than that they would be stacked on a pallet. |
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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How do you guys store your hoards?
