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Sharkman
Penny Sorter Member
USA
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 Posted - 08/31/2009 : 11:00:42
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I picked up a $25 Brinks sealed box from the Sun Trust bank to hand sort since I do not have a Ryedale. The first roll I opened yielded zero copper. I weighed the zinc roll which is 125g (2.5g x 50). I then weighed every other roll in box and was the same. So this means someone in my area is sorting for sure. If you have a digital scale, weighing the rolls can save you much time. The last few rolls I got from the Credit Union were much better, ended up with 9 Wheats and about 32% copper.
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jtm3
Penny Collector Member
USA
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Posted - 08/31/2009 : 11:32:13
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If its a brinks box then you just got skunked.
Typically Brinks boxes have a lower copper perentage but this was probably just a bad box.
Go back in a week or so just in case the whole shipment was bad.
It has happened to all of us.
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Edited by - jtm3 on 08/31/2009 11:36:16 |
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Investin Cents
Penny Sorter Member
USA
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Posted - 08/31/2009 : 11:38:23
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Good idea Sharkman. I weigh the $50 bags I get just to get a "cents" of how much copper vs. zinc I am dealing with.
Another benefit of sorting: we are making those boxes & bags much lighter for the Brinks guys!  Keep up the good work everyone! |
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psi
Penny Collector Member
Canada
303 Posts |
Posted - 08/31/2009 : 11:52:51
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| When I get skunked on my first machine roll of a batch I look at the coins at the ends of the other rolls. If it's all newer stuff too I just assume the coins inside are the same. Odds are if there were anything in there it would show on some of the ends. That happens to me with (cdn) dimes a lot (all post-1999 steel, no nickel or silver). |
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TXTim
Penny Collector Member
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Posted - 08/31/2009 : 13:33:41
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Weight the box.
14 lbs. is all zinc and good news today - they may be all 09's. |
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JobIII
Penny Collector Member
USA
464 Posts |
Posted - 08/31/2009 : 14:01:49
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| Does everyone feel that Brinks usually brings low returns? I'll start dumping at brinks banks here out. |
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thewalrus81
Penny Sorter Member
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Posted - 08/31/2009 : 17:29:51
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Bluegill
1000+ Penny Miser Member
USA
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Posted - 08/31/2009 : 20:09:57
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Originally posted by JobIII
Does everyone feel that Brinks usually brings low returns? I'll start dumping at brinks banks here out.
No, at least not in my parts. Brinks and CWI are pretty much the same for me percentage wise.
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HoardCopperByTheTon
Administrator
USA
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Posted - 08/31/2009 : 23:21:32
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Yes, weighing the rolls can certainly save you time. Weighing the boxes is even better. An all zinc box will weigh about 14.08 pounds. If they are new, great! If they are circ, just deposit them on your next dump.. already rolled and boxed.
I get about the same percentage from Brinks rolls as any other rolls, including CWR. I actually trade several boxes almost every day to one of my banks for fresh Brinks boxes. I have gotten really good at opening Brinks rolls.  |
If your percentages are low.. just sort more. If your percentages are high.. just sort more.
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Weigh rolls before hand sorting
