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HoardCopperByTheTon
Administrator
USA
5250 Posts |
Posted - 11/17/2008 : 02:38:58
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Got 4750 in pennies for face value in the coin club auction Wednesday night.. almost got them below face, but guys were bidding against me.
Sorted them tonight and got 1526 coppers.. 32.13%.. well above the normal average of 20% in my area.  |
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 - 11/17/2008 : 15:28:27
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| % going up here. The last $40 I sorted had just over 45% CU. Including 4 full rolls of CU's and 5 rolls at 96% now if some one will just start dumping there wheats. |
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CoinHunter53562
Moderator
USA
1754 Posts |
Posted - 11/18/2008 : 12:43:58
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Ok finally got my counts done for the 2 boxes sorted over the weekend...
1571 1959-82 CU cent 31.42%
21 wheats, oldest 1939
12 Canadian cents
1 wild Indian Head 1889!
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My hobby: collecting real money 1 copper cent or nickel at a time.
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Hirbonzig
Penny Collector Member
USA
269 Posts |
 Posted - 11/22/2008 : 06:00:23
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| One box sorted with 27.8% copper and 8 wheats, the oldest was a 1941. |
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aaron239
Penny Collector Member
USA
260 Posts |
Posted - 11/22/2008 : 09:14:01
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| The Fed rolls here are starting to dip down below 20% on a regular basis. |
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NotABigDeal
1000+ Penny Miser Member
USA
3251 Posts |
Posted - 11/22/2008 : 11:20:11
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I need to sort, I've just been SOOOO busy.
Deal |
Gun control is like trying to reduce drunk driving by making it harder for sober people to own cars.
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gothboi30
Penny Pincher Member
USA
158 Posts |
Posted - 11/23/2008 : 03:37:43
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| Ok, I have 7 boxes to report on; I'll post each one separately. Here goes....box #1: $25 Brinks box...7 foreign- 1 Bahama '06, 6 Canadian '64, '65, '74, '77, '86, '02 (50th anniv) 0.2%; 9 wheats- '35, '44, '45, '47d, '50d, '54d(x2), '56d, '58d 0.4%; 1982- 91 4%; Cu-658 26%; Zn-1,735 69%. |
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gothboi30
Penny Pincher Member
USA
158 Posts |
Posted - 11/23/2008 : 03:43:30
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| Here's box #2 $25 NF String box. 2 dimes; 11 Canadian- '64, '68, '79, '82, '86, '87(x3), '89, '01, '02 (50th anniv) 0.4%; 14 wheats (includes 1 from loose change)-'40(x2), '44, '44d, '47d, '50(x2), '51d, '52d(x2), '55d(excellent condition), '56d, '57d, '58d 0.6%; 1982- 82 3%; Cu- 626 25%; Zn- 1,767 71%. |
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gothboi30
Penny Pincher Member
USA
158 Posts |
Posted - 11/23/2008 : 03:46:45
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| On to box #3....$25 Brinks...3 Canadian- '76, '79, '96 0.1%; 9 wheat- '40s, '41, '42, '45, '47d, '49, '50d, '56d, '58d 0.4%; 1982- 89 4%; Cu- 689 28%; Zn- 1,710 68%. |
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gothboi30
Penny Pincher Member
USA
158 Posts |
Posted - 11/23/2008 : 03:49:30
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| Box #4: $25 Brinks....2 Canadian- '78, '81 0.1%; 9 wheat- '44(x2), '46d, '50s, '50d, '53d(x2), '55d, '56d 0.4%; 1982- 91 4%; Cu- 648 26%; Zn- 1,750 70%. |
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gothboi30
Penny Pincher Member
USA
158 Posts |
Posted - 11/23/2008 : 03:54:45
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| Box #5: $25 Brinks...1 dime, 1 Hg coated '69d 0.1%; 3 Canadian- '58, '82, '89 0.1%; 20 wheats- '38, '40, '41, '44(x2), '44d, '45, '47d, '51d, '52d, '53d, '54d, '55d, '56d, '57d(x5), '58d 1%; 1982- 61 2%; Cu- 587 23%; Zn- 1,827 73%. |
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gothboi30
Penny Pincher Member
USA
158 Posts |
Posted - 11/23/2008 : 03:58:58
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| Box #6, $25 NF String...oddities: 2 s mints '70, '74 0.1%; 7 Canadian- '50 (a king no less!!), '64, '65, '66, '68, '89, '00 0.3%; 11 wheats- '26, '40, '41, '44(x2), '45, '53d, '55d(x2), '56d, '57d 0.4%; 1982- 83 3%; Cu- 609 24%; Zn- 1,788 72%. |
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gothboi30
Penny Pincher Member
USA
158 Posts |
Posted - 11/23/2008 : 04:03:03
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| Box #7, just done last night...$25 Brinks...oddities- 2 s mints- '72, '74 0.1%; 6 Canadian- '45 (another king!!), '71, '73(x2), '82, '95, 0.2%; 12 wheats- '39(x2), '44d, '45, '46d, '52d(x2), '53, '53d, '56d, '57d(x2) 0.5%; 1982- 95 4%; Cu- 704 28%; Zn- 1,681 67%. |
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gothboi30
Penny Pincher Member
USA
158 Posts |
Posted - 11/23/2008 : 04:08:46
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| Ok, so here's the final summary of my 7 boxes....Cu percentage ran from a low of 23% to a high of 28% over the 7 boxes, for a 7 box average Cu % of 25.71%. Not too bad....I'd like to see it go up into the high 20's or low 30's maybe.....what do you folks think? |
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cwgii
Penny Collector Member
USA
498 Posts |
Posted - 11/23/2008 : 09:33:59
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| you are so lucky, in tucson . i avg 16%or lower for bank boxes. |
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Hirbonzig
Penny Collector Member
USA
269 Posts |
Posted - 11/26/2008 : 04:05:00
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| One box sorted with 21.33% copper and 2 wheats. An odd thing about the wheats was that they were found in the same roll back to back. |
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HoardCopperByTheTon
Administrator
USA
5250 Posts |
Posted - 11/29/2008 : 11:14:51
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Got one of those nice phone calls from one of my banks Wednesday saying they had some pennies for me. Stopped by Friday and picked up a few coins.
140 CWR pennies
40 CWR nickels
60 CWR dimes
2 Shiny new rolls of Hawaii Quarters
Sorted the dimes.. no silver, but did get 1 bonus dime in the group. Also, 2 of the dimes were non-silver Canadian, so that wipes out about half of my bonus dime. They are already rerolled.. ain't automatic rolling machines great? Hopefully I can convert them into more pennies today with some drivebys. |
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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Sunshine29
Penny Sorter Member
USA
51 Posts |
Posted - 11/29/2008 : 12:22:18
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I just finished sorting 2 boxes. All were CWR's.
My 82 totals are lumped into the total of CU's (though not combined in the boxes).
It was apparent that someone rolled up lots of nice Cu from their piggy bank!
Zinc--2815
Cu and 82's-2131 --43%!
Wheaties-28 (oldest 1916)
Canadian-23
Dimes-2
2 cent euro-1 |
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Bluegill
1000+ Penny Miser Member
USA
1480 Posts |
Posted - 11/29/2008 : 14:30:43
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Sorted 4 boxes,
The U.S. pennies gave me 25.9%, including 28 wheats, oldest a '16.
The Canadian pennies gave me 77.4%, including 2 kings, oldest a '39.
Total Cu was 27%, down about a percentage point from summer...
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gothboi30
Penny Pincher Member
USA
158 Posts |
Posted - 11/29/2008 : 19:42:49
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| Box #8, $25 NF String box....5 "s" mints- '69(x2), '70(x2), '72 0.2%; 9 Canadian- '38(another king!!), '78, '79, '80, '82, '86, '89(x2), '99 0.4%; 14 wheats- '38, '40, '41, '42, '44(x3), '44d, '45d, '56, '56d, '57d(x3) 0.6%; 92 1982 (67 Cu/25 Zn) 4%; 591 copper 24%; 1,789 zinc 72%. Overall, not a good box; Cu % was lower than the typical 26-33% I've been pulling lately.....silver lining was the '38 Canadian king. |
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HoardCopperByTheTon
Administrator
USA
5250 Posts |
Posted - 11/30/2008 : 03:31:39
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Coin Buying Report for Saturday:
5 Rolls Shiny new Hawaii D quarters
4 Rolls Shiny new Van Buren D dollars
20 CWR 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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moboman
1000+ Penny Miser Member
USA
2260 Posts |
Posted - 11/30/2008 : 19:15:38
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ok...I havent posted on of these in a while.
Got a few ASE's, a panda on the obverse, with 1 silver trade unit on the reverse, and a 2oz rooster, 99 proof mint set, 08 blue ringed octopus, and a few other things. (use your imagination  )
Pennies:
total: 200,000
keep: 66,432
33.2% keepers(copper, wheat, dimes)
nickel:1(yes I found a US nickel!!!) |
Government and industry "are not enemies," Sandy Levin said. "This shows what happens when we work together."
"99% of all lawyers give the rest of them a bad name"
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gothboi30
Penny Pincher Member
USA
158 Posts |
Posted - 12/02/2008 : 18:44:35
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Box #9: $25 Brinks box.....2 dimes (FREE MONEY!!!); 2 "s" mints '69, '71 0.1%; 6 Canadian- '43 (another king!!), '85, '91, '93, '94, '01 0.2%; 91 wheats (wowzers....most I've ever gotten in a box!! Contained 3 teens '16, '18, '19)- 4%; 80 1982- 3%; 642 Cu- 26%; 1,679 Zn- 67%. Cu % could've been higher, but w/ the 2 dimes, Canadian king, and 91 wheats I'm not complaining.... |
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knibloe
Penny Hoarding Member
USA
771 Posts |
Posted - 12/03/2008 : 07:14:18
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| I am finally sorting again after a busy summer. I sorted a $50 bag last night. It had 6.4 lbs of copper in it. That would translate to 937 pennies or 18.7%. Before the summer the bags I was getting were 30%+. There were 15 wheats. |
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Cerulean
Penny Hoarding Member
USA
823 Posts |
Posted - 12/03/2008 : 08:34:20
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Results of the first of four $50 bags of cents I acquired on 11/15/08:
wheat cents (13):
1919-D
1941 (x2)
1942
1944
1945
1946
1950-D
1951-D
1953
1954-D
1955
1957-D
Canadian (5):
1969
1974
1995
1996
2006 no mintmark
Other:
9 dimes 1975-2007
1981-S proof cent (my first ever!)
PERCENTAGES:
zincs (1982-2008): 4002 (80.1%)
coppers (1959-1982): 968 (19.4%)
wheats (1919-1957): 13
Canadians (1969-2006): 5
dimes (1975-2007): 9
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4997 coins totaling $50.78
1982 BREAKDOWN: 101 coppers (87.1%), 15 zincs (12.9%)
I was expecting more wheats, about 25, but this bag totaled $0.78 extra, so I got paid for finding a dozen wheats and a proof. I hope the next bag is this generous, but this copper percentage is the worst non-skunk percent I've had.
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