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Cerulean
Penny Hoarding Member
USA
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Posted - 12/03/2008 : 09:07:43
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(belatedly found in my notes)...
Sorted loose change from circulation 11/14/08:
zincs 1982-2008: 221 (75.7%)
coppers 1960-1982: 67 (22.9%)
wheats 1948-1958: 3
Canadian: 1
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Cerulean
Penny Hoarding Member
USA
823 Posts |
 Posted - 12/04/2008 : 21:11:37
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sorted 681 cents from my brother's change jar:
478 zincs (1982-2008)
200 coppers (1959-1982) (29.4%)
3 canadians (1995-1999)
My best copper percentage ever!
Also found in the nickels: 1956-D Jefferson and 1978 & 1989 Canadians. |
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Edited by - Cerulean on 12/05/2008 07:14:37 |
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gothboi30
Penny Pincher Member
USA
158 Posts |
Posted - 12/06/2008 : 00:15:25
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| Box #10- $25 Brinks box....11 s mints- '69(x4), '70(x2), '71(x2), '72(x2), '74 0.4%; 6 Canadian- '75, '80, '89, '96, '00, '01 0.2%; 7 wheats- '40, '45, '45d(x2), '52d, '55d, '57d 0.3%; 76 1982 (50 Cu/26 Zn)- 3%; 610 copper- 24%; 1,790 zinc- 72%. 24 percent copper isn't too bad....nothing special this time....maybe next time..... |
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aaron239
Penny Collector Member
USA
260 Posts |
Posted - 12/06/2008 : 13:34:41
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| Last week trended higher. For the week I ended up with 23% copper outta 8 boxes. I found some time to sort the wheats out and only found an average of 6 wheats per box. |
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Bluegill
1000+ Penny Miser Member
USA
1480 Posts |
Posted - 12/06/2008 : 16:05:04
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I finished up 2 boxes and $61.50 in CWRs.
U.S. pennies gave me 27.2%, up a bit. Includes 95 wheats (oldest a '19).
Canadian pennies gave me 76.3%. Includes 3 kings (oldest a '40).
1 dime.
Total Cu percentage was 28.1%. Getting back to my summer percentages.
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HoardCopperByTheTon
Administrator
USA
5250 Posts |
Posted - 12/06/2008 : 17:01:41
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Yesterday was a good coin buying day for drive bys.
Bank 1
50 CWR Pennies
50 BWR Pennies
Bank 2
80 CWR Quarters
20 CWR Pennies
Bank 3
225 Ike Dollars
50 BWR Pennies
Bank 4
50 CWR quarters
20 CWR dimes
20 CWR nickels
120 CWR pennies
Sorted the quarters from bank 4 today.. found 1 silver quarter!  |
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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cwgii
Penny Collector Member
USA
498 Posts |
Posted - 12/06/2008 : 22:12:20
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ackkkkkkkk, monday is going to be a pain. having to turn in $300 in pennies, $400 of nicks. one $300 bag of dimes, $600 of quarters and $300 of halves.
and send out 5--70 pound boxes of cu pennies. ...... pooooor truck. going to feel like im flying, coming home. all that weight off the truck. |
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Mikep2020
Penny Pincher Member
USA
205 Posts |
Posted - 12/08/2008 : 12:34:49
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Newbie here,
Just started sorting my first $40 in pennies this past weekend (80 rolls from 4 different banks). I averaged around 27.5% Cu over all the rolls with a high of around 60%-75% from this one BofA branch with machine wrapped rolls (all the other banks were CWR). I also averaged 1 wheatie for every 5 rolls with a date between 1940-1949, and averaged around 1 canadian penny per roll with a single 1950 king. |
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NotABigDeal
1000+ Penny Miser Member
USA
3251 Posts |
Posted - 12/08/2008 : 17:38:17
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Mikep2020, welcome. The sorting gets very addicting. Soon you'll be plotting out bank routes on a map.... Good percentages for rolls. Keep up the hunt.
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Gun control is like trying to reduce drunk driving by making it harder for sober people to own cars.
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Hirbonzig
Penny Collector Member
USA
269 Posts |
Posted - 12/08/2008 : 21:18:14
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Two boxes sorted, 27.67% copper
14 wheats, oldest 1937
26 canada, 1 king |
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Sunshine29
Penny Sorter Member
USA
51 Posts |
Posted - 12/08/2008 : 22:35:22
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one box cwr's
About 28 % CU
9 Wheats - Oldest 1935
7 Canadian
2 Panama Centesimos
1961 Lincoln proof!
1968 S Lincoln proof!
yepper, finding proofs is exciting! |
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marklarpants
Penny Sorter Member
USA
53 Posts |
Posted - 12/09/2008 : 22:40:02
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how do you know if they're proofs?
i got my first box today. Drum roll please...
21.96% cu
9 wheats
1 canadian
55 of 65 1982 pennies were copper!
edit: i must say it took alot longer than i thought it would. lol |
Edited by - marklarpants on 12/09/2008 22:43:33 |
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HoardCopperByTheTon
Administrator
USA
5250 Posts |
Posted - 12/10/2008 : 00:09:21
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quote:
Originally posted by marklarpants
how do you know if they're proofs?
i got my first box today. Drum roll please...
21.96% cu
9 wheats
1 canadian
55 of 65 1982 pennies were copper!
edit: i must say it took alot longer than i thought it would. lol
Good percentage. Nah, it doesn't take hardly any time at all.. |
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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PreservingThePast
Penny Hoarding Member
USA
697 Posts |
Posted - 12/10/2008 : 11:54:22
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quote:
Originally posted by Mikep2020
Newbie here,
Just started sorting my first $40 in pennies this past weekend (80 rolls from 4 different banks). I averaged around 27.5% Cu over all the rolls with a high of around 60%-75% from this one BofA branch with machine wrapped rolls (all the other banks were CWR). I also averaged 1 wheatie for every 5 rolls with a date between 1940-1949, and averaged around 1 canadian penny per roll with a single 1950 king.
Welcome...welcome...welcome! 
Enjoy the sorting. |
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Cerulean
Penny Hoarding Member
USA
823 Posts |
Posted - 12/12/2008 : 09:51:41
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Another $50 sack sorted 12/6/8-12/11/8:
wheat cents (39):
1928 (new!)
1939 (new!)
1940
1941
1944 x2
1945 x3
1946 x2
1948
1951-D
1952 x4
1952-D x3
1953-D x4
1954-D
1955
1955-D x3
1956-D x5
1957-D
1958 x2
1958-D
and one too damaged to read the date.
This is a much better wheat count than the last bag yielded.
Canadian cents (5): 1963, 1973, 1981, 1985, 1994
Foreign (both new to me):
* Kuwait, 20 fils (2003)
* Trinidad & Tobago, 25 cents (1972)
After two years of searching, I finally filled the last memorial cents folder hole at 1973-S. The specimen I found in this bag is damaged, so I'll be looking out for a better example.
PERCENTAGES:
3831 zincs (1982-2008) 76.6%
1115 coppers (1959-1982) 22.3%
39 wheats (1928-1958)
5 Canadians (1963-1994)
13 dimes (1975-2008)
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4992 coins totaling $51.20
1982 BREAKDOWN: 114 coppers (84.4%) / 21 zinc |
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dakota1955
Penny Hoarding Member
801 Posts |
Posted - 12/15/2008 : 18:42:36
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| Did 18 dollars of pennies today 1 wheat 3 candians 5.75 in coppers had a little trouble with the ryedale kept jamming up today |
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NotABigDeal
1000+ Penny Miser Member
USA
3251 Posts |
Posted - 12/15/2008 : 19:53:18
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quote:
Originally posted by dakota1955
Did 18 dollars of pennies today 1 wheat 3 candians 5.75 in coppers had a little trouble with the ryedale kept jamming up today
Where was it jamming up at? There is a Ryedale section that will probably solve your problems. http://realcent.forumco.com/forum~FORUM_ID~23.asp Probably just needs a dri-slide bath. Good luck.
Deal |
Gun control is like trying to reduce drunk driving by making it harder for sober people to own cars.
If you want peace, prepare for war. |
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cwgii
Penny Collector Member
USA
498 Posts |
Posted - 12/15/2008 : 21:31:23
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went to , the edge of town, to the credit union. nope no halvs. sooooooooooo $450..... 250 dimes, 100 in nics, 100 pens.
should last me to........... tomorrow. |
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cwgii
Penny Collector Member
USA
498 Posts |
Posted - 12/15/2008 : 22:19:18
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joys of the new toys............. easier to report percentages.
out of the pile from the other day, 14.4, 15.2, 14.8
todays pile, 14.3, 15.8. so far.
you guys kill me with the 20++++ .
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Epaphras
Penny Collector Member
USA
363 Posts |
Posted - 12/17/2008 : 15:33:33
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purchased 7350 cents. Have not sorted them yet but running my hands through the bucket I spotted a 1943 steel in Fine condition.
$303 more coppers to reach a ton. |
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Bluegill
1000+ Penny Miser Member
USA
1480 Posts |
Posted - 12/18/2008 : 17:58:10
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Hand sorted 4 boxes.
U.S. pennies gave me 26.5%.
Canadian pennies gave me 78.1%.
4 dimes.
1 Barbados 1 cent.
Total Cu percentage was 27.7%.
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gothboi30
Penny Pincher Member
USA
158 Posts |
Posted - 12/19/2008 : 23:35:00
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| Box #11-$25 Brinks box. 5 s mints ('70(x2), '71, '73, '74) 0.2%; 5 Canadian ('61, '65, '84, '92(125 yr. anniv.), '01) 0.2%; 15 wheats ('11(my oldest penny so far!!), '37, '39, '42, '44(x2), '46d, '47d, '48, '50, '52d, '53d, '57d(x3)) 0.6%; 78 1982 3%; 646 Cu 26%; 1,751 Zn 70%. |
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gothboi30
Penny Pincher Member
USA
158 Posts |
Posted - 12/19/2008 : 23:40:56
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| Box #12 $25 NF String box. 8 s mints ('68(x2), '69(x2), '71, '72(x2), '74) 0.3%; 10 Canadian ('45(another king!!), '55, '60, '79, '80, '91, '99(x2), '00, '04) 0.4%; 12 wheats ('27d, '36, '40, '44d(x3), '46(x2), '48d, '52d, '57d(x2)) 0.5%; 84 1982 3%; 707 Cu 28%; 1,679 Zn 67%. |
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gothboi30
Penny Pincher Member
USA
158 Posts |
Posted - 12/19/2008 : 23:47:34
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| $23 cwr from WaMu on 12/17. 1 dime; 1 button (?); 7 s mints ('69(x2), '70, '71, '74(x3)) 0.3%; 1 Barbados 1 cent (1998); 7 Canadian ('64, '75, '78, '79(x2), '99, '02(QEII 50th anniv)) 0.3%; 7 wheats ('39, '46, '48, '52d, '57, '57d, '58d) 0.3%; 60 1982 3%; 522 Cu 23%; 1,695 Zn 74%. |
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gothboi30
Penny Pincher Member
USA
158 Posts |
Posted - 12/20/2008 : 22:41:48
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| Box #13 $25 Brinks. 7 s mints ('69(x3), '70(x2), '73, '74) 0.3%; 7 Canadian ('64, '65, '74, '76, '82(x2), '89) 0.3%; 8 wheats ('39, '40, '41, '47d, '51s, '53, '53d, '56d) 0.3%; 55 1982 2%; 626 Cu 25%; 1,797 Zn 72%. |
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