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jadedragon
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Canada
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 Posted - 08/02/2009 : 23:51:23
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The last thread hit 10 pages so I'm starting up another one. Post your reports for others to see here.
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“The reasonable man adapts himself to the world; the unreasonable one persists in trying to adapt the world to himself. Therefore all progress depends on the unreasonable man.” – George Bernard Shaw.
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cecropia_moth
Penny Pincher Member
USA
222 Posts |
Posted - 08/04/2009 : 09:49:23
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Handsorted (18) String & Son rolls ($9.00) last night. Got my lowest percentage of 1959-1981 in this lot by a wide margin since I started sorting in mid-June. The stats:
Total: 900
Canadian: 6 (0.67%) 81, 85, 94, (2) 99, 00
Wheat: 3 (0.33%) 19, 56D, 57D
59-81: 148 (16.44%)
82: 20 (2.22%)
83-Current: 723 (includes 3 logsplitters) (80.33%)
Running totals (since 6/13/2009):
Total: 24,500
Foreign (ex Canada): 2 (Bahamas 1c, Euro-France 2c) (0.01%)
Canadian: 71 (0.29%)
Wheat: 124 (0.51%)
59-81: 6,910 (28.20%)
82: 860 (3.51%)
83-Current: 16,533 (67.48%)
Canadian breakdown:
42-79 (.98 Cu/3.24 gm): 29 (oldest is 1943)
80-81 (.98 Cu/2.80 gm): 7
82-96 (.98 Cu/2.50 gm): 23
97-99 (.984 Zinc): 6
00-Current (.94 Steel): 6
Overall 59/71 are Cu of varying weights.
Wheat breakdown:
09-19: 3 09, 16, 19
20-29: 3 24, 25D, 27
30-39: 6
40-49: 48
50-58: 64
Total: 124 (43 different)
To me keeping all the stats can be fun and certainly insightful, but over time, I'm fearful that a case of paralysis from over analysis might set in.
Cheers,
Jeff
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Cerulean
Penny Hoarding Member
USA
993 Posts |
Posted - 09/09/2009 : 07:50:24
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583 cents from circulation:
401 zincs (1982-2009)
179 coppers (1959-1982) (30.7%)
2 canadian
1 wheat
1982 BREAKDOWN: 21 coppers, 3 zincs (87.5% copper) |
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twocents
Penny Collector Member
398 Posts |
Posted - 09/11/2009 : 14:44:25
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My averages from about 40 HF String & Son boxes:
Copper cents - 29.8% (including wheat and Canadian)
Canadian copper - average of 3-4 per box
Canadian zinc - average of 3-4 per box
Wheat - average of 10-15 per box
IHP - one 1881
George V - one 1932
Clad Roosevelt dime - 1
Bahaman penny - 2
Penny with NY state tooled onto the obverse - 1
Penny with large S tooled on the obverse - 1
2 Grosze - 1
Silver plated 1969 penny - 1
2003 British penny - 1
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b256
Penny Sorter Member
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Posted - 09/12/2009 : 18:12:02
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| Great for you guys!!! I'm lucky if I can get 25% in my area!!! 20% is more likely. |
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ScottyTX
Penny Hoarding Member
USA
508 Posts |
Posted - 09/13/2009 : 11:57:55
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Sorted 22.00 with the ryedale Handfed last night. Seems I got some skunk rolls because I hit some all zince for a while handfuls whils feeding and then back to copper to my regular percentage 19% or so.
213 coppers
4 wheat
9.9% copper
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Investin Cents
Penny Pincher Member
USA
129 Posts |
Posted - 09/19/2009 : 23:56:30
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Got "skunked" on finding another IH cent in my last $50 bag!  Was getting spoiled since the last 2 bags yielded 3 total. Oh well!
The good news is I hit a small "jackpot" of copper, and nice copper at that!  My bag weighed about 30.2 lbs. net (cents only) so I knew it would be high. Did a line regression of the other two and estimated that I'd get about 39% copper. And sure enough, the final tally was 40.9%! That's 2045 total copper cents! The best part was that almost 600 of them were shiny - looked better than some 2008 or 2009 cents I've seen - they almost looked like gold there among the dirty other cents. Someone must have dumped a bunch of old, nice copper. Most were mid to late 70's with some 60's and 80's. I'll give more specifics tomorrow. Thanks all!  |
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biglouddrunk
Penny Pincher Member
138 Posts |
Posted - 09/20/2009 : 21:57:58
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Investin Cents
Penny Pincher Member
USA
129 Posts |
Posted - 09/21/2009 : 11:04:40
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Just a few details of my last $50 bag described above:
59 Wheat (inc. 1918, 37, 38 & 44 S)
6 "S" Coppers
4 Canadian Copper
1 mangled 1991 dime (partially elongated to width of cent in once area!)
Guess I was lucky finding the 3 IHC in previous 2 bags. To those who have not, try getting bags from local small banks & Credit Unions. They don't get a supply from Brinks et al because they recycle a lot of their own members coins. Good luck! |
Most recent book I've read: "Meltdown" by Thomas E. Woods Jr. Current book: "I.O.U.: Why Everyone Owes Everyone & No One Can Pay" by John Lanchester |
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Investin Cents
Penny Pincher Member
USA
129 Posts |
Posted - 10/13/2009 : 16:41:01
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jadedragon: there does not seem to be too much interest in reporting sort %'s here since I last did almost a month ago. Oh well, here's my report for $50 bag #4.
25.6% copper including 10 wheat & 1 blank copper. Overall for the 4 bags I've sorted is 31.7%.
The 25.6% was the lowest I've had. That's the bad news. The good news is I just picked up four (4) more $50 bags! My lovely & understanding wife just rolled her eyes at me & laughed when I told her.
I'll report them here in the coming weeks & months! |
Most recent book I've read: "Meltdown" by Thomas E. Woods Jr. Current book: "I.O.U.: Why Everyone Owes Everyone & No One Can Pay" by John Lanchester |
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Pyramid
New Member
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Posted - 10/14/2009 : 12:25:09
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| I've hand-sorted about $1300 the past few months with a total Cu of 31%. My last box was the best, 3 wheats showing (ended up with ~30 total) with total Cu of 34%. |
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Cerulean
Penny Hoarding Member
USA
993 Posts |
Posted - 10/30/2009 : 08:50:39
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Four rolls plus circulated:
241 zinc (1982-2009)
73 copper (1960-1982) 23.0%
4 wheats (1941-1958)
1982 Breakdown: 5 copper, 1 zinc (83% copper) |
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2old
Penny Pincher Member
188 Posts |
Posted - 10/30/2009 : 09:56:42
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| I have not done exact calculation lately, but it seems I am averaging 28-35%, I am getting about one box of copper to every three boxes I sort. Usually have 2-3 wheat pennies per box and 8-10 Canadian (60 miles from Lake Erie). I found a Bermuda coin with a boar on it lately, a 1943 20 centavo silver coin and a cool Panamanian centavo recently. Seems I get more odd stuff out of bags than rolls. |
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jadedragon
Administrator
Canada
3788 Posts |
Posted - 11/01/2009 : 11:36:27
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| In among my Canadian rolls were 3 penny rolls clearly marked U.S. These were nearly solid copper and included 23 wheats. |
“The reasonable man adapts himself to the world; the unreasonable one persists in trying to adapt the world to himself. Therefore all progress depends on the unreasonable man.” – George Bernard Shaw.
Why Copper Bullion ~~~ Interview with Silver Bullion Producer Market Harmony
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ronin
Penny Sorter Member
USA
36 Posts |
Posted - 11/05/2009 : 17:26:22
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| After my first ten boxes in the Chicago area... I am going to only go to banks that use Garda as their coin service, Brinks scrubs the Cu out way too much. Ten boxes from three different banks, 31% copper, 14 Wheats per box average, 6 Canadians per box 90% Cu, two oddballs (1 Bermuda, 1 Bahamas) and no IH yet. |
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ZigMeister
Penny Pincher Member
USA
229 Posts |
Posted - 11/05/2009 : 19:59:09
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| My percentage of Cu has significantly dropped off my last 7 sorts (my sorts are usually in the $10 to $25 range)...what had been running in the 19 - 21% range has lately been in the 16 - 17 % range. I think I need to change my bank route for awhile. |
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george454
Penny Pincher Member
242 Posts |
Posted - 11/17/2009 : 07:02:32
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Ok so I posted and dont guess it went through so sorry if this doubles. Close to the first but dont remember exactly since I posted this last night and it still hasent shown.
One Box
1959-1981-17%
1982-54
1950's-10
1940's-1
Canadian-12
Bahamian-1
S mint-3
1998 Wide AM-2 |
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garnede
Penny Collector Member
USA
386 Posts |
Posted - 11/29/2009 : 13:29:36
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| I hand sorted $170 worth of pennies and came up with 26.6 pounds of 1982 and earlier.(I weighed all of the 82s) I also found 47 wheat cents including 2 1958 that look uncirculated. I averaged 20-25% copper. Someone had a bad day as I found 7 rolls of all copper pennies. I'm in a border state and found 1-2% canadian. I also found 6 dimes and a Philippine 5 sentavos. |
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Posted - 12/02/2009 : 06:36:48
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| I have been sorting for about 3 months now and I have not seen one IH, I have had 2 full rolls of wheaties in a box of $20. I have been averaging @ 25% cu and 4 % canadian(90% cu). I'm new at this and have not yet figured out what to do with all cu pennies I have collected. But I'm having a good time doing it. |
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Hirbonzig
Penny Collector Member
USA
451 Posts |
Posted - 12/06/2009 : 09:02:50
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| 2 boxes of cents--30.03% copper, 7 wheats and 3 Canadian. |
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Silver Miser
New Member
USA
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Posted - 12/08/2009 : 19:34:58
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| You guys that are getting above 20% and especially above 30% have it made. You should double your efforts to take advantage of it while you can. In California, I have done 55 boxes with an average of 17%. My best box was 23% |
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garnede
Penny Collector Member
USA
386 Posts |
Posted - 12/09/2009 : 02:36:16
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| I did 4 more boxes and came up with 15.4 pounds of copper. I did a count on 1982's and got 173 copper and 83 zinc. I am still running around 23% copper. I only found 1 dime and 1 foreign coin, a 2 cent piece that I don't recognize. I only found about a dozen wheats too, that is much lower than the last batch, but one was a 1934. |
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copperhead57
Penny Collector Member
USA
255 Posts |
Posted - 12/09/2009 : 03:35:50
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I recently searched 14,500 cents, and here is what I found.
30 Wheat Cents (Earliest was 1939-S)
2,868 1959-1981
426 1982 (Brass & Zinc)
1 1995 Double Die
2 1998 Wide AM
3 Dimes
16 Canada
1 Bahamas
I'll be searching more in the future, and I will report my findings.
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2old
Penny Pincher Member
188 Posts |
Posted - 12/10/2009 : 10:51:30
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| Sorted two fifty dollar bags. Returned Zincolns to coin counter at CU, got $70.41. So, those two bags averaged just under 30%. I do not seem to do that well with Brinks boxes.?? |
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aloneibreak
Penny Hoarding Member
USA
672 Posts |
Posted - 12/11/2009 : 20:58:07
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last weeks sort:
$300
9325 coppers
70 wheats
55 canadians
20550 zincers
9325/30000 = 31.08 % |
My reading of history convinces me that most bad government results from too much government.
Thomas Jefferson
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copperhead57
Penny Collector Member
USA
255 Posts |
Posted - 12/12/2009 : 22:11:54
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I just finished sorting 15,000 cents from 6 different banks.
28 Wheat Cents (Earliest was 1920)
3057 1959-1981 (Including 17 1968-1974-S)
473 1982 (Brass & Zinc)
1 1972 double die (One of the minor varieties)
1 1998 Wide AM
5 Dimes
25 Canada |
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