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Ardent Listener
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 USA
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Posted - 03/09/2008 : 17:18:10
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Keep giving us your reports.
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Tourney64
1000+ Penny Miser Member
    

USA
1035 Posts |
Posted - 03/09/2008 : 22:19:57
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Sorted 3 - $25 Brinks Boxes-Sealed Dated 3/4/08 - 3/5/08 Box Weight - 15 lb/each 2095 Copper 27.9 %
Not Included in copper #'s 9 Canadian CU 15 Canadian Other - 1947 King George (Maple Leaf) 60 Wheats 1911 VG 0 Indian Head 0 Dimes |
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PennyProspector
Penny Pincher Member
 

USA
212 Posts |
Posted - 03/09/2008 : 22:29:14
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tonight sort
BTW- My Ryedale counter turned 1,000,000 pennies sorted tonight! & I just noticed this is my 100th post ... Ironic!!!
15000 sorted 4761 total copper (31.74%)
26 wheat 1 dime
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Happy Prospecting! |
Edited by - PennyProspector on 03/09/2008 22:30:30 |
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HoardCopperByTheTon
Administrator
    

USA
6807 Posts |
Posted - 03/09/2008 : 22:32:19
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Coin Buying Report for today: 9500 Copper wheat cents 100 1943 Steel War cents 2 Piece Japan Olympics set in original case of issue 2 large silver tiger tongues from Siam 1 2 peso gold coin 1 10 peso gold coin
Also won a Morgan Silver dollar in the hourly drawings and 2 Silver Eagles in the raffle. |
If your percentages are low.. just sort more. If your percentages are high.. just sort more.
Now selling Copper pennies. 1.6x plus shipping. Limited amounts available. |
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Ardent Listener
Administrator
    

USA
4841 Posts |
Posted - 03/10/2008 : 11:17:48
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Another drive buy this morning. One sealed Brinks box with no markings. 15 pounds. |
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wolvesdad
1000+ Penny Miser Member
    

USA
2164 Posts |
Posted - 03/10/2008 : 13:13:51
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scored 2 $50 bags from different banks this morning. My backlog is now up to $375 unsorted boxes(and two bags). |
"May your percentages ever increase!" |
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fiatboy
Administrator
   

912 Posts |
Posted - 03/10/2008 : 15:02:21
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Picked up a brick of nickels today.
So far, I haven't sorted any of my nickels. I'm keeping them all sealed for now.
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"Bart, it's not about how many stocks you have, it's about how much copper wire you can get out of the building." --- Homer Simpson |
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aboxaweek
Penny Collector Member
  

USA
326 Posts |
Posted - 03/10/2008 : 17:59:27
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luke, the 1948 dime is silver
i just bought my third box today... reports pending. so far 2 wheats |
*HUCKABEE* ___08'____
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aboxaweek
Penny Collector Member
  

USA
326 Posts |
Posted - 03/10/2008 : 20:48:15
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well here are the totals
1 box (2500 pennies) 1676 zincers 806 coppers 6 wheats 12 canada mixed dates 32.24% copper average
Now where do i get more...lol |
*HUCKABEE* ___08'____
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Robarons
Penny Hoarding Member
   

USA
522 Posts |
Posted - 03/10/2008 : 21:40:47
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Heres an update for my little piece of the world: $5 CWR rolls from a Credit Union 354 Zincs 130 Coppers 5 wheats (1940 oldest) 2 Copper Canada up to 79' 3 Copper Cans. up to 96 5 Zinc/Steel Cans. from 97-present 1 possible error penny?
26% Eastern Michigan |
Robber Baron= Robarons |
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CoinHunter53562
1000+ Penny Miser Member
    

USA
1805 Posts |
Posted - 03/10/2008 : 22:03:57
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Did one box of $25 tonight:
2500 searched 11 Wheat (oldest 1911) 895 1959-1982 copper 4 Canadian 1590 Zinc
Running totals: 19500 searched 104 wheat 6989 1959-1982 copper 35.84% 79 Canadian 1 Bahamas coin |
My hobby: collecting real money 1 copper cent or nickel at a time.
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PennyProspector
Penny Pincher Member
 

USA
212 Posts |
Posted - 03/10/2008 : 22:24:29
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tonights sort
10,000 sorted
3,103 total copper (31.03%)
20 wheat 3 dimes 10x my money...I love dimes!
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Happy Prospecting! |
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mickeyman
Penny Pincher Member
 

Canada
243 Posts |
Posted - 03/11/2008 : 13:46:38
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After hitting an older accumulation of nickels at the bank that time forgot, I went after dimes and quarters
4 rolls Canadian dimes - 3 in the same wrappers as Friday's nickels - 123 Ni, (61.5%), almost all of which came from the three older rolls 1 silver (1967 - not sure if its high or low silver) - also from the older set I also recognized many similar tool marks on the older dimes - whoever previously owned them liked to torture coins. Some of the nickels last week had been actually deformed. Oh the humanity.
2 rolls Canadian quarters - neither from the old collection (why won't they let me into the vault to pick my own?) 32 Ni (40%) - highest percentage (by far) in a year. Must have been a couple of rolls missed by the Mint.
Also 10 rolls of nickels - 92 Ni (23%)
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Not all who wander are lost. |
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Epaphras
Penny Collector Member
  

USA
382 Posts |
Posted - 03/11/2008 : 21:24:59
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Sorting report for today
Purchased $115.00 Only sorted the $15 CWR 283 copper=18.86% 1 play plastic penny up 1.38% from last sort |
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JSutter
Penny Pincher Member
 

214 Posts |
Posted - 03/11/2008 : 21:36:50
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Sorted $225 in Brinks boxes. $57.21 in Copper and 107 wheats with 2 being 1918 which was the oldest. I have about $265 in zincs to dump now so I can get more boxes.
Why are you guys weighing the Brinks boxes? |
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El Dee
Penny Hoarding Member
   

USA
547 Posts |
Posted - 03/11/2008 : 21:52:29
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quote: Originally posted by JSutter
Why are you guys weighing the Brinks boxes?
Speed. Saves wear & tear on machines & eyeballs.
2500 pennies in a box times 2.5 grams per zinc penny divided by 453.593 grams in a pound = 13.77 pounds for a completely zinc box - plus a little for the box.
2500 pennies times 3.11 grams per copper penny divided by 453.593 = 17.14 pounds for a completely copper box.
15 pounds is a common weight for the average circulating mix now. |
Trust the government? Ask an Indian. |
Edited by - El Dee on 03/11/2008 21:54:03 |
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JSutter
Penny Pincher Member
 

214 Posts |
Posted - 03/11/2008 : 21:58:53
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Ah, every Brinks box I've gotten here has been a steady mix from 25-40% copper.
I went in a National City branch Monday and they had about 30 kennedy halves sitting in the tray. The teller let me look at them and I got 3 40% halves for .50 each.  |
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HoardCopperByTheTon
Administrator
    

USA
6807 Posts |
Posted - 03/12/2008 : 00:23:15
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Only started weighing the Brinks boxes after I got my first dud. It has saved a lot of time since then. I don't even have to break the seal. If the box weighs between 6385 and 6400 grams it is a solid zinc dud. I just walk it over and put it in the zinc return stack. Dropped off 10 of those at a few of my banks today. The advantage of doing box weights is it allows for quick returns to free up your capital to buy more pennies with.
Coin Buying Report for today: 22 CWR pennies 8 BWR pennies 5 BWR nickels 15 CWR nickels $34 face half dollars - which included a 69-S and a 97-S - Love when you see the silver band as they hand it to you. 13 Shiny rolls P mint Oklahoma quarters 2 Shiny rolls P mint Utah quarters 2 Shiny rolls P mint Idaho quarters 3 Shiny rolls P mint Monroe dollars 3 Franklin halves 1 Morgan Silver dollar 1 tenth oz gold eagle
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If your percentages are low.. just sort more. If your percentages are high.. just sort more.
Now selling Copper pennies. 1.6x plus shipping. Limited amounts available. |
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El Dee
Penny Hoarding Member
   

USA
547 Posts |
Posted - 03/12/2008 : 00:37:54
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Hoard - You need to change your name to Gigaton or something.
Maybe not - sounds too much like Gigolo.
What's the Japan Olympics set...1964? |
Trust the government? Ask an Indian. |
Edited by - El Dee on 03/12/2008 09:52:55 |
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HoardCopperByTheTon
Administrator
    

USA
6807 Posts |
Posted - 03/12/2008 : 00:48:33
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El Dee.. hey, maybe that way I could fund more penny purchases.. LOL
Yes, the Japan Olympics set was 1964 in Tokyo. The coins are common.. I already have a couple of sets.. it is the original issue case that is tough to find. I wish I had never sold off my Russian 1980 Moscow 150 ruble and 100 ruble sets.
The silver tiger tongues from Siam were used between 1591 and 1705. Denominations are 2 tamlung - 120 grams and 1.5 tamlung - about 92.4 grams Really cool looking pieces of money - I haven't been able to buy any at a show in several years. |
If your percentages are low.. just sort more. If your percentages are high.. just sort more.
Now selling Copper pennies. 1.6x plus shipping. Limited amounts available. |
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Posted - 03/12/2008 : 00:54:03
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Hand sorted about $1,200 worth of Halfs (I was off recovering from some dental work, so I needed something to do):
19 40% halfs 2 90% Kennedy's 1 2006 S proof (it is a little scratched up, but it still looks cool!) 1 Quarter (?)
I had about 10 rolls to do when I got home after picking up our little guy, and he had a good time unwrapping the rolls, looking at the edges to see if they were silver or "coppery", and then finding shiny ones for his half-dollar collection.
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mickeyman
Penny Pincher Member
 

Canada
243 Posts |
Posted - 03/12/2008 : 13:33:16
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10 rolls Canadian nickels
Skunked again! Another ten rolls of shrink-wrapped 2008s! And this was from one of my best banks. They tell me they are swamped with them. I may have to wait a few weeks for them to clear. |
Not all who wander are lost. |
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WilliamC
Penny Collector Member
  

USA
471 Posts |
Posted - 03/12/2008 : 16:59:00
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Just bought $10 from a new bank, the teller said that it was an unusual day because several people had been buying more pennies than usual. I hope it's not related to the article that came out today about metal prices driving the price of coins up!
Anyway I sorted these by eye and got about 17% copper. So it's still out there...for now.
But how much longer before it's all gone? |
Sorting In Northwest Mississippi |
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JSutter
Penny Pincher Member
 

214 Posts |
Posted - 03/12/2008 : 17:19:51
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Sorted $150 in Brinks boxes today 2 boxes from February 22nd, 4 from March 5th, all 6 processed by Dudley. Weighed in at 14.5 lbs each
$40.07 in copper 77 wheats [one steelie and one VERY VERY nice 1913 P] |
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Ardent Listener
Administrator
    

USA
4841 Posts |
Posted - 03/12/2008 : 17:42:13
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I did drive buys at four banks and bought four boxes of pennies. Each weighed in at 15 pounds. |
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Epaphras
Penny Collector Member
  

USA
382 Posts |
Posted - 03/12/2008 : 20:02:07
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Sorting report (purchased yesterday) $100 sorted 1927 coppers=19.27% up .41% from last sort |
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