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NotABigDeal
1000+ Penny Miser Member
    

USA
3890 Posts |
Posted - 11/04/2009 : 06:38:43
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Go-go-go-go.
Deal |
Live free or die. Plain and simple.
"If you love wealth more than liberty, the tranquility of servitude better than the animating contest of freedom, depart from us in peace. We ask not your council or your arms. Crouch down and lick the hand that feeds you. May your chains rest lightly upon you and may posterity forget that you were our countrymen." - Samuel Adams |
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slickeast
1000+ Penny Miser Member
    

USA
2533 Posts |
Posted - 11/09/2009 : 23:57:16
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You are shooting for 1 ton, I am shooting for 1 ton MORE this month.
Rob Schneider "YOU CAN DO IT!!" |
You don't have to be the BEST you just have to be.......SLICK
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HoardCopperByTheTon
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USA
6807 Posts |
Posted - 11/10/2009 : 01:27:19
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A ton a month, huh? Now, that's ambitious!  |
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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toomuchcopper
Penny Collector Member
  

USA
406 Posts |
Posted - 11/10/2009 : 19:08:41
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| I agree with hoard, at least on a smaller scale, at first it was a hundred pounds then 500 then 1000, now the ton club is in reach...if i could stay out o the halves and nickels i would already be there, but i like to mix it up so i dont go crazy..... |
visit www.crazycoinguy.com for information on how to sort, what to sort, and sorting equipment. We also sell copper pennies in bulk, and other coins. |
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slickeast
1000+ Penny Miser Member
    

USA
2533 Posts |
Posted - 11/10/2009 : 22:52:36
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quote: Originally posted by HoardCopperByTheTon
A ton a month, huh? Now, that's ambitious! 
I am going to try to get about $2800 in one month. About 1900lbs. Not quite a ton, but close. I know I can get the mixed amount I need, but can I dump about $2400 a week?
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You don't have to be the BEST you just have to be.......SLICK
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HoardCopperByTheTon
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USA
6807 Posts |
Posted - 11/14/2009 : 22:48:10
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quote: Originally posted by slickeast
quote: Originally posted by HoardCopperByTheTon
A ton a month, huh? Now, that's ambitious! 
I am going to try to get about $2800 in one month. About 1900lbs. Not quite a ton, but close. I know I can get the mixed amount I need, but can I dump about $2400 a week?
I have done it.. but it ain't easy.  |
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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PennyProspector
Penny Pincher Member
 

USA
212 Posts |
Posted - 11/20/2009 : 21:05:08
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quote: Originally posted by wagsthadog
I'm definitely NOT going to collect MORE than a ton, that's for sure.
wags
LOL that is so easy to say until you have a ton! and then think what am I gonna do now?... Congratulations again on setting the goal... hope you get it!
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marine70
Penny Pincher Member
 

USA
150 Posts |
Posted - 11/20/2009 : 22:28:10
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I have been visiting your site for over a year. I do the hand sorting method. As of this date I have a ton and a half. About three months ago I found a 1909S VDB. Sold it for $500 which I found out later was a little low. I look forward to future posts. |
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NotABigDeal
1000+ Penny Miser Member
    

USA
3890 Posts |
Posted - 11/20/2009 : 22:38:01
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quote: Originally posted by marine70
I have been visiting your site for over a year. I do the hand sorting method. As of this date I have a ton and a half. About three months ago I found a 1909S VDB. Sold it for $500 which I found out later was a little low. I look forward to future posts.
You've been reading here for over a year, hand sorting, found an '09 S. V.D.B., didn't tell anyone, collected a ton and a half, and got ripped off on your sale? You should have said something. We would have pointed you in the right direction.
Do you have a day job, or spend all your time sorting?
Deal |
Live free or die. Plain and simple.
"If you love wealth more than liberty, the tranquility of servitude better than the animating contest of freedom, depart from us in peace. We ask not your council or your arms. Crouch down and lick the hand that feeds you. May your chains rest lightly upon you and may posterity forget that you were our countrymen." - Samuel Adams |
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ScottyTX
Penny Hoarding Member
   

USA
508 Posts |
Posted - 11/20/2009 : 23:38:59
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quote: Originally posted by marine70
I have been visiting your site for over a year. I do the hand sorting method. As of this date I have a ton and a half. About three months ago I found a 1909S VDB. Sold it for $500 which I found out later was a little low. I look forward to future posts.
wow very impressive. How long did it take you to hand sort 1.5 tons? Umm the 1909-s vdb what a find!! I hope you enjoy being with us and please do ask questions, most of us are full of answers but some are full of others things as well :) |
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marine70
Penny Pincher Member
 

USA
150 Posts |
Posted - 11/21/2009 : 21:48:25
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| It took me about two years to collect the ton and a half. I retired about five years ago. I guess I got too much time on my hands. |
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longhorn
Penny Sorter Member


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Posted - 11/22/2009 : 09:06:00
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| I have had a goal of one metric tonne for over a year. I'm at 1800 to 1900 pounds now so I only lack 300-400 lbs. |
Obey Gresham's Law |
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uthminsta
1000+ Penny Miser Member
    

USA
1872 Posts |
Posted - 11/22/2009 : 14:53:19
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How many people here are one-ton members already? And how many did it without a Ryedale? It's like the difference between killing a deer with a gun and with your bare hands. Gotta have that weapon... err... tool of the trade!
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Come to the new and improved realcent: http://realcent.org
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slickeast
1000+ Penny Miser Member
    

USA
2533 Posts |
Posted - 11/22/2009 : 20:24:54
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| My hat is off to anyone who has 1 ton of copper pennies from hand sorting. |
You don't have to be the BEST you just have to be.......SLICK
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HoardCopperByTheTon
Administrator
    

USA
6807 Posts |
Posted - 11/22/2009 : 20:26:55
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I did a ton by hand prior to buying my first Ryedale. Should have bought that machine a lot earlier. Sure is a lot easier now.  |
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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2old
Penny Pincher Member
 

188 Posts |
Posted - 11/23/2009 : 08:18:05
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I am just about at 600 lbs. I think the first 500 may have been the hardest. Now, I seem to have a workable system. I changed from two brinks boxes a night, to one 15lb brinks box of copper per night. That way 134 nights equals a ton.
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sheba
Penny Pincher Member
 

USA
191 Posts |
Posted - 11/23/2009 : 20:34:55
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Welcome marine70! And very special congrats on the 1909SVB find ... that is something we all dream about 
I'm still searching for that elusive 1914D ... I'm sure its out there waiting for me to pick up the roll its in 
sheba |
woof ... wag ... whine |
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marine70
Penny Pincher Member
 

USA
150 Posts |
Posted - 11/23/2009 : 23:33:56
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Thanks for the welcome I wish I would have seeked advise from the forum, Befored selling my 1909S vdb however it had some sort of soft metal on the back. I believe it may have been in a ring at one time. I realize now that I let it go too cheap. Live and learn I guess. |
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