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Ryedale
Administrator
USA
523 Posts |
 Posted - 09/18/2007 : 00:24:50
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Old thread was again getting a bit long. Lets continue with the forums most popular subject. Thanks to all who contribute here, it is a great litmus test, of the percentages out there. It also serves as a "first response" system, if any big time "hoarders" enter the scene, and quickly vacuum out the good ones. Ryedale
Ryedale
Hoard Copper Pennies,
The market will develop
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Ryedale
Administrator
USA
523 Posts |
Posted - 09/18/2007 : 00:38:29
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Sorted $265
$150 Loose from a lobby redemption machine
$100 Brinks box plastic wrapped,
and $15 CWR.
Dont have the official percentage yet, but it looks typical, around 30%. The reason I could not concentrate on the percentage, was because the $150 Loose bagged was "RICH" with wheats. Nice obvious collection dump, perhaps over 5 dollars worth, many very shiny coins from the 40's and up.
4 new Indian Heads in this (the best ever day for Indian heads) I'll post the dates later. Up till now, In nearly two years of sorting, I have only found 3 Indians.
Many coins from the teens and twenties too, including D and S mintmarks. Nothing too outstanding, but a little better than the common circulating wheats. I have not gone through the whole lot yet, but will give a better report later.
Ryedale
Hoard Copper Pennies,
The market will develop |
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HoardCopperByTheTon
Administrator
USA
6807 Posts |
Posted - 09/19/2007 : 02:18:41
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Sorting Report for today:
2 Boxes CWR pennies
1004 Copper
1 Darn Dime
20.08%
Coin Buying Report for today:
Bank of America - Livermore
50 rolls nickels
20 rolls pennies
If your percentages are low.. just sort more.
"Preserving REAL coinage.. 2 tons at a time... and FAKE coinage.. a quarter ton at a time.. just for speculation"
HoardCode0.1:M49/15USCA:US1Cu701150(125000 Reserved):US1Zi150000:US5Ni9500:CA5Ni1150 |
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snappy
Penny Collector Member
USA
301 Posts |
Posted - 09/19/2007 : 16:02:11
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Went to the bank today to get my weekly 50 bag (last week they did not get me any pennies so today they gave me an extra bag along with a bag of dimes and nickles. done with pennies and 1/4 way through the dimes have not opened the nickles yet. my eyes will not foccus right now so the rest will have to wait until tomarow
3890 copper
3 dimes
3 20c mexican
2 gold plated pennies
1 bling ($)pendant
142 canadian
2 kings
39 wheat
1910 S oldest/rare
38.9%
dimes done so far about 1/4 bag
2 silver 61D, 52s
3 canadian
2 10c mexican |
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penny4mythoughts
Penny Sorter Member
USA
82 Posts |
Posted - 09/19/2007 : 18:07:58
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Very new to this, but already enjoying it. Grabbed 4 CWR from my credit union at work the other day to get started on bank-obtained (I have been saving pre-82 from change for a while). Results for the inaugural counting are:
$2.00 Buy
200 Pennies
161 Zinc
38 Copper
1 Canadian (94)
Making 15.5% copper |
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HoardCopperByTheTon
Administrator
USA
6807 Posts |
Posted - 09/19/2007 : 19:04:04
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I think you did a little better than that penny4mythoughts. I calculate it at 19% copper or 19.5% if you count the copper Canadian. That is about the same percentage as I get in my area.
If your percentages are low.. just sort more.
"Preserving REAL coinage.. 2 tons at a time... and FAKE coinage.. a quarter ton at a time.. just for speculation"
HoardCode0.1:M49/15USCA:US1Cu701150(125000 Reserved):US1Zi150000:US5Ni9500:CA5Ni1150 |
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Epaphras
Penny Collector Member
USA
382 Posts |
Posted - 09/19/2007 : 20:03:26
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Sorting analysis Sept 18-19
$39.00 in cents. CWR
5 dimes
7 Wheats
1 Canadian
2 others
19.2% copper cents
80.8% zinc cents |
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HoardCopperByTheTon
Administrator
USA
6807 Posts |
Posted - 09/20/2007 : 02:42:57
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Looks like you are getting about the same percentage as me, Epaphras. You smoked me on the dimes this week though.. Congrats!
Sorting Report for today:
3 Boxes BWR
1465 Copper
19.53%
If your percentages are low.. just sort more.
"Preserving REAL coinage.. 2 tons at a time... and FAKE coinage.. a quarter ton at a time.. just for speculation"
HoardCode0.1:M49/15USCA:US1Cu702650(125000 Reserved):US1Zi150000:US5Ni9500:CA5Ni1150 |
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NotABigDeal
1000+ Penny Miser Member
USA
3890 Posts |
Posted - 09/20/2007 : 06:46:56
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I've been doing some buying, but still very little sorting done. Need to finish sorting two Brinks boxes and $50 in CWR. I did however receive a shoe box full of pennies from one of my girlfriends co-workers. I offered to buy the copper ones, she said I could just have the ones I wanted, if I rolled the rest for her. She is another one of those, "They are just pennies" people. I said okay. I started sorting them last night and so far, so good. I need to get busy. "Real" job just takes up too much time. Happy sorting.
Deal
p.s. I'm still waiting (im)patiently for the jugs of pennies.
I'm so sick over pennies....I frequently trade a dime or two for the whole "take-a-penny" container if sufficient coppers exist. That will get you some odd looks. |
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horgad
1000+ Penny Miser Member
USA
1641 Posts |
Posted - 09/20/2007 : 07:08:53
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quote:
Originally posted by snappy
-SNIP-
3890 copper
3 dimes
3 20c mexican
2 gold plated pennies
1 bling ($)pendant
142 canadian
2 kings
39 wheat
1910 S oldest/rare
38.9%
-SNIP-
Snappy,
I've been meaning to ask you what a king is? Is that an old Canadian with a guy on it instead of a girl? I think maybe I have seen like one of those this year. Also congrats on the 1910 S. Those are worth like $5 dollars, right?
The best wheats that I have found are 2 1909s worth like $1.25 each. |
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HoardCopperByTheTon
Administrator
USA
6807 Posts |
Posted - 09/20/2007 : 11:08:30
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Congrats on the 10-S Snappy. There are guys that look through entire bags of wheat cents and don't find one that good. My best find in a circ roll so far has been a 1912-S in XF. A buddy of mine actually got a 1931-S in AU the other day from some rolls he got at one of his credit unions. So keep your eyes peeled, there are still some good coins out there.
I like the Kings too. I prefer the Old King (George V) to George VI. I actually have a coin book that I collect all the Canadians I have pulled out of circulation in. I don't get very many down here in CA.
If your percentages are low.. just sort more.
"Preserving REAL coinage.. 2 tons at a time... and FAKE coinage.. a quarter ton at a time.. just for speculation"
HoardCode0.1:M49/15USCA:US1Cu702650(125000 Reserved):US1Zi150000:US5Ni9500:CA5Ni1150 |
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MormonMetal
Penny Pincher Member
USA
150 Posts |
Posted - 09/20/2007 : 12:17:22
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a few recent batches
9-17-07
$5.00
74 copper
1 wheat
14.80 percent copper
9-18-07
$74.00
3536 copper
6 wheats
2 Canada
47.78 percent copper
9-19-07
$45.00
650 copper
8 wheats
5 Canada
1 Cayman Islands
14.44 percent copper
I believe that the 9-18 batch must have, in part, been someone's copper hoard. What leads me to believe this is the large percent of copper with a very small amount of foreign or wheats. Also all of the 82's were copper. While I sort I put all of the 82's aside to check later by the flip test. With that batch there were over 400 82's in the batch. After over two hours of sorting 82's via the flip/sound method, they were all copper. Previously I have ran about 75/25. I've also learned that you will appear the strangest to your spouse when asked what you are doing and you respond "flipping 82's". Oh well, all part of the game, and as always,
-More than I had before.
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HoardCopperByTheTon
Administrator
USA
6807 Posts |
Posted - 09/20/2007 : 13:48:52
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MormonMetal.. Great percentage on that 9/18 batch. Glad to see you finally get a good batch. You have to get a scale to check those 82's.. much more efficient than flipping. This way your wife won't "flip out" when she sees you playing with your pennies. I like to think I am flipping zinc when I haul 12 bags down to the bank and trade them in for 24 fresh boxes of unsorted pennies.
If your percentages are low.. just sort more.
"Preserving REAL coinage.. 2 tons at a time... and FAKE coinage.. a quarter ton at a time.. just for speculation"
HoardCode0.1:M49/15USCA:US1Cu702650(125000 Reserved):US1Zi150000:US5Ni9500:CA5Ni1150 |
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Epaphras
Penny Collector Member
USA
382 Posts |
Posted - 09/20/2007 : 15:11:14
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Sorting analysis Sept 20
$7.50 in cents. CWR (hand-rolled)
0 dimes
1 Wheats
0 Canadian
0 others
18% copper cents
82% zinc cents
I also obtained $27.00 federal-wrapped rolls (white paper rolls) and a brinks box. The details of these will come shortly.
MormonMetal: I thought I was the only one who did the flip test for the 82's. Glad to hear of a another 'flipper'. |
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Epaphras
Penny Collector Member
USA
382 Posts |
Posted - 09/20/2007 : 16:48:22
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Sorting analysis Sept 20
$27.00 in cents. fed. rolls
0 dimes
2 Wheats
1 Canadian
0 others
17.1% copper cents
82.9% zinc cents
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Epaphras
Penny Collector Member
USA
382 Posts |
Posted - 09/20/2007 : 22:31:19
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Sorting analysis Sept 20
$25.00 in cents. Brinks box
0 dimes
9 Wheats
1 Canadian
0 others
17.1% copper cents (again. *Sigh*)
82.9% zinc cents
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HoardCopperByTheTon
Administrator
USA
6807 Posts |
Posted - 09/21/2007 : 03:35:40
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Sorting Report for today:
8 boxes BWR
4046 Copper
1 11 cent piece - OK, it wasn't actually an 11 cent piece, it was a darn dime stuck to a penny. That, plus the 1 free range dime I found in there made 2 darn dimes for the batch.
20.23%
Didn't get much buying done today.. had to go out on a cruise on a yacht for work (Sometimes you just gotta do what ya gotta do to make a buck) <G> Spent a lot of time talking with some bankers on the cruise about coin distribution, ordering and disposal. Having lunch with the Bank President and the manager next week.
Coin Buying Report for today:
Bank of America - Livermore
2 Boxes Bank wrapped pennies
Loomis Coin Drop at work
2 Rolls pennies
5 Rolls nickels
If your percentages are low.. just sort more.
"Preserving REAL coinage.. 2 tons at a time... and FAKE coinage.. a quarter ton at a time.. just for speculation"
HoardCode0.1:M49/15USCA:US1Cu706700(125000 Reserved):US1Zi150000:US5Ni9500:CA5Ni1150 |
Edited by - HoardCopperByTheTon on 09/21/2007 14:34:44 |
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centsless
Penny Pincher Member
119 Posts |
Posted - 09/21/2007 : 14:25:23
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my usual Friday $10 sort plus another dollar
303 copper for 27.5 % including 4 wheats , one a 1949 s, rarest penney i have found in sorting yet, though it hardly compares to a 10s , i would never be so lucky. good job snappy.
4 copper canadian
20 1982's.
not too bad, but nothing like the 75 or so percent i got last friday at the oxford branch, my first visit there to that branch. i didnt go there today since it is out of my way. oh well, cant hit a vein every week.
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aloneibreak
Penny Hoarding Member
USA
672 Posts |
Posted - 09/21/2007 : 20:13:29
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sorted through $25 today
655 copper
1760 zinc
71 1982's
13 wheats
1 canadian
655/2500 = 26.2% |
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HoardCopperByTheTon
Administrator
USA
6807 Posts |
Posted - 09/21/2007 : 20:22:22
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Today was a pretty good coin buying day.
Coin Buying Report for today:
Bank of America - Livermore
20 Boxes Bank wrapped pennies
2 Boxes Bank wrapped nickels
Bank of America - Richmond
1 Box Bank wrapped pennies
1 Box Bank wrapped nickels
Washington Mutual - Richmond
50 Rolls Customer Wrapped pennies
15 Rolls Customer Wrapped nickels
4 Rolls Bank wrapped quarters
Loomis Coin Drop at work
5 Rolls Bank wrapped nickels
If your percentages are low.. just sort more.
"Preserving REAL coinage.. 2 tons at a time... and FAKE coinage.. a quarter ton at a time.. just for speculation"
HoardCode0.1:M49/15USCA:US1Cu706700(125000 Reserved):US1Zi150000:US5Ni9500:CA5Ni1150 |
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Robarons
Penny Hoarding Member
USA
522 Posts |
Posted - 09/21/2007 : 22:16:29
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9-21-07 Local bank
$20.00
40 CWR
521 coppers
8 wheats
21 Canadian, 3 of which are kings
Before I was going to dump my last haul I though of asking for $20 in pennies for a first time, so I could do one large dump. I got a lot of odd looks, but got em'. While my teller getting them out the other said "it looked as it was his collection" and I thought I should took all of them. Also I used to throw the kings back in , but it seems those special so I am keeping those now.
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c140cessna
Penny Collector Member
USA
419 Posts |
Posted - 09/22/2007 : 08:28:39
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Report for Week Ending: 21 Sept 2007
Been busy with the day job ....only sorted $325 in past 2 weeks.
I now have 2 TONS OF COPPER COINS!!!!!!
US Copper:
Amount Sorted = $325 FV (13 "boxes")
Copper Hoarded = $95 FV (3.8 "boxes")
Copper % = 29% (typical for S.E. Michigan is 29%)
Composition: 100% Credit Union Loose Bag
Added to Hoard = 63 lbs (US Cu total = 2016 lbs)
Ryedale Machine(s) Total Sorted: 3,460,000 since Mar 2007.
Hoard Code has been updated to reflect the above additions.
Total Cu Penny Hoard Count = 628,000 (US 300k + CND 328k) = 4,016 lbs!
M41/1USMI:US1Cu300000,CA1Cu328000,CA5Ni35000 |
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horgad
1000+ Penny Miser Member
USA
1641 Posts |
Posted - 09/22/2007 : 09:25:30
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Last week I sorted 6 boxes of pennies and one box of halves. Once again I found 0 silvers in the halves. However, I found a 1982 P No FG which is worth about $5.00. Still not enough to made sorting halves worthwhile. I got one more box of halves to go and then I am done with them.
Also the halves caused me a headache at the credit union. The coin counter counted me 14 halves short...$7.00! I had a long talk with a teller before I left, but she was clueless as to what to do about it. Luckily after I left she called somebody who had her look in a part of the machine that collects trash. Lo and behold...14 halves sitting in the trash area. She called me and all was made well.
So Last week numbers:
6 boxes penny
10,592 zinc returned
4408 coppers kept
below average number of wheats (no exact count though)
29.39%
1 box halves
999 returned
1 1982 P No FG kept |
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HoardCopperByTheTon
Administrator
USA
6807 Posts |
Posted - 09/22/2007 : 10:17:09
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quote:
Originally posted by c140cessna
Report for Week Ending: 21 Sept 2007
Been busy with the day job ....only sorted $325 in past 2 weeks.
I now have 2 TONS OF COPPER COINS!!!!!!
CONGRATS ON MAKING IT TO 2 TONS!!!!!!!!! Welcome to the club.
$325 in 2 weeks? There are guys here that can knock off that much in a day. Glad to see you are finally slowing down a little to give me half a chance, but you didn't have to go back to hand sorting.. LOL! I knew you couldn't keep up that frenetic pace forever. Now if I could just get some raw pennies from MI or MN.
If your percentages are low.. just sort more.
"Preserving REAL coinage.. 2 tons at a time... and FAKE coinage.. a quarter ton at a time.. just for speculation"
HoardCode0.1:M49/15USCA:US1Cu706700(125000 Reserved):US1Zi150000:US5Ni9500:CA5Ni1150 |
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aloneibreak
Penny Hoarding Member
USA
672 Posts |
Posted - 09/22/2007 : 16:41:02
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another $25 box after work today
640 copper
1761 zinc
84 1982's
10 wheats
5 canadians
640/2500 = 25.6% |
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HoardCopperByTheTon
Administrator
USA
6807 Posts |
Posted - 09/23/2007 : 02:33:50
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Slow day today.. only sorted $325... left handed.... with just the one machine.
Synchronicity?.. Perhaps. <G>
Sorting Report for today:
13 Boxes BWR
6446 Copper
19.83%
If your percentages are low.. just sort more.
"Preserving REAL coinage.. 2 tons at a time... and FAKE coinage.. a quarter ton at a time.. just for speculation"
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