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IdahoCopper
Penny Pincher Member
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 Posted - 01/16/2010 : 08:17:09
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I've been lurking for a while here. I bought a Rydale a few weeks ago and have started a website for the Idaho Copper Cache at You must be logged in to see this link.
Locally I've been harvesting 20-25% from bags and boxes. My own bank's main branch will take my dumps. For buying, some other local banks have bags, most have boxes.
After sorting, I weigh out 1540 grams (up to 1542g) for 500 to 501 count of penny. I put 500 in a ziplock baggie and jam 5 baggies into a $25 roll box. This way the box can never be confused with pre-sort, or all Zn boxes/rolls.
Cheers!
Greg
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See - http://IdahoCopper.com
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kirkland
New Member
USA
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Posted - 01/16/2010 : 08:21:37
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| Great! I'm new here too, IdahoCopper, but like you, I've been collecting for quite some time now. |
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dakota1955
1000+ Penny Miser Member
2212 Posts |
Posted - 01/16/2010 : 08:23:47
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| Glad that both of you have joined us and are willing to share your thoughts with us. |
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IdahoCopper
Penny Pincher Member
125 Posts |
Posted - 01/16/2010 : 08:28:45
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| When I was first packing 500 bags, I used a vac-sealer for freezer bagging. That was looking good until after a couple weeks, the bags didn't seem to be sealed any more, but seemed to be filling with gas. Maybe the pennies were out-gassing something? |
See - http://IdahoCopper.com
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http://beefjerky.com |
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NDFARMER
1000+ Penny Miser Member
USA
1197 Posts |
Posted - 01/16/2010 : 08:42:24
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| Welcome to both of you. |
COPPER - the "poormans" precious metal!!!
SELLING - $100.00 face copper shipped to you for $189.00 machine rolled or bagged - PM me if your interested. |
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daviscfad
1000+ Penny Miser Member
USA
1664 Posts |
Posted - 01/16/2010 : 09:02:58
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| welcome to the board guys |
Inquiring minds want to know |
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beauanderos
1000+ Penny Miser Member
USA
2408 Posts |
Posted - 01/16/2010 : 10:13:07
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Welcome to the forum, newbies  Interesting concept on your website, to offer sorting for others with your Ryedale. If your fee is reasonable enough, you might get some takers. Maybe offer them to sort at 1.1 face value for the coppers retrieved, but let them pay you with their zincs at a five percent discount ($95 credit for $100 of zinc). Saves them a bit on Coinstar and the trouble of returns, you recoup a bit more.  In total, you'd be making fifteen percent, not bad for just running them through your sorter. |
Hoard now and hold on!
http://coppermillions.blogspot.com/
http://wherewillyoubein2012.blogspot.com/ |
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Farmall
Penny Pincher Member
USA
112 Posts |
Posted - 01/16/2010 : 10:22:20
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welcome
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PACK THE FORUM EVERY MONDAY NIGHT
Eastern 9 PM
Central 8 PM ( Forum Time )
Mountain 7 PM
Pacific 6 PM ( HCBTT Time) |
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beauanderos
1000+ Penny Miser Member
USA
2408 Posts |
Posted - 01/16/2010 : 10:31:44
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| on second thought, after thinking about it a bit... you might want to charge 1.35 per sorted coppers. If you go too cheap, others will only use you to process their cents, and you wouldn't ever have time to sort your own. Total cost of 1.5 to buyers for "sortin' their own" would still be tempting enough to induce takers IMHO |
Hoard now and hold on!
http://coppermillions.blogspot.com/
http://wherewillyoubein2012.blogspot.com/ |
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NotABigDeal
1000+ Penny Miser Member
USA
3890 Posts |
Posted - 01/16/2010 : 11:40:38
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Welcome guys. Glad to have you.
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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IdahoCopper
Penny Pincher Member
125 Posts |
Posted - 01/16/2010 : 12:28:44
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| 1.5 to buyers, hmmm... but it doesn't include the original cost of the penny of the customer who saved them. So its actually 2.5 cost to customer. A bit steep. |
See - http://IdahoCopper.com
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http://beefjerky.com |
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Copper Catcher
Administrator
USA
2092 Posts |
Posted - 01/16/2010 : 14:17:08
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| Welcome...There is lots to do and see here, but most of all have fun! |
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beauanderos
1000+ Penny Miser Member
USA
2408 Posts |
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jacer333
Penny Pincher Member
USA
119 Posts |
Posted - 01/17/2010 : 19:27:48
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| Welcome aboard!! :) |
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