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Silverguy23
Penny Sorter Member
USA
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 Posted - 01/18/2010 : 14:37:02
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Here is a web site I ran across. I will be making one of these.
Lots of 82's to test. Go to the end of the page.
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Silver Bugs.... Keep Stackin'! |
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slickeast
1000+ Penny Miser Member
USA
2533 Posts |
Posted - 01/18/2010 : 14:48:33
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| I have not seen one like that. I have seen ones where there is a zinc glued to one end. I think I like this one better. |
You don't have to be the BEST you just have to be.......SLICK
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oober
1000+ Penny Miser Member
USA
1304 Posts |
Posted - 01/18/2010 : 15:07:19
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| Bounce test on a wooden surface is all you need... They make distinctive sounds. |
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JobIII
1000+ Penny Miser Member
USA
1507 Posts |
Posted - 01/18/2010 : 15:17:09
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| I trust the make-shift balance over the bounce test. Since not hard surfaces allow for the same sound. Great website indeed. |
Selling Copper cents. $0 FV available at 1.4xFV. Also interested in trading for wheat pennies and other coins Please pm me for requests or inquiries.
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kirkland
New Member
USA
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Posted - 01/18/2010 : 15:46:31
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| Great site! |
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dakota1955
1000+ Penny Miser Member
2212 Posts |
Posted - 01/18/2010 : 15:52:06
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| Thats looks super simple |
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thogey
1000+ Penny Miser Member
USA
1617 Posts |
Posted - 01/23/2010 : 14:19:08
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Silverguy, Thanks for the tip.
I made one with a popsicle stick and a short length of a round pencil for the fulcrum. I glued the zinc counter weight to the stick. It works perfect. My 7 year old son thought that was one of the most clever tricks Dad has ever showed him. We sorted a pickle jar full of 82's this morning. I'm glad I saved them. There was lots of copper very little zinc.
Great tool for the hand sorter. |
Come to the new and improved realcent: http://realcent.org
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maoguinn
Penny Pincher Member
USA
118 Posts |
Posted - 01/23/2010 : 20:40:13
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| Flip the 82's up in the air with your thumb. The coppers make a ringing sound, zincs do not. I think it's faster than weighing each coin. |
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thogey
1000+ Penny Miser Member
USA
1617 Posts |
Posted - 01/23/2010 : 21:05:05
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The scale is totally objective. The ringing sound a dropping coin makes is subject, by definition, to the flipper's judgement.
The scale was efficient. We went through about 1000 cents is less than 2 hours. with 100% accuracy. Including rolling!
I like the scale. |
Come to the new and improved realcent: http://realcent.org
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slickeast
1000+ Penny Miser Member
USA
2533 Posts |
Posted - 01/23/2010 : 21:13:05
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Originally posted by thogey
The scale is totally objective. The ringing sound a dropping coin makes is subject, by definition, to the flipper's judgement.
The scale was efficient. We went through about 1000 cents is less than 2 hours. with 100% accuracy. Including rolling!
I like the scale.
Gravity does not lie. |
You don't have to be the BEST you just have to be.......SLICK
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thogey
1000+ Penny Miser Member
USA
1617 Posts |
Posted - 01/23/2010 : 21:18:36
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Gravity does not lie.
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According to my wife it does! |
Come to the new and improved realcent: http://realcent.org
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CoinHunter53562
1000+ Penny Miser Member
USA
1805 Posts |
Posted - 01/23/2010 : 21:34:37
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Originally posted by thogey
The scale is totally objective. The ringing sound a dropping coin makes is subject, by definition, to the flipper's judgement.
The scale was efficient. We went through about 1000 cents is less than 2 hours. with 100% accuracy. Including rolling!
I like the scale.
I prefer the $10 digital scale myself, purchased from the supply guy at the coin show. My hearing I guess is not as keen as others, so the difference isn't 100% obvious to me. The reading on the scale doesn't lie, and I can plow through the roughly 90-100 1982's I get per box in under 5 minutes. Much easier for me and 100% accurate.  |
My hobby: collecting real money 1 copper cent or nickel at a time.
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HoardCopperByTheTon
Administrator
USA
6807 Posts |
Posted - 01/23/2010 : 22:12:10
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| When I first started using a scale back in the old days.. I found I could plow through the entire box faster than looking at the dates.. so I switched to hand sorting using the scale. |
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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