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kirkland
New Member
USA
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 Posted - 02/12/2010 : 16:36:50
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Whenever I find a Wheat Penny or an Indian Head or a copper penny in mint condition, I encase them inside those cardboard coin holders. I was wondering if any of you guys do the same, or do you think it is a waste of time, money, and effort?
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george454
Penny Pincher Member
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Posted - 02/12/2010 : 18:49:26
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| I encase them as well, however I go sparingly. I encase mint condition pennies, IH and mint wheats for collection and possibly future selling. Other than that they either get rolled or dumped in there appropriate bag. But thats me I have a hard time spending money on just any common date wheat. |
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bman
Penny Collector Member
USA
425 Posts |
Posted - 02/12/2010 : 20:17:22
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I wouldn't put common wheats in those flips, just Injuns, better date wheats & errors etc. |
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uthminsta
1000+ Penny Miser Member
USA
1872 Posts |
Posted - 02/12/2010 : 20:30:27
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I have thousands of coins in 2x2s. In sheets, in binders, in boxes. In stacks around the room. It helps when you want to add information, such as metal content, mintage figures, special sentimental meaning, error information, significance of the figure(s) depicted, KM#, grade, value, attribution information (especially on coins that you can't read and just spent an hour trying to figure out what it is)...
Let alone the obvious stuff like date, denomination and country, for quick referencing in a larger collection. |
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bman
Penny Collector Member
USA
425 Posts |
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copperhead57
Penny Collector Member
USA
255 Posts |
Posted - 02/12/2010 : 20:50:31
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| A coin must have a significant premium before I would put it in a 2x2 holder. |
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marine70
Penny Pincher Member
USA
150 Posts |
Posted - 02/13/2010 : 13:12:42
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| I put the key dates in the 2x2's at 2cents a piece I use them sparingly. |
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Kurr
1000+ Penny Miser Member
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Bluegill
1000+ Penny Miser Member
USA
1964 Posts |
Posted - 02/13/2010 : 13:23:17
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Wizard Coin Supply has them cheap.., until they add the shipping costs. Ouch, ain't such a deal anymore. Same thing with the other online merchants that I'm aware of.
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I can get them locally for 3˘ each, plus 6% MI sales tax.
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dakota1955
1000+ Penny Miser Member
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Posted - 02/13/2010 : 14:32:04
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| I don't use the 2x2 at this point I am just keeping the coin in containers for now. Maybe some day. |
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rodebaugh
Penny Collector Member
USA
377 Posts |
Posted - 02/14/2010 : 10:17:43
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I put the counterstamped cents in 2x2's. I do put my S mints and wheat cents in those nice clear plastic rolls. With close to $1000 searched I still do not belong to the indian club. |
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NotABigDeal
1000+ Penny Miser Member
USA
3890 Posts |
Posted - 02/14/2010 : 10:27:01
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Originally posted by rodebaugh
I put the counterstamped cents in 2x2's. I do put my S mints and wheat cents in those nice clear plastic rolls. With close to $1000 searched I still do not belong to the indian club.
Keep up the search, or increase volume. It will happen. Once I got my first one, then I got my next, and next....
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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rodebaugh
Penny Collector Member
USA
377 Posts |
Posted - 02/16/2010 : 13:08:03
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Thanks guys , I haven’t given up on the chance of finding one yet. I have ramped up my sorting from about a box/month to a couple boxes/week as of late. Using the "sort more" theory. |
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JobIII
1000+ Penny Miser Member
USA
1507 Posts |
Posted - 02/16/2010 : 13:32:00
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I may be a bit on the reserved side for flip use. So far i've only been using flips for the errors, IHC's, and semi or key dates. All teens - 50's are usually left in cups or boxes until i've had time to run through them. I'm not sure how much the flips were for me. but i bought a large amount of half flips and use them for everything (not the dollars of course). I found the 20flip pages to be pricey.
I also put any s mints from post 74 into flips, along with proof coins from other denominations. Since i ran out of flips and pages, i've started taking the 40%'s out of the flips and putting them into rolls to free up space. |
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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Shattered
Penny Hoarding Member
USA
523 Posts |
Posted - 02/16/2010 : 14:42:51
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| My oraganization system consists of Ziploc bags and a toy safe I got from Cracker Barrel when I was little. |
"I need metal in my life, just like an eagle needs to fly."
-Joseph DeMaio : Die For Metal |
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JobIII
1000+ Penny Miser Member
USA
1507 Posts |
Posted - 02/16/2010 : 14:57:52
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Originally posted by Shattered
My oraganization system consists of Ziploc bags and a toy safe I got from Cracker Barrel when I was little.
That is Awesome!  |
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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Zyll
Penny Pincher Member
USA
214 Posts |
Posted - 02/16/2010 : 15:58:36
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| I keep my older wheats in a little egg-shaped bank my wife had since she was a baby; it's yellow and has "Baby's Nest Egg" written on the side. Very cool in my opinion. Recently my CWR's were prolific in producing 1950's wheats, so I sold them at the local coin shop for 2 cents each. |
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PennySaved
1000+ Penny Miser Member
USA
1720 Posts |
Posted - 02/16/2010 : 16:10:04
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| You should have sold them on here. |
SELLING COPPER PENNIES 1.4X FACE SHIPPED......“I sincerely believe that banking establishments are more dangerous than standing armies, and that the principles of spending money to be paid by posterity, under the name of funding, is but swindling futurity on a large scale” Thomas Jefferson |
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JobIII
1000+ Penny Miser Member
USA
1507 Posts |
Posted - 02/16/2010 : 16:14:32
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| Wow 2 cents each that's a great deal for who ever was buying. |
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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copperhead57
Penny Collector Member
USA
255 Posts |
Posted - 02/16/2010 : 18:10:13
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If you buy 5000 or more from Brooklyn Coin Gallery, they will cost less than $.02 each. They advertise regularly in several coin publications.
You must be logged in to see this link. |
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Edited by - copperhead57 on 02/16/2010 18:15:18 |
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Dave
Penny Pincher Member
156 Posts |
Posted - 02/17/2010 : 06:47:03
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| I buy the 2x2 holders for 3 cents each and there ain't no indians here in Western NY. Over $1000 serched. |
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rodebaugh
Penny Collector Member
USA
377 Posts |
Posted - 02/17/2010 : 07:25:16
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My coin guy sells 100 cardboard 2x2’s in a red storage box for $4.00. This is awesome because you get the holders and a box to help keep the safe tidy and organized.  |
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JobIII
1000+ Penny Miser Member
USA
1507 Posts |
Posted - 03/01/2010 : 15:09:20
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| Dave, you need to sort more. I find about 1 IHC for every $1-2k sorted. Good Luck! |
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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G Powerbuck
Penny Collector Member
USA
256 Posts |
Posted - 03/01/2010 : 15:57:11
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| I'm almost at 2k sorted and I still haven't found my indian yet:( I keep all of my wheats sorted by date in plastic tubes. When I fill a tube I roll it and put it in my wheat box. I save 2x2's for red wheats, counter stamped pennies, and errors. |
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