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insurrection1517
Penny Collector Member
USA
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 Posted - 11/05/2007 : 21:22:13
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Hello,
I have read through this forum and see that many of you use the Ryedale Machine which retails for anywhere from 150 to 650 dollars depending on which version you purchase.
I am wondering what other methods are possible for sorting coins - magnets, scales, etc.? Is it possible to make your own machine to sort coins without investing that kind of money?
I am mostly interested in sorting pennies - US and Canadian. As well as Canadian Nickels.
Thanks!
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myfundsarelow
Penny Collector Member
USA
388 Posts |
Posted - 11/06/2007 : 01:41:15
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| rydale has developed the sorting machine for you to save countless hours sorting cents hour after hour a good investment i think i will get one of his stripped down versionin the future PEACE!! |
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HoardCopperByTheTon
Administrator
USA
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Posted - 11/06/2007 : 02:30:49
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I progressed through all the various sorting methods. I started with a magnifying glass. I then progressed to a digital scale, which doubled my sort rate. I bought some components and tried to build my own contraption. Finally I realized that Ryedale had done all the work to put together a machine that would do it all for me. I was able to purchase his countless hours of research and development for less than what one of my automatic coin rolling machines cost. I have the full blown Ryedale Coin Artist with all the bells and whistles and I absolutely love my machine! It paid for itself in a very short time. You can monkey around and try to cobble something together by trial and error or step up and get a very high quality machine that does the job very well while there are still great coins out there to sort. If you are going to just sort a few rolls then use a digital scale, but if you are going to get serious about sorting, get a RYEDALE!
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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insurrection1517
Penny Collector Member
USA
262 Posts |
Posted - 11/06/2007 : 08:20:18
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What digital scales have you used? Can you send me the name or a link to where they are offered for sale?
Thanks! |
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horgad
1000+ Penny Miser Member
USA
1641 Posts |
Posted - 11/06/2007 : 09:34:15
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Here is the one that I use:
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I have been very impressed with it for the price. I think I got mine for $16 including shipping. There are some cheaper no-name ones for sale on E-Bay, but because this one has a name I was able search and find a positive review for it. That clinched my decision at the time and I've had no regrets...
By the way, I am not a scale penny sorter (except for whole boxes). The only time that I used it on pennies was sorting 82's. Generally, I use mine for weighing scrap jewelry and figuring out its value. |
Edited by - horgad on 11/06/2007 09:39:06 |
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Cerulean
Penny Hoarding Member
USA
993 Posts |
Posted - 11/06/2007 : 10:01:46
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Folks here keep grousing on the difficulty reading penny dates and the time commitment of sorting by hand. It makes me feel, in comparison, like I have the patience of a Buddhist monk for sorting my rolls by hand, and that I have 20/20 vision for being able to read the dates on pennies unaided.
RUNNING TOTAL
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3501 zincs (1982-2007) 75.4%
1106 coppers (1959-1982) 23.8%
31 wheats (1920-1958)
7 Canadian (1968-1995)
1 dime (2004)
Wanna take money away from the Fed? Spend dollar coins! |
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horgad
1000+ Penny Miser Member
USA
1641 Posts |
Posted - 11/06/2007 : 12:29:26
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I have no problems reading the dates and I use a strong light over my bench to maximize visibility. Also I am bit far sighted (better than 20/20) so that helps.
Given the above I always found sorting by sight faster than sorting with a scale. My current sorting rate is 3/4 of second per penny including opening wrappers, though it is partly mechanized... My left hand feeds 82's, zincs, and a few tails up pennies into a hopper that leads to a simple coin comparator while my right hand picks out wheats, canadians, and copper pennies.
I would just use the comparator, but it is too slow to handle multiple copper hits in a row. That is what I get for cheaping out and building it myself... |
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HoardCopperByTheTon
Administrator
USA
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Posted - 11/07/2007 : 01:05:59
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Originally posted by insurrection1517
What digital scales have you used? Can you send me the name or a link to where they are offered for sale?
Thanks!
I use an Ohaus Emerald 500 gram scale. A little higher end than what you really need, but I like my machines. The advatage of the bigger weight capacity is that you can check entire rolls to see if they are even worth opening.. this works really well for deciding if I need to look at a roll of dimes for silver.
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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