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Camtender
New Member
USA
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 Posted - 04/29/2010 : 21:02:03
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I found a 1888 IH tonight, five minutes later, found a 1889 IH. What are the odds?
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JWRAY
Penny Collector Member
USA
378 Posts |
Posted - 04/29/2010 : 21:10:09
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| For you, tonight, apparently 100%!!! Congrats, I have only found two all year. |
MOVING SALE!!! Selling Copper Cents 1.4 shipped - in limited quantities PM me and we'll talk. |
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dakota1955
1000+ Penny Miser Member
2212 Posts |
Posted - 04/29/2010 : 21:16:38
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| great evening and welcome aboard |
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thogey
1000+ Penny Miser Member
USA
1617 Posts |
Posted - 04/29/2010 : 21:43:31
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How many cents, during those 5 minutes, did you sort to find the IHPs.
I'll figure the odds. |
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Camtender
New Member
USA
23 Posts |
Posted - 04/29/2010 : 22:26:23
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| About 10 dollars or so with my Ryedale. I have found four this year in about 3k worth of penny sorts. |
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thogey
1000+ Penny Miser Member
USA
1617 Posts |
Posted - 04/29/2010 : 22:47:45
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Assuming the odds of finding a IHP is 1/180,000. I think that's close, maybe low.
The odds of finding 2 IHPs in a [random sample] of 1000 cents is
1/180000x1/180000x1000/1= 1 in 308,642,000
That doesn't take in to account specific consecutive dates |
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Camtender
New Member
USA
23 Posts |
Posted - 04/29/2010 : 22:55:34
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"That doesn't take in to account specific consecutive dates"
That is where the odds come in my mind. I think I am going to go out later and get a lotto ticket or two. I go two five major banks to get my normal penny supply and all of the IH have (eight) have come from the same bank brand. |
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thogey
1000+ Penny Miser Member
USA
1617 Posts |
Posted - 04/29/2010 : 23:01:24
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Those coins you found are similar.
'Elderly old Lady' punched out her dead husband's whitman folder and banked'em.
To find the consecutive dates odds we would have to take into account the mintage of each year you found that is still in circulation. We would probably be looking at 1/10^15 or higher |
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NDFARMER
1000+ Penny Miser Member
USA
1197 Posts |
Posted - 04/30/2010 : 06:24:56
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| Congrats on finding the Indians. I started the year off good. I found 5 or 6 of them by mid February and I have not seen another one since. |
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johnsonjohn2441
Penny Pincher Member
USA
102 Posts |
Posted - 04/30/2010 : 07:06:12
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| great find and welcome aboard! |
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3 Blue Stars
Penny Sorter Member
USA
76 Posts |
Posted - 04/30/2010 : 08:59:32
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| Nice score. Welcome aboard. |
You're kidding, right? |
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beauanderos
1000+ Penny Miser Member
USA
2408 Posts |
Posted - 04/30/2010 : 22:26:37
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quote:
Originally posted by thogey
Those coins you found are similar.
'Elderly old Lady' punched out her dead husband's whitman folder and banked'em.To find the consecutive dates odds we would have to take into account the mintage of each year you found that is still in circulation. We would probably be looking at 1/10^15 or higher
you didn't state the source of your coins. Are they from a box, or CWR's? If they're from rolls, Eric is probably right... as much as I hate to admit it  and welcome, newbie to the Forum. Talk about a Grand Entrance!  |
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cuppoor
Penny Sorter Member
USA
49 Posts |
Posted - 04/30/2010 : 22:52:10
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| Maybe you should go buy a lottery ticket. |
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battlecat
Penny Pincher Member
152 Posts |
Posted - 05/01/2010 : 05:57:11
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| Nice find! |
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Flbandit
Penny Hoarding Member
USA
851 Posts |
Posted - 05/01/2010 : 07:39:43
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| Cool stuff! I thought I was special when I got a '43 steel wheatie in change! (Well, the bus I rode to school said Special too!) |
Are you throwing that out? |
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rosco
Penny Collector Member
USA
254 Posts |
Posted - 05/01/2010 : 13:02:59
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Still looking for the stealie I rode city bus until 4th grade then a bicycle. School busses were rare in the late 40s. It was up hill thru snow drifts both ways in South west LA . Copper was only cent but did not save then. |
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Camtender
New Member
USA
23 Posts |
Posted - 05/01/2010 : 15:00:55
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| Did anyone else ride the "short" bus to school too? |
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Copper Member
Penny Sorter Member
USA
88 Posts |
Posted - 05/01/2010 : 15:05:49
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| nice find |
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Camtender
New Member
USA
23 Posts |
Posted - 05/01/2010 : 15:06:25
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quote:
Originally posted by thogey
Those coins you found are similar.
'Elderly old Lady' punched out her dead husband's whitman folder and banked'em.
To find the consecutive dates odds we would have to take into account the mintage of each year you found that is still in circulation. We would probably be looking at 1/10^15 or higher
The two IH were from the same bankers box, not CWR. |
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beauanderos
1000+ Penny Miser Member
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What are the odds? Can anyone beat this?
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