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MaDeuce
Penny Pincher Member
USA
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 Posted - 12/05/2007 : 22:04:36
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I meant to post a few photos a few months ago, but I got distracted by another project. However, I am now going through the forum, trying to catch up on things. While they aren't pennies, I figured that some of y'all might enjoy some photos of Canadian nickels...
The coins on the skid are as they come from the bank.
The ones in the drum have been sorted (all nickel!).
The third photo is of my first sorting setup. It's pretty pathetic compared to what I ended up with, but it got the job done and the coins sorted. BTW, the sorter is the same CC2000 that I have up for sale on eBay.
Happy sorting,
MaDeuce
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NotABigDeal
1000+ Penny Miser Member
USA
3890 Posts |
Posted - 12/06/2007 : 06:40:37
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One word....AWSOME!
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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."
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Ardent Listener
Administrator
USA
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 Posted - 12/06/2007 : 07:23:57
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When NotABigDeal says "AWSOME" it's a big deal. |
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El Dee
Penny Hoarding Member
USA
547 Posts |
Posted - 12/06/2007 : 18:31:36
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What does a drum like that weigh?
Where does it go from there?
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Trust the government? Ask an Indian. |
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Tourney64
1000+ Penny Miser Member
USA
1035 Posts |
Posted - 12/07/2007 : 18:04:03
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| Very impressive MaDeuce. Is any of this equipment, that which you are selling? |
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MaDeuce
Penny Pincher Member
USA
124 Posts |
Posted - 12/07/2007 : 19:30:22
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quote:
Originally posted by Tourney64
Very impressive MaDeuce. Is any of this equipment, that which you are selling?
Yep, this is the same sorter that is up on eBay right now. I should put up a second nearly new machine, that is the same model as this one, on eBay next week. Unless the one that's there now doesn't sell now, that is.
I definitely made money on the whole Canadian adventure, but not as much as one might think at first. But I damn sure had an outstanding time doing it. Sort of like hunting for buried treasure and actually finding some... |
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Tourney64
1000+ Penny Miser Member
USA
1035 Posts |
Posted - 12/07/2007 : 20:21:45
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| You need to share some of your stories, without giving out some of your trade secrets. Sounds very interesting. The pictures are awesome. |
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MaDeuce
Penny Pincher Member
USA
124 Posts |
Posted - 12/07/2007 : 21:12:48
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Originally posted by El Dee
What does a drum like that weigh?
Where does it go from there?
A 55 gal drum holds about CDN$10,000 of 99% nickel nickels. This weighs around 2,000 pounds.
I was buying "remanufactured" drums for shipping. I could never get a straight answer about how much solid material they were rated for, so I just played it safe, and would only ship drums that were about 1/2 full. Two drums per skid.
In our shop, we would fill the drums up and never had a problem. But, I kept having these nightmares about a drum splitting open during shipment and nickels going all over the place. And I'm on the conservative side anyway.
The nickels were exported from Canada into the United States, which is where my customer was located.
If anybody does the math, you'll see that loose nickels are only about 50% efficient in terms of storage. In other words, if the 55 gallon drum were filled with solid nickel, it would weigh 4,088 pounds. I used 50% as a rule of thumb when doing calculations for container sizing, shipping rates, etc.
BTW, this is a really good web site for mass/unit conversion. It will convert almost anything to anything. Sometimes it seems to suffer overloading, but I found it to be extremely handy. If it doesn't work the first time, try reloading the page a few times.
You must be logged in to see this link.
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fiatboy
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Posted - 12/09/2007 : 11:28:52
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What spectacular pictures, MaDeuce, and thanks for that unit conversion website. I found that site a long time ago, loved it, but then couldn't find it again.
Anyway, I'm gonna stare at these pictures a little longer. I just downloaded them so I can stare at them offline if I want to. Added them to my secret stash of metal photos. 
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