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Loophole29
Penny Sorter Member
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 Posted - 03/08/2008 : 16:05:59
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Originally posted by HoardCopperByTheTon
Usually the older wheats and Indians will go to the zinc side though. Using a big pan I bought at the dollar store I can quickly check the zincs to make sure to pull all the old wheats and Indians out before bagging up the zincs to return to the bank. They are really easy to spot in that big pan with all those shiny zincs.
It really is amazing how they stand out. Plus, after a while, you can tell a copper from a zinc even if the Lincoln side is up. I use (copied, whatever) the same method but with a really big box. Works great. |
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knibloe
1000+ Penny Miser Member
USA
1066 Posts |
Posted - 03/14/2008 : 21:06:40
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| I'm new to penny sorting. I started in January. Two weeks ago I found a 1887 IH. I called my brother to tell him and as we were speaking, his wife found a 1903 IH. |
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lukeownzu
Penny Collector Member
364 Posts |
Posted - 03/14/2008 : 23:17:56
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| 1898 Indian, great condition, valued at a few dollars. |
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139 Posts |
Posted - 03/18/2008 : 09:30:47
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WOW!!! an 1810 penny!!...wait a minute..i had to BUY that!!
plus it doesnt fit in a penny roll....
oldest one IN a penny roll is a 1916 this year so far...... |
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WilliamC
Penny Collector Member
USA
471 Posts |
Posted - 03/18/2008 : 10:04:45
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I've found a 1913 wheat penny as the oldest so far.
Amazing to think that this penny was minted before the Federal Reserve Bank came into existence! |
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jpf231
Penny Collector Member
USA
340 Posts |
Posted - 03/18/2008 : 10:44:01
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| I found a 1910 P the other night. This past week the oldies were 1910, 1919, 1924, 1934 and a couple 1938s. |
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wolvesdad
1000+ Penny Miser Member
USA
2164 Posts |
Posted - 04/18/2008 : 03:29:55
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Not quite the oldest, but with a mintmark, it is the best so far:
1916 S Wheat Cent in Fine worth about $1.50
And not sure where to put this one,
but I found a 1901 Canadian silver 5 cent. Small thin coin... I was shocked, elated, and just grinning when that came out of a $50 bank bag! Worth at least a dollar(it is pretty worn)...but priceless to me as a unique find! |
"May your percentages ever increase!" |
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WheatieFan
Penny Pincher Member
USA
106 Posts |
Posted - 04/18/2008 : 03:59:56
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Found a well worn indian - I can make out "188?" and believe the last digit is a 1 or a 4...
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CopperHead
New Member
USA
24 Posts |
Posted - 04/18/2008 : 08:00:14
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| Last week I found a 1882 IH...about good condition...This week I found a beautiful 1938 AU Wheat that is still shinny new!!! |
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PennehChaos.
Penny Collector Member
USA
269 Posts |
Posted - 04/18/2008 : 14:22:42
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| A 1910, no mintmark, legible but very scruffy... still worth about 2.6 cents, tho :) |
Considering Verizon Business service? Perhaps you'd like to consider a nice drain cleaner enema instead? |
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HoardCopperByTheTon
Administrator
USA
6807 Posts |
Posted - 04/18/2008 : 14:50:06
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Originally posted by wolvesdad
Not quite the oldest, but with a mintmark, it is the best so far:
1916 S Wheat Cent in Fine worth about $1.50
And not sure where to put this one,
but I found a 1901 Canadian silver 5 cent. Small thin coin... I was shocked, elated, and just grinning when that came out of a $50 bank bag! Worth at least a dollar(it is pretty worn)...but priceless to me as a unique find!
That is a great find! It is a Canadian half dime. I actually collect those but have never gotten any in circulation. Another coin to add to my list of coins I hope to see someday in one of my penny rolls. Congrats!  |
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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Epaphras
Penny Collector Member
USA
382 Posts |
Posted - 04/18/2008 : 18:30:51
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| My 1897 indian cent would be my oldest so far this year in circulation. |
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Flbandit
Penny Hoarding Member
USA
851 Posts |
Posted - 04/19/2008 : 11:45:05
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| I pulled a 1916 out of a roll today. |
Are you throwing that out? |
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topeka
Penny Pincher Member
160 Posts |
Posted - 04/19/2008 : 12:44:31
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Silver..poor mans gold
Copper..peasant silver |
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Posted - 04/22/2008 : 17:59:58
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| 1910, still in search of an IH!!!! |
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Posted - 04/22/2008 : 18:12:31
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| a Nice 1909 VDB at work. To bad no "S" mark.. |
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TXTim
Penny Hoarding Member
629 Posts |
Posted - 04/23/2008 : 21:12:48
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| Found another 1881 IH tonight |
Beer is my currency. |
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Tourney64
1000+ Penny Miser Member
USA
1035 Posts |
Posted - 05/02/2008 : 20:58:33
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1880 IH in Fine Condition- worth $8.
Found in a Brinks sealed $25 box. |
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LarryB
New Member
Canada
24 Posts |
 Posted - 05/03/2008 : 08:33:11
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Pulled a 1944 S wheatie the other night, which to me, is a cool little treasure, this far North-east at least. Value? It's about real rarity and the fact that they don't make 'em anymore. And that most of the pennies up here are Canadian pennys. :-)
Super find there, wolvesdad, with that Canadian "fish scale" 5 cent coin in your penny bag! I've collected a tiny pile of those beauties over the last three decades and cherish and love each and every little one of them. :-)
Cheers guys,
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c140cessna
Penny Collector Member
USA
419 Posts |
Posted - 05/03/2008 : 08:44:20
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Last Night found an 1859 Indian Head
I did not realize they were made of Cupro-Nickel....and not COPPER!!!
Found 3 Indian Heads in total last night....but it was a record sort volume of $2700 for the week.....I have not sorted for the past month.
Sort Report to follow soon.... |
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swusc
Penny Hoarding Member
USA
553 Posts |
Posted - 05/03/2008 : 08:47:44
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Originally posted by lanispet
A 1910, no mintmark, legible but very scruffy... still worth about 2.6 cents, tho :)
it is worth more than 2.6 cents. If you want to sell some teen wheats for 2.6 cents each, then let me know. It would be a great deal for me.
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`Everybody is ignorant. Only on different subjects.' Will Rogers
"This is the shabby secret of the welfare statists' tirades against gold. Deficit spending is simply a scheme for the "hidden" confiscation of wealth. Gold stands in the way of this insidious process. It stands as a protector of property rights. If one grasps this, one has no difficulty in understanding the statists' antagonism toward the gold standard." Alan Greenspan, 1966. |
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HoardCopperByTheTon
Administrator
USA
6807 Posts |
Posted - 05/03/2008 : 09:01:40
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Originally posted by c140cessna
Last Night found an 1859 Indian Head
I did not realize they were made of Cupro-Nickel....and not COPPER!!!
Found 3 Indian Heads in total last night....but it was a record sort volume of $2700 for the week.....I have not sorted for the past month.
Sort Report to follow soon....
I think that 1859 qualifies as the all-time oldest coin found in a penny roll. Hard to find one older than that. I keep hoping I will find a "buzzard cent" but I don't think it very likely. Congrats! {:p] |
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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Copper Catcher
Administrator
USA
2092 Posts |
Posted - 05/03/2008 : 09:16:03
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| 1919, 1925, 1939 etc... |
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ScottyTX
Penny Hoarding Member
USA
508 Posts |
Posted - 05/03/2008 : 09:29:39
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| Found a 1919 a few weeks ago, no big prize really as I have mounds of those, still I was please to see an early wheatie in there. Still waiting for that elusive Indian. |
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Bluegill
1000+ Penny Miser Member
USA
1964 Posts |
Posted - 05/03/2008 : 10:02:25
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I found a 1910 last weekend and an 1889 IH about 6 weeks ago. Both in decent shape for their age.
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