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HoardCopperByTheTon
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 Posted - 02/21/2008 : 15:44:09
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Originally posted by Epaphras
Wow, that is the lowest percentage I have seen you get, HCBTT.
Getting a dud box can really hammer your percentages. But one of the other boxes only had 297 in it. The percentages for me are starting to slip a little. Guess I will just have to "sort more"  |
If your percentages are low.. just sort more. If your percentages are high.. just sort more.
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HoardCopperByTheTon
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USA
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Posted - 02/21/2008 : 15:51:08
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Originally posted by aboxaweek
When i had went into the only bank in town, i had asked for another box of pennies.
They said that they only get $100 a week and i could gex MAXIMUM 1 box per week.
I guess I'll just ask a a couple of different banks out of town for pennies, and also get rid of my pitiful pile of zincs. They also dont want to take my zincs since they have to run them through their machine.
If they are willing to give you "1 box per week" that is all you really need, right? That is actually more than some banks will give you. The zinc disposal thing worries me though. If they have a machine it shouldn't be a problem for them to take your zinc pennies. Would it work better for them if you brought them in loose in a bag rather than rolling them so they could run them through their machine without having to break them out of the rolls? Zinc disposal is the hardest part of this hobby. If you can't convert your zinc back into cash quickly you run out of money way too fast. |
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. |
Edited by - HoardCopperByTheTon on 02/21/2008 15:52:40 |
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HoardCopperByTheTon
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Posted - 02/21/2008 : 16:05:54
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Originally posted by horgad
"there were my 2 older wheat cents! A 1919 and a 1925-S in VG condition"
You have inspired my to open my dud boxes and do some whole roll sorting. I know that I have let a few good wheats slip through my hands. Maybe they have come back to me. Maybe Brink's is helping us sort our zinc piles by rolling them up so that we can do quick whole roll sorts for old wheats...
Let us know what you find. You have to figure whoever is doing all this sorting doesn't have any better technology than we do. If they miss any coppers, they will probably be older wheats. |
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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aboxaweek
Penny Collector Member
USA
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Posted - 02/21/2008 : 20:30:45
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Before I get my next box, i think i'm gonna find a bank i could make a bi-weekly or monthly stop at to drop off pennies. Or whenever my parents can bring me there. :)
Also by some at that bank before i drop them off. |
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HoardCopperByTheTon
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USA
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Posted - 02/21/2008 : 21:05:46
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| Sounds like a good idea aboxaweek. You might see if there is a credit union somewhere near you. Sometimes they are nicer. |
If your percentages are low.. just sort more. If your percentages are high.. just sort more.
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Ardent Listener
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USA
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Posted - 02/22/2008 : 12:00:35
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| I bought another box today ($125.00 for the week). Again, it weighed in at 15 pounds. |
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Epaphras
Penny Collector Member
USA
382 Posts |
Posted - 02/22/2008 : 15:21:08
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Purchased 10 boxes and $13.50 costumer rolls
First trip:
$103.00 sorted
1848 copper=17.94%
1 dime
May sort the rest tonight. I need to catch up on making my rolls. |
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aloneibreak
Penny Hoarding Member
USA
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Posted - 02/22/2008 : 15:57:07
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| well both my source banks "forgot" to order pennies for this week so i guess im gonna deplete my small reserve pile over the weekend. i managed to dump $500 in zinc yesterday so i even had a little extra cash. im gettin nervous. the 2008 quarters have been here a week so i know the cents aren't far behind... |
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Thomas Jefferson
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HoardCopperByTheTon
Administrator
USA
6807 Posts |
Posted - 02/22/2008 : 19:12:27
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| Actually I wouldn't mind a few boxes of 2008 pennies while they still have some value. I am usually easy to please.. if they are old I am happy, if they are new I am happy. I think they may have found a way to make me unhappy though. I picked up 8 brinks boxes today from the bank I suspect was the source of my last 4 dud boxes (mixed date all zinc) and I have a bad feeling about them. I checked part of one roll by hand and didn't see any copper. Will check the weights on the scale tonight. Fortunately I was able to pick up 128 CWR pennies, 12 BWR pennies, 32 CWR nickels, 50 BWR nickels, and 63 BWR dimes to go through on my other drive bys. And I also have a couple of pretty good stacks in reserve if those 8 boxes I got today turn out to be duds. |
If your percentages are low.. just sort more. If your percentages are high.. just sort more.
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HoardCopperByTheTon
Administrator
USA
6807 Posts |
 Posted - 02/23/2008 : 04:15:23
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Well, my worst fears were realized. Today was not a good day for sorting. Is it possible to get a negative percentage? Not only was the first box I sorted all zinc, but it was a penny short! There was an extra penny in box 7 so it balanced out. Since these 8 boxes were from the same bank I suspected gave me 4 out of 4 duds last week at least I know where I don't want to be getting my pennies in the future. A shame, cause it was so convenient picking up there every Friday at lunch time.
Sorting Report for today:
20,000 coins - 8 Brinks wrapped boxes
3 copper cents 
.015% - That's right, 15 thousandths of 1 percent!!! 
I think that qualifies as one of the lowest percentages ever reported on this board for circulated cents.
Hey, at least I didn't get totally skunked.. I did find 3 coppers!
Of course none of those coppers was what chevrolet454ss would consider a good one.. one was bent, one was corroded and the third one was edge dinged and scratched.. LOL.
What is it mormanmetal always says? "More than I had before" Yep, 3 more.
It could have been worse.. I could have gotten 3 or 4 hundred from that bank today instead of just 2.
Also sorted 64 rolls of dimes.
Found a non-silver Canadian
a British 5 pence
2 pennies - 1 zinc and 1 copper - Hey that's almost as many coppers as I got out of 8 boxes
These pennies must be to make up for all the dimes I get in penny rolls. Balances things out
1 Mercury dime - First mercury dime I found in a dime roll.. found one in a penny roll earlier this month.
Date was 1941 - I looked, and I looked, and I looked, and I looked.. but I just couldn't see a 2 over that 1.. bummer.
Guess I will have to just "sort more" tommorow. It can't get any worse, can it? |
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. |
Edited by - HoardCopperByTheTon on 02/23/2008 04:18:37 |
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HoardCopperByTheTon
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USA
6807 Posts |
 Posted - 02/23/2008 : 10:08:06
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Well, back to the copper mine today. I'm not going to let a few dud boxes discourage me. Pretty sure I have all the boxes from that one source bank cleaned out of the stacks now. So now those stacks contain sweeeeeeeeeeeeeet, pure (well sorta pure) 80/20 mix. I am confident that my copper percentages will be a little better today.
As I always say "If your percentages are low.. just sort more."
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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. |
Edited by - HoardCopperByTheTon on 02/23/2008 10:09:21 |
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El Dee
Penny Hoarding Member
USA
547 Posts |
Posted - 02/23/2008 : 10:18:47
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10 Boxes - 25,000 coins
1 dime
7533 copper 30.13%
Of this:
120 Canadian CU
94 wheats
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Trust the government? Ask an Indian. |
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HoardCopperByTheTon
Administrator
USA
6807 Posts |
Posted - 02/23/2008 : 10:43:17
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Originally posted by El Dee
10 Boxes - 25,000 coins
1 dime
7533 copper 30.13%
Of this:
120 Canadian CU
94 wheats
I'm jealous El Dee.. that is much better than my percentage.  |
If your percentages are low.. just sort more. If your percentages are high.. just sort more.
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El Dee
Penny Hoarding Member
USA
547 Posts |
Posted - 02/23/2008 : 11:57:55
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It's been a pretty constant 32%(Ignoring boxes of fresh 2007s - those factored would make it 30%)
But, this is the second batch I've had at 30%
Here's hoping your dud box era is over.
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Trust the government? Ask an Indian. |
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HoardCopperByTheTon
Administrator
USA
6807 Posts |
Posted - 02/23/2008 : 12:07:41
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| Heck, I wouldn't mind it they were at least shiny.. but this is depressing. I am a glutton for punishment though.. I will probably pick up some boxes from that bank again next week just to be sure. Maybe I can swap these duds for "real" pennies today. |
If your percentages are low.. just sort more. If your percentages are high.. just sort more.
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horgad
1000+ Penny Miser Member
USA
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Posted - 02/23/2008 : 14:17:08
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Let us know what you find. You have to figure whoever is doing all this sorting doesn't have any better technology than we do. If they miss any coppers, they will probably be older wheats.
I searched through about 5 boxes of duds using a scale on the rolls. It seemed like I found an abnormal number of wheats for the few coppers that I managed to save, but nothing old. My worst box had 2 coppers in it and 2 extra zincs. I won't be tyring that again anytime soon.  |
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Tourney64
1000+ Penny Miser Member
USA
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Posted - 02/23/2008 : 17:19:52
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Sorted 2 - $25 Brinks Boxes-Sealed
Box #1 and #2 of the 10 I picked up this week
1457 Copper 29.1 %
Not Included in copper #'s
11 Canadian CU
10 Canadian Other
18 Wheats None older than 1940
2 Dimes
Both boxes weighed 15 lb each. Sorry my scale only goes in half lb increments.
This is my best percentage of Brinks boxes in several months.
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c140cessna
Penny Collector Member
USA
419 Posts |
Posted - 02/23/2008 : 22:00:23
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Sort Report: Saturday 2-23-08
Did not sort last week...so, big sort today....
US Copper:
Amount Sorted = $1750 FV (70 "boxes")
Copper Hoarded = $496 FV (19.8 "boxes")
Added to Hoard = 335 lbs
Copper % = 28% (typical for SE Michigan is 29%)
Composition: 100% Credit Union Loose Bags
US Cu = 4760 lbs
Canadian Cu = 2645 lbs
Total Cu = 7405 lbs
Ryedale Machine(s) Total Sorted: 5,793,000 since Mar 2007.
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NotABigDeal
1000+ Penny Miser Member
USA
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Posted - 02/24/2008 : 00:27:49
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On a whim(?) today I stopped by a "strange" bank....No pennies but a few nickels, go figure.
$50 CWR nickels
15 old wrappers....All contained nice condition early '60's.
7 complete rolls of '03 P. Not a coin grader, but these are ALL very nice. Not really any value, but hey I'll keep them
3 rolls of plain old mixed nickels. In one of those rolls I found a '43 S that looked like IT had fought in the War. Looks melted on half of it, pretty sad shape. It is however silver, and that is what counts....
Side note, my girlfriends mom now works at a small credit union....They would be more than happy to sell me any/all of their change. They have a almost complete bag of half dollars that has been in the vault for years.....Sounds good to me! A source of customer bags will be nice....
Deal
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misteroman
Administrator
USA
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Posted - 02/24/2008 : 00:30:34
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Not,
Do credit unions on get rolled coins?I belong to 2 diff. credit unions and that could actually work out quite well.
Keep us posted on the halves as well
Derek |
Buying CU cents!!!! Paying 1.2 unlimited amounts wanted. Can pick up if near Ohio area. |
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HoardCopperByTheTon
Administrator
USA
6807 Posts |
Posted - 02/24/2008 : 04:25:56
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My percentages have been a bit low lately.. so I decided to "SORT MORE!"
I managed to get rid of my dud boxes today. Deposited 3 at one bank and swapped 6 at another. The one I did the swapping at didn't have many pennies so I had to take a box of nickels along with 2 penny boxes. Both boxes, which were from another branch of Dud Central Bank actually had some copper weight to them when I checked them on the scale so I started with those.
Today's sort was definately better than yesterday. No Indians, no mercury dimes.. but at least I found a few coppers today.
20,000 sorted - 8 boxes
4039 copper
63 wheat
166 Canadian - including 29 kings and 14 rock doves
1 Chinese aluminum coin
1 plastic play money penny
and of course.. 5 darn dimes!
20.2% - Up 20.185% from yesterday!!!
-a few more than a lot more than I got yesterday..
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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. |
Edited by - HoardCopperByTheTon on 02/24/2008 11:25:49 |
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Epaphras
Penny Collector Member
USA
382 Posts |
Posted - 02/24/2008 : 09:59:56
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2/22/2008 Sorting report
$160.50 sorted
2819 copper=17.56% copper. Down 0.38% from yesterday
1 steel penny
1 dime
I need to catch up on date sorting. My container is almost overflowing! |
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fiatboy
Administrator
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Posted - 02/24/2008 : 10:34:20
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$100 sorted
23.7% copper
48 wheats
1 King
1 darn dime |
"Bart, it's not about how many stocks you have, it's about how much copper wire you can get out of the building." --- Homer Simpson |
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HoardCopperByTheTon
Administrator
USA
6807 Posts |
Posted - 02/24/2008 : 11:34:25
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Originally posted by Epaphras
I need to catch up on date sorting. My container is almost overflowing!
My buckets overfloweth also
You just need MORE buckets
Got some disturbing news yesterday. The bank manager at another of my banks told me corporate is putting the stranglehold on branch ordering of coins. They want to cut costs and ensure that fees get charged for coin orders for their merchant customers. Guess the branches were being too nice to their customers and not extracting a fee every time. This seems to be the latest squeeze in the banking industry out here. This is the third major bank chain to tell me of something like this happening. This will certainly make it harder to get boxes at the branches.. really hard for those of us with a bad penny habit. Has anyone else heard about this new trend at their banks yet? |
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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PennyProspector
Penny Pincher Member
USA
212 Posts |
Posted - 02/24/2008 : 13:30:40
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afternoon sort
15000 sorted
4436 Total copper (29.57%)
44 wheat
1 1943 Steel
1 1904 INDIAN!!!
(again my daughter wouldn't share lol, I wonder where she got that coin hoarding trait?)
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Happy Prospecting! |
Edited by - PennyProspector on 02/24/2008 13:32:20 |
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