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lukeownzu
Penny Collector Member
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 Posted - 03/08/2008 : 10:49:21
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Got $10 of pennies yesterday, finished em with my sister in half an hour, so I got a box later, went through that and found an 1899 Indian in the middle! Dad looked it up, saw one in similar condition for like $4.
It was funny, at first I thought it was a Canadian since it looked different, without actually examining it, and thought it said 1999, but it looked way to old to be a 1999 so I looked again and say an 8 instead :p
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Posted - 03/08/2008 : 10:55:59
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| thats good, and very lucky.....i looked through thousands and thousands of pennies...no indians yet. congrats. |
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NotABigDeal
1000+ Penny Miser Member
USA
3890 Posts |
Posted - 03/08/2008 : 10:57:02
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None for me yet....
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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."
- Samuel Adams |
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misteroman
Administrator
USA
2565 Posts |
Posted - 03/08/2008 : 12:08:35
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| none here either. |
Buying CU cents!!!! Paying 1.2 unlimited amounts wanted. Can pick up if near Ohio area. |
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WilliamC
Penny Collector Member
USA
471 Posts |
Posted - 03/08/2008 : 13:06:35
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Talk about beginners luck!
Hey wait, I'm a beginner too, so send me some of that luck.
I'm almost through with the last box of three I had from yesterday, and I went out this morning (Saturday) and bought $15 worth of pennies, all that I could get. That will put me at nearly $250 sorted by eye since I started week-before-last.
Monday I'll have over $75 of zinc to turn in.
Next week I'm expecting a check to clear, as soon as it does I'm buying the Ryedale and my 1st $1,000 batch.
Then the real fun begins! |
Sorting In Northwest Mississippi |
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PennyProspector
Penny Pincher Member
USA
212 Posts |
Posted - 03/08/2008 : 17:50:45
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CONGRATULATIONS!!!
It is exciting to find a penny over 100 years old in circulation, Huh?
where did you get the $10? was it from a bank or other location that you may get more from???
Sometimes those old coins run in packs like wolves.
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Happy Prospecting! |
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CoinHunter53562
1000+ Penny Miser Member
USA
1805 Posts |
Posted - 03/08/2008 : 19:12:37
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| Very nice! I have done 17000 pennies (340 rolls - 6 full boxes plus twice picking up 20 rolls) with no Indians. |
My hobby: collecting real money 1 copper cent or nickel at a time.
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NotABigDeal
1000+ Penny Miser Member
USA
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Posted - 03/08/2008 : 22:56:19
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I've done at least $2000 worth, STILL haven't found one in a box/bag....
Deal |
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."
- Samuel Adams |
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lukeownzu
Penny Collector Member
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Posted - 03/09/2008 : 10:40:02
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Originally posted by PennyProspector
CONGRATULATIONS!!!
It is exciting to find a penny over 100 years old in circulation, Huh?
where did you get the $10? was it from a bank or other location that you may get more from???
Sometimes those old coins run in packs like wolves.
PP
Just the bank. |
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eboyfudd
Penny Sorter Member
USA
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Posted - 03/09/2008 : 10:55:35
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| Based on my experience, I expect to find one Indiana Head Cent for every 1/4 million cents searched. How does that measure up with everyone else? |
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starwarsgeek171
Penny Hoarding Member
USA
651 Posts |
Posted - 03/09/2008 : 11:03:54
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| The ratio would be 1 Indian Head found per around 100,000 pennies searched for me. For some strange reason I also tend to get a high percentage of Wheats in my Brinks boxes (1-2 per roll on average). |
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aboxaweek
Penny Collector Member
USA
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Posted - 03/10/2008 : 17:23:02
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i thought this was a little odd... on one roll of pennies, there was a 1946 on one end, and a canada one on the other end.
thought this was a little strange. |
*HUCKABEE*
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lukeownzu
Penny Collector Member
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Posted - 03/10/2008 : 17:36:02
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| Lol nice find. |
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WOOT! First Indian!
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