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c140cessna
Penny Collector Member
USA
419 Posts |
 Posted - 03/23/2008 : 11:33:50
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Sort Report: Sunday 3-23-08
Completed 4th Ton!
Next Goal: 5 tons completed by 4 July 08.
US Copper:
Amount Sorted = $1100 FV (44 "boxes")
Copper Hoarded = $312 FV (12.5 "boxes")
Added to Hoard = 211 lbs
Copper % = 28% (typical for SE Michigan is 29%)
Composition: 100% Credit CWR
US Cu = 5444 lbs
Canadian Cu = 2660 lbs
Total Cu = 8104 lbs
Ryedale Machine(s) Total Count: 6,247,000 since Mar 2007.
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PennyProspector
Penny Pincher Member
USA
212 Posts |
Posted - 03/23/2008 : 12:06:34
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sunday sort
20,000 sorted
6,193 total copper (30.96%)
51 wheat
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Happy Prospecting! |
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misteroman
Administrator
USA
2565 Posts |
Posted - 03/23/2008 : 13:19:20
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c140, do you sort out the wheats or does it just all falls where they may?
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Buying CU cents!!!! Paying 1.2 unlimited amounts wanted. Can pick up if near Ohio area. |
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c140cessna
Penny Collector Member
USA
419 Posts |
Posted - 03/23/2008 : 13:36:00
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Originally posted by misteroman
c140, do you sort out the wheats or does it just all falls where they may?
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The hoard is loaded with natural wheats - I do not pull the wheats - figure that can happen later. My first pass through the Ryedales is a "High Sensitivity w/ Zinc Standard"....this pulls nearly all the zinc - that I take back to the bank straight away. Second Pass is a "High Sensitivity Copper Standard"....this pulls all the Copper Memorials and Common Wheats....these go right into the hoard. Last pass is the numis pass - search all the remaining garbage, foreign coins, steel, OLD WHEATS THAT HAVE TOO MUCH TIN to make them a "Copper"....this is where the intresting wheats are mostly found.
I figure my hoard is worth more with the wheats left in.... |
Edited by - c140cessna on 03/23/2008 13:38:09 |
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PennyProspector
Penny Pincher Member
USA
212 Posts |
Posted - 03/23/2008 : 19:30:13
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afternoon sort
15000 sorted
4691 total copper (31.2%)
27 wheat
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Happy Prospecting! |
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c140cessna
Penny Collector Member
USA
419 Posts |
Posted - 03/23/2008 : 22:30:34
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Sort Report: Sunday 3-23-08 (Evening)
US Copper:
Amount Sorted = $275 FV (11 "boxes")
Copper Hoarded = $77 FV (3.1 "boxes")
Added to Hoard = 52 lbs
Copper % = 28% (typical for SE Michigan is 29%)
Composition: 100% Credit CWR
US Cu = 5496 lbs
Canadian Cu = 2660 lbs
Total Cu = 8156 lbs
Ryedale Machine(s) Total Count: 6,284,000 since Mar 2007.
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PennyProspector
Penny Pincher Member
USA
212 Posts |
Posted - 03/23/2008 : 23:40:48
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Night time sort
10,000 sorted
2878 total copper (28.78%)
14 wheat |
Happy Prospecting! |
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HoardCopperByTheTon
Administrator
USA
6807 Posts |
 Posted - 03/24/2008 : 02:13:59
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Sorting Report for today:
25,000 - 10 Boxes
5272 Copper
4 darn dimes
21.09% - Not nearly as good a percentage as Penny Prospector.. Guess I will just have to "sort more." But as Mormon Metal says "More than I had before."
Found an absolutely beautiful blazing red BU 1953-d. |
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 03/24/2008 15:43:07 |
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aboxaweek
Penny Collector Member
USA
326 Posts |
Posted - 03/24/2008 : 13:39:07
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Sorted another $15 dollars on friday night.
1500 total
536 coppers %35.73333333333333333333333333333333333333333333333333333333333333333333333333
956 zincers
7 canada
28' wheat
Pretty okay copper sort good copper, bad wheat |
*HUCKABEE*
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misteroman
Administrator
USA
2565 Posts |
Posted - 03/24/2008 : 15:46:08
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^^^^^ bad wheats? Are we getting extremely greedy here?As long as I get above 10 wheats a box($25) I'm ok.You average 1 a roll and are upset.LOL silly kids.Great #'s there.
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 - 03/24/2008 : 15:49:23
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Guess I am easy to please.. 9 a box does it for me.
The solution.. "Sort More"
Darn, I didn't find an Indian all weekend.. I am starting to get depressed. |
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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misteroman
Administrator
USA
2565 Posts |
Posted - 03/24/2008 : 15:55:45
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Finally got another dime the other night.The mother-out-law(guy at the pizzeria calls his that)was staying in my sort room,so I had to get my fix by just opening those dang plastic rolls to sort another time.3 dimes total now!!!
Derek |
Buying CU cents!!!! Paying 1.2 unlimited amounts wanted. Can pick up if near Ohio area. |
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c140cessna
Penny Collector Member
USA
419 Posts |
Posted - 03/24/2008 : 18:10:46
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quote:
Originally posted by PennyProspector
Morning sort....brunch sort....lunch sort....Night time sort....late night sort....
Did you sort 24 hours solid on Sunday |
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Robarons
Penny Hoarding Member
USA
522 Posts |
Posted - 03/24/2008 : 19:54:02
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3/24 $50 Sort
3840 Zincs
1100 Coppers
15 Wheats (1924 oldest)
The rest Canadian.
Today two interesting things happened. First I got a solid roll of canadian pennies, pure 100%. Most were coppers and it was all good, but you must be quite a risk taker to try to reutrn pure foreign coins to a bank. Second I finally got my first Brinks rolls and I am not pleased. Terrible to open in my opinion and the worse percents yet. |
Robber Baron= Robarons |
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c140cessna
Penny Collector Member
USA
419 Posts |
Posted - 03/24/2008 : 19:58:59
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quote:
Originally posted by Robarons
....Terrible to open in my opinion and the worse percents yet.
1) Leather work glove on left hand.
2) Utility knife with new blade.
3) Hold roll in left hand.
4) Slit roll entire length.
5) Flip in hand - slit down over bucket - use both hands, break in half - coins fall out...works great.
6) I prefer Brinks to Paper. |
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knibloe
1000+ Penny Miser Member
USA
1066 Posts |
Posted - 03/24/2008 : 20:02:50
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Sorted $20 in CWR from Batavia, NY today
467 coppers only 23.3%
9 wheats oldest 1925
35 canadians (5 steel)
1 dime
60 1982 set aside for sorting later |
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HoardCopperByTheTon
Administrator
USA
6807 Posts |
Posted - 03/24/2008 : 20:58:17
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Brinks are the easiest to open.
1) Tear the end slightly with one hand as you pick it up with the other.
2) Hold over bucket or Ryedale.
3) Bend with thumb.
4) Squeeze lightly to remove remaining coins.
5) Toss empty wrapper in white bucket so you can see a dark spot if you miss any.
6) I Prefer Brinks to Paper also.
Opening Rate on Brinks - About 600 (12 rolls) per minute. |
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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mickeyman
Penny Pincher Member
Canada
243 Posts |
Posted - 03/24/2008 : 21:03:06
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10 rolls Canadian nickels)
89 Ni (22.3%)
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Not all who wander are lost. |
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CoinHunter53562
1000+ Penny Miser Member
USA
1805 Posts |
Posted - 03/24/2008 : 21:22:27
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| No sorting of copper today but bought 50 silver dollars today at a flat rate for each one, well below book and just a touch over melt. Found an overlooked 1899 Morgan Dollar in the bunch that lists in Coin Values for $200. I resume the copper hoarding on Wednesday... |
My hobby: collecting real money 1 copper cent or nickel at a time.
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Epaphras
Penny Collector Member
USA
382 Posts |
Posted - 03/24/2008 : 22:46:10
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Purchased 2 boxes today
Also I purchased about 6 boxes of BU memorials (mostly from 59-79). |
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PennyProspector
Penny Pincher Member
USA
212 Posts |
Posted - 03/24/2008 : 22:46:45
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Got a call this morning from one of my banks that is usualy good for about 1 $50 bag every 2 weeks and they told me "we have 3 bags here, and there should be some good ones it it, the guy said he has saved all of his pennies in a jug for over 15 years and is cashing them in."
Of course I realize that 15 years only gets me back to 1993 but all day I was daydreaming about how much copper would be mixed in with it (I was already aware I wasn't probably going to find my 1909 S VDB in a stash from 1993).
here is my totals... I am hoping that these 3 bags represent the top of the jug and perhaps ther is 40%+ sorts to come (but, Im not getting my hopes up, OK, Maybe I am)
15,000 sorted
5,636 total copper (37.6%)
34 wheat nothing special....
however, I am starting to believe that I have found & own every 1944 penny ever minted!
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Happy Prospecting! |
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mickeyman
Penny Pincher Member
Canada
243 Posts |
Posted - 03/25/2008 : 21:34:12
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10 rolls Canadian nickels.
60 Ni (15%). All of them came from five rolls. The rest were skunks. But they had a lot of CuNi, so while I'm pretty sure they were sorted, I am not positive. One commercial operator I talked to is still collecting the CuNi as well as the Ni, but needs a better price on the CuNi before he will ship them off. Opinions on this board about American nickels suggest smaller scale sorters might only keep the pure Ni. I have been keeping both. |
Not all who wander are lost. |
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CoinHunter53562
1000+ Penny Miser Member
USA
1805 Posts |
Posted - 03/25/2008 : 21:36:10
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| No copper sorted today, but purchased another 200 90% silver half dollars at less than melt. |
My hobby: collecting real money 1 copper cent or nickel at a time.
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misteroman
Administrator
USA
2565 Posts |
Posted - 03/25/2008 : 21:48:51
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^^^^ what is less then 'melt'.I have been paying between 9-11% on ebay for the 90%'ers
Derek |
Buying CU cents!!!! Paying 1.2 unlimited amounts wanted. Can pick up if near Ohio area. |
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CoinHunter53562
1000+ Penny Miser Member
USA
1805 Posts |
Posted - 03/25/2008 : 22:00:50
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| Current melt is 12.85 times face value. I know you can sometimes get down around 10-11% on Ebay but when you throw in shipping costs and the unknown seller you are dealing with makes it not worthwhile to me. |
My hobby: collecting real money 1 copper cent or nickel at a time.
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