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cyberdan
Penny Collector Member
USA
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 Posted - 03/10/2008 : 10:23:57
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Saturday I did my usual "banking" There are two branches of the same major bank I try to hit every few weeks, they are 10-15 miles apart. The tellers know me by site and always save cents for me. But what is strange they both said I have a lot of pennines for you and they are old
One branch had $32 the other had $54 I didn't think much about them other than the wrappers were old looking and faded. Well when I got home a few hours later I looked closer, on the $32 buy many of the rolls said "50 all 1945" or 57 or 58 or 41 etc. Total 44 rolls solid wheats. on the other buy I opened all and found 200 wheats. But then I decided to run the memorials through my ryedale. Probably 52-53% coppers.
breakdown
$86 = 65% copper 
$24 wheats
$32 coppers
$30 zinc
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HoardCopperByTheTon
Administrator
USA
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Posted - 03/10/2008 : 10:50:30
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| Wow! Congratulations Dan! That is much better than the boxes of pennies I picked up on Saturday. |
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
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Posted - 03/10/2008 : 13:06:34
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Nice find right there
Derek |
Buying CU cents!!!! Paying 1.2 unlimited amounts wanted. Can pick up if near Ohio area. |
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fiatboy
Administrator
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Posted - 03/10/2008 : 15:03:33
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That's spectacular. Congrats!  |
"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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Posted - 03/10/2008 : 16:12:20
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| thats nuts. went through a box and didnt even make a half roll of wheats!!! |
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CoinHunter53562
1000+ Penny Miser Member
USA
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Posted - 03/10/2008 : 16:15:58
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| That's awesome...my best day from one box is around 40 wheats total. Congrats on the nice find! |
My hobby: collecting real money 1 copper cent or nickel at a time.
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Delawhere Jack
1000+ Penny Miser Member
USA
1680 Posts |
Posted - 03/10/2008 : 17:37:25
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Arghhh!! Where there be old pennies, there often be old nickles, dimes, quarters and halves.....Arghhh.
(Have NO idea where the pirate voice came from) |
"Educate and inform the whole mass of the people... They are the only sure reliance for the preservation of our liberty." Thomas Jefferson
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coincollector101
Penny Sorter Member
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Posted - 03/10/2008 : 17:46:20
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Nice Find Dan!!! Getting Closer to my big wheat finds hehehe
50 face once and 25 face once if you don't remember.
Better Copper % then I get though I was getting 25% when I stopped "I lost my dump bank" and got to hard working bankers hours.....Ive not been sorting or searching coin.
other then searching some at work here and there dont have time.
Found a nice 57 ben and 2 rossies the other day.
Also a Spec of gold on my break.
Happy Hunting,
CC
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cyberdan
Penny Collector Member
USA
289 Posts |
Posted - 03/10/2008 : 18:00:03
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quote:
Originally posted by Delawhere Jack
Arghhh!! Where there be old pennies, there often be old nickles, dimes, quarters and halves
Yes, I also asked if either person deposited other coins. One bank yes one bank no.
I bought about $100 in other stuff. They wre older but nothing special.
One thing I did not search yet (completly) There were 5 rolls of nickels. Each roll is machine wrapped at $2.50 each. One of the rolls was taped up so I opened it about 50¢ in 1959 or earlier and one silver nick. The roll is machine stamped $2.50 nickels with a casino/club name and "Downtown Las Vegas, NV"
Any collectable value here for the other 4 rolls? |
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cyberdan
Penny Collector Member
USA
289 Posts |
Posted - 03/10/2008 : 18:05:39
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Originally posted by coincollector101
Nice Find Dan!!! Getting Closer to my big wheat finds hehehe
50 face once and 25 face once if you don't remember.
Yes, I do remember. I also remember thinking never happen to me. Just sign me coincollector88 |
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coincollector101
Penny Sorter Member
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Posted - 03/10/2008 : 18:07:12
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LOL It will and it does bro!!!
I became a gold prospector :) |
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coincollector101
Penny Sorter Member
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Posted - 03/10/2008 : 18:09:04
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Neat on those wrappers never seen them before.
A while back I came across a 20 dollar half roll and a 10 big dollar roll. "Paper rolls" |
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aboxaweek
Penny Collector Member
USA
326 Posts |
Posted - 03/10/2008 : 18:44:18
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| wish i had your luck dan |
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