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 Posted - 03/29/2008 : 08:35:37
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Could anyone give me a rough estimate of how many pennies that is?
thanks!!!
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Ardent Listener
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Posted - 03/29/2008 : 09:03:46
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| @ $55 per gallon, I came up with 302500 pennies. |
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Nickelless
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Posted - 03/29/2008 : 10:01:35
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thanks for the info.....I am trying to fill one and am only half-way there!!!!
Seems like it is taking me forever as I sort quite a bit. |
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copperpennies
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Posted - 03/29/2008 : 10:11:11
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| i heard it is a ton per barrel and since 300000ish to a ton then i think that ardent listener is correct. |
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HoardCopperByTheTon
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Posted - 03/29/2008 : 10:28:42
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| I think it is slightly less than a ton. As you fill a 55 gallon barrel I doubt you will be shaking it to get all the loose coins to settle properly. I figure 5000 coins per gallon so would estimate a 55 gallon drum at 275,000 coins.. 5 bags short of a ton. |
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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WilliamC
Penny Collector Member
USA
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Posted - 03/29/2008 : 10:29:49
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I happen to have some plastic 55 gallon containers that my rocks came in.
Maybe if I get too many tidy cat pails to keep in the house I can go with one of those.
Of course they are outside in my shed, but it's not as if anyone is going to walk off with it. |
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HoardCopperByTheTon
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Posted - 03/29/2008 : 10:32:32
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| But what are you going to do with the rocks? Remember to use the right count from the kitty litter pails to do the calculation. |
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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TXTim
Penny Hoarding Member
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Posted - 03/30/2008 : 08:41:12
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| I saw a 55 gallon drum of pennies for sale on e-bay about 10 years ago. It was full of wheats but they all had some corrosion from getting wet. The drum sold for less than the freight if I remember correctly. |
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Posted - 03/30/2008 : 15:05:41
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TxTim,
I'm glad you mentioned that. I live in a northern state and my drum is in a shop that is not heated. It can be 95 and humid in the summer and -20 in the winter. Is this a problem as far as condensation or anything? I have the cover on the drum. |
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TXTim
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Posted - 03/30/2008 : 20:11:13
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Originally posted by Goldteam
TxTim,
I'm glad you mentioned that. I live in a northern state and my drum is in a shop that is not heated. It can be 95 and humid in the summer and -20 in the winter. Is this a problem as far as condensation or anything? I have the cover on the drum.
The drum I saw was steel. I would think you need to move it to a dry, climate controlled area. If you use a steel drum without a liner you will get some galvanic corrosion going.
If you store them in a plastic container that gets opened and close a lot, you will get a lot of moisture in there- also bad.
Good luck! |
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knibloe
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Posted - 03/31/2008 : 21:39:55
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misteroman
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Posted - 04/01/2008 : 11:54:20
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Just go to the pizzeria you frequent the most and ask them if they have an extra 5 gal. bucket.most do and should be happy to give them to a good customer
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Buying CU cents!!!! Paying 1.2 unlimited amounts wanted. Can pick up if near Ohio area. |
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TXTim
Penny Hoarding Member
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Posted - 04/02/2008 : 11:31:58
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Originally posted by knibloe
If I store my coppers in metal tins will I get corrosion with them?
Not if they are stored dry. Moisture will get the corrosion train rolling. |
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PennehChaos.
Penny Collector Member
USA
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Posted - 04/02/2008 : 13:12:56
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| If you're storing them in a large drum or other container that is not climate-controlled, it may be worth your while to get something like the "goldenrod" or other compact electric dehumidifier... i know that sporting-goods stores sell them to protect guns in safes, should work on copper as well. |
Considering Verizon Business service? Perhaps you'd like to consider a nice drain cleaner enema instead? |
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