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merc49
Penny Sorter Member
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 Posted - 04/15/2009 : 00:31:51
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I pull all my 82 cents and put them in a seprate container. tonight I tested about 50 of them and only 8 of the 50 were zinc. I think i will try this again somtime with 500 of them to see if i get the same ratio.
anyone else find that the zinc 82's are rarer than the coppers.
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JP_007
Penny Sorter Member
USA
58 Posts |
Posted - 04/15/2009 : 06:00:17
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| I remember reading somewhere that the mint did not switch to the zinc until late in the year (I want to say September?) If that is the case hypathetically there should be a ratio of 3:1 copper assuming that the mint remained consistent in their production figures for the year. Hope this helps. Cheers! |
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Mikep2020
Penny Collector Member
USA
402 Posts |
Posted - 04/15/2009 : 08:38:00
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| Wow! Really? I get significantly more zincs than coppers in my 1982 sort, I toss them all in a bin and after i'm done with a box or two, I will weight each one and most of the time I end up with 4-5 times more zincs than coppers. Then out of all the zincs, about 90% are large date P-mints. The last box I did a week or so ago, had around 100 1982's, and only 8 were copper. |
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theo
Penny Hoarding Member
USA
588 Posts |
Posted - 04/15/2009 : 08:51:57
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| I don't do an official ratio, but I think about 70% of my 1982s are copper. |
Edited by - theo on 04/15/2009 08:52:18 |
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CoinHunter53562
1000+ Penny Miser Member
USA
1805 Posts |
Posted - 04/15/2009 : 09:01:22
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| My ratio is pretty close to what theo mentioned. I seem to get about 70-75 or so 1982 coppers per $25 box, and kick about 20-25 zincs to the dump pile. I weigh each one on a digital scale to ensure accuracy. This number seems very consistent, with the low end being about 60 and the high end about 85 for one box. |
My hobby: collecting real money 1 copper cent or nickel at a time.
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smartinson
Penny Collector Member
USA
287 Posts |
Posted - 04/15/2009 : 09:01:32
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| I also find that most of the 1982 are copper. Have been finding a lot of '82s in my boxes of pennies also. Sure glad they are there cause the other coppers have been very few here lately. Have sorted a bunch of pennies and have yet to find a P-mint penny. HAPPY TAX DAY TO ALL! UCK |
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slickeast
1000+ Penny Miser Member
USA
2533 Posts |
Posted - 04/15/2009 : 12:31:39
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I let the Ryedale figure it out. |
You don't have to be the BEST you just have to be.......SLICK
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Cerulean
Penny Hoarding Member
USA
993 Posts |
Posted - 04/15/2009 : 13:49:20
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| Four out of five 1982s are copper, in my experience. |
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buyingsilvers
Penny Collector Member
441 Posts |
Posted - 04/15/2009 : 14:37:44
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| 1/3 out of mine are copper. my overall ratio seems to be low, at only 15% average so far. Probably means I have a bunch of active hoarders in my area. kinda sucks. |
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fb101
Administrator
USA
2856 Posts |
Posted - 04/15/2009 : 15:58:35
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| I'm roughly 3-1 copper. |
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MatLock
Penny Pincher Member
USA
122 Posts |
Posted - 04/15/2009 : 19:27:39
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vrbsroma
Penny Collector Member
394 Posts |
Posted - 04/18/2009 : 09:37:50
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| I think 60-70% (much more than half) of my '82s are copper. |
As far as I know, it is stated "In God We Trust" on the US dollar. How can I trust this currency if I do not believe in God?
Possession is nine-tenths of the law.
When I give my two cents, they're always copper! |
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HoardCopperByTheTon
Administrator
USA
6807 Posts |
Posted - 04/18/2009 : 11:48:38
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I think the ratio reported here has generally been in the 75-80% copper range. They did the changover in October of that year if I remember correctly. I have a bag of 7500 82's I am going to run through the sorter one of these days and have a contest for the members to guess the copper percentages.  |
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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Pennyworth
Penny Sorter Member
USA
83 Posts |
Posted - 04/18/2009 : 21:29:46
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| I think I should buy a scale to weight the 1982 cents. lol I haven't been keeping any of them. I know on one of the threads someone said Harbor Freight sells the scales, is that right? Also what sort of scales are you using to weight a 50 lb bag of copper cents and where could I buy one? Thank you |
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buyingsilvers
Penny Collector Member
441 Posts |
Posted - 04/20/2009 : 03:56:45
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I've gotten 1:2 ratio, coppers to zincs. Significantly more zincs.
Then again, the ratio in my area is extremely low. Maybe only 15% coppers unless from CWR from someone's old penny stash or something. We're absolutely flooded with 2006-2008 zinc pennies. |
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Posted - 04/20/2009 : 04:00:53
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| Before I got a copper sorter, I was saving ALL of my 1982's and had about a box worth of 82's when i finally got my sorter. I didn't count exactly how many were there but was definitely surprised to see about a 70-80% yield of copper 1982's. |
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1982's mostly copper.
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