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 Posted - 04/28/2009 : 21:14:20
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How rare is it to find pennies with S mint marks? I've got a bunch of S marked wheats, but I keep those anyway. Should I be setting aside '68-'74 pennies with S's as well?
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fb101
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Posted - 04/28/2009 : 21:24:01
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| I do. I find more wheats than S cents. |
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Posted - 04/28/2009 : 21:34:54
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| Man, those little 'S's sure are hard to see, let alone differentiate from 'D's. |
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daviscfad
1000+ Penny Miser Member
USA
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Posted - 04/28/2009 : 21:54:18
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| I keep my s's separate! |
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Dalsuh
Penny Hoarding Member
USA
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Posted - 04/28/2009 : 21:58:42
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| I separate into wheats, coppers and the really nice ones I put into 2x2's. Yea the "S" mints seem rare, so many "D" mints all the time. |
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HoardCopperByTheTon
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Posted - 04/29/2009 : 01:29:18
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Right here 40 miles from the SF mint the percentage of S mints is only about 5-7% of the total copper cents I pull out of circulation. It gets down as low as 1% as you move further east. So yes, it is worth keeping the S mint coppers seperate if you are already looking at the dates.  |
If your percentages are low.. just sort more. If your percentages are high.. just sort more.
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Posted - 04/29/2009 : 13:53:14
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| I have found 692 of them since I started CRHing pennies last April. |
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Ant
Penny Hoarding Member
USA
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Posted - 04/29/2009 : 14:22:16
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Originally posted by zmemarine
I have found 692 of them since I started CRHing pennies last April.
  Holy smokes! You should see if you've got enough to put together some solid date rolls. |
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Corsair
Penny Hoarding Member
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Posted - 04/29/2009 : 15:32:45
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| I used to not save any that I came across; I regret that mistake. I now keep every one I find (unless it's damaged) in a nice little Budweiser beer stein. |
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No82s
Penny Pincher Member
USA
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Posted - 04/29/2009 : 15:44:15
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| Same here. Keep 'em all. |
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buyingsilvers
Penny Collector Member
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Posted - 04/29/2009 : 16:32:51
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| are they really worth anything? I pull out the obvious copper AU/BUs, but dont really bother looking for errors or mintmarks. |
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biglouddrunk
Penny Pincher Member
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Posted - 05/01/2009 : 01:33:57
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| In Michigan I find less S pennies than wheaties. |
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jonflyfish
Penny Hoarding Member
USA
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Posted - 05/01/2009 : 09:29:15
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| Keep 'em all. |
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CoinHunter53562
1000+ Penny Miser Member
USA
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Posted - 05/01/2009 : 09:56:49
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I havent done it in the past but I should. Just for comparison, APMEX sells "S" mint bags separatey...
5000 count wheats $239.99
5000 count "S" wheats $319.99
5000 count LMC's BU 1968-S $499.99
5000 count LMC's BU 1974-D $189.99
So both wheats and LMC's are selling for a significant premiums compared to similar products. One of these days I will have to go back through my hoard and pull these out.
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