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jtm3
Penny Pincher Member
USA
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Posted - 08/05/2009 : 15:23:25
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I have started storing mine in some "Le Parfait" jars I found around the house.
They hold a lot, but anyone know how likely it is that they might break? |
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 Posted - 08/05/2009 : 16:37:28
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| Go old school. Use canvas bags :) 5000 per bag is nice. Double zip ties to seal. Very sweet. |
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knibloe
1000+ Penny Miser Member
USA
1066 Posts |
Posted - 08/05/2009 : 21:04:48
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| I store mine is 3 quart juice bottles. My wife went down in the basement for the first time in a long time the other day. The basement now has been dubbed "penny world" |
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beerdoodle
Penny Sorter Member
USA
28 Posts |
 Posted - 08/06/2009 : 00:11:57
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Originally posted by Pennyworth
I have been keeping my copper pennies in a 5 gallon bucket. Since I filled it, I've been rolling the copper pennies and storing them in the penny bank boxes. I like to know how much I actually have.
This will sound incredibly stupid, but Sgt York is my all-time favorite movie. When he was saving his money for the bottom land, he wrote every penny down he made on a day-by-day basis. I do the same thing, using index cards. Keep a running total and know to the penny the coppers I have. Mundane indeed, but I dont feel like creating something else on the PC. (Just hope I don,t lose the index cards.) |
I am really getting good at barely getting by |
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Posted - 08/06/2009 : 19:38:02
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| canvas bags. Old School. Why are you making this so hard? |
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Posted - 08/07/2009 : 10:09:42
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| When storing, does anyone use desiccant packets? You know, those little things found in packages that absorb moisture? They're pretty cheap and I was thinking that I would like to avoid any slight moisture having a negative effect on my Cu. |
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Posted - 08/17/2009 : 14:10:04
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| Bump . . . Please, thoughts on desiccant packets? |
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NDFARMER
1000+ Penny Miser Member
USA
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Posted - 08/17/2009 : 14:17:07
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| I put a couple of packets in my pails of wheats but otherwise I just have a dehumidifier in my basement to keep the humidity down, and so far I haven't had any problems. |
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Klark Cent
Penny Sorter Member
USA
68 Posts |
Posted - 08/06/2010 : 02:07:40
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is there any problem storing them in plastic one-gallon milk jugs? do they contain PVC or anything like that that could damage the coins?
and for those who use the $25 bank boxes, do you use a plastic bag or something as a liner to help keep the coins dry?
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novillero
Penny Sorter Member
USA
86 Posts |
Posted - 08/09/2010 : 10:06:52
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| I have a nice decorative copper pot I have used. I may buy more as they are also decorative. |
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Ejunkulator
New Member
USA
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Posted - 08/10/2010 : 02:30:08
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| I have only been sorting for about 2 months. So far I have 5000 coins rolled and put into boxes. Working on a 3rd box now but I dont think I am going to wrap them after seeing that a lot of other people dont either. Guess I'll store em loose from now on, easier for me anyway. |
"Paper money eventually returns to its intrinsic value --- zero."
Voltaire (1694-1778) |
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BadKarma
Penny Sorter Member
USA
43 Posts |
Posted - 08/13/2010 : 08:55:11
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| I'll be rolling mine for awhile, I got a pretty good supply of wrappers. I've just started using ammo cans. Couldn't get a 30 cal so settled on a 50 cal and they seem to be about the right size for me. I can get about 25 rolls per layer and about 6 or 7 layers. |
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Spikeanator6982
Penny Sorter Member
USA
99 Posts |
Posted - 08/13/2010 : 09:09:05
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Originally posted by BadKarma
I'll be rolling mine for awhile, I got a pretty good supply of wrappers. I've just started using ammo cans. Couldn't get a 30 cal so settled on a 50 cal and they seem to be about the right size for me. I can get about 25 rolls per layer and about 6 or 7 layers.
If your using 50 cal cans, you can get a good 200 rolls in if you stand them on end and then put another layer standing on end on top of them. |
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HoardCopperByTheTon
Administrator
USA
6807 Posts |
Posted - 08/13/2010 : 09:16:35
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I store mine in a coffee mug or ashtray.  |
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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Roadrunner
Penny Collector Member
USA
413 Posts |
Posted - 08/13/2010 : 09:41:15
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Must be a HUGE mug.  |
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HoardCopperByTheTon
Administrator
USA
6807 Posts |
Posted - 08/13/2010 : 09:53:50
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| OK.. maybe I store em in a few buckets, large tubs, plastic coin shipment bags, canvas bank bags and those mint shipment bags that hold a ton each as well. I also machine roll and box quite a few. |
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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rexmerdinus
Penny Sorter Member
47 Posts |
Posted - 08/15/2010 : 15:42:55
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| 500 per 1-qt ziploc, and 5 of those per gallon ziploc, all taped up tight into a nice solid stackable brick of 2500. |
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madcow
New Member
USA
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Posted - 08/29/2010 : 00:48:01
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| I store my copper pennies in ammunition cans. 7.62MM cans are my favorite. You can store about 6000 cents per can, they weigh about 38 lbs when full and have a strong handle when you need to carry them. Good for stacking too. |
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talonfoe
New Member
USA
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Posted - 08/31/2010 : 17:08:02
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| I am currently using a coffee can, though I have no where near the amount of most of you guys. Should I get much larger quantity I have about 15 5 gallon buckets and like 10 10-20 gallon rubbermaid type totes, with lids I could use. |
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commoncents
New Member
USA
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Posted - 09/01/2010 : 00:22:03
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| In rolls neatly packed into the storage compartment of my space ship. |
Buckle up - it makes it harder for the aliens to suck you out of your car. |
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WileE
New Member
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Posted - 01/02/2011 : 17:28:35
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| $25 bank boxes with 50 rolls wrapped in duct tape and stacked in kitty litter containers, six boxes to a container. Eight containers to a pallet. 1982's loose in bank boxes to sort when I can afford a sorter! |
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Ardent Listener
Administrator
USA
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 Posted - 01/03/2011 : 20:44:54
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Originally posted by WileE
$25 bank boxes with 50 rolls wrapped in duct tape and stacked in kitty litter containers, six boxes to a container. Eight containers to a pallet. 1982's loose in bank boxes to sort when I can afford a sorter!
That's the kind of post that is the backbone of Classic Realcent. Thanks for the memories! |
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