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Re: 2011 Copper Penny Handsorter Tracking

PostPosted: Tue Jan 11, 2011 11:38 am
by CardsNCoins
$25 Brinks Box (January #5)
651 Non Wheat and Non Canadian Copper (26%)
13 Wheat - from 1941 to 1958
2 Canadian copper - 1938 and 1963
1 Panama centesimo - 1968 (copper?)

Re: 2011 Copper Penny Handsorter Tracking

PostPosted: Tue Jan 11, 2011 11:50 am
by ZigMeister
$25 Brinks box

496 1/10 toz .950 fine US coined Copper Bullion (19.8%)
8 Wheats (all 40-50s)
4 Cu Canadian including a '44 Geo VI

Re: 2011 Copper Penny Handsorter Tracking

PostPosted: Tue Jan 11, 2011 3:31 pm
by Country
CardsNCoins wrote:1 Panama centesimo - 1968 (copper?)


KM-22 - It's made of bronze. Probably 90% COPPER and 10% Tin.

Re: 2011 Copper Penny Handsorter Tracking

PostPosted: Tue Jan 11, 2011 4:20 pm
by hirbonzig
Hand sorted 5 boxes of cents--12,500 coins

3554 copper--28.43%
61 wheats--oldest was a 1919 in VG
copper Canadian--32--oldest 1957

Re: 2011 Copper Penny Handsorter Tracking

PostPosted: Tue Jan 11, 2011 9:09 pm
by CardsNCoins
I thought I was done with customer wraps for a while, but I just cant seem to pass on them when they're available.

$10.00 customer wraps:

298 Non Wheat and Non Canadian Copper (29.8%).
11 Wheat - which included a 1930 and 1937
2 Canadian copper - 1979 and 1981

Re: 2011 Copper Penny Handsorter Tracking

PostPosted: Tue Jan 11, 2011 9:48 pm
by appjoe
CardsNCoins wrote:I thought I was done with customer wraps for a while, but I just cant seem to pass on them when they're available.

$10.00 customer wraps:

298 Non Wheat and Non Canadian Copper (29.8%).
11 Wheat - which included a 1930 and 1937
2 Canadian copper - 1979 and 1981


I know what you mean I have no luck with CWR's but when I pick up a box the teller always asks if I want some. I say no but when I'm paying for my box I always say give me them hoping they are all wheats or copper.

Re: 2011 Copper Penny Handsorter Tracking

PostPosted: Wed Jan 12, 2011 12:07 pm
by appjoe
$25 String box
730 Copper non-wheats (29.20%)
-556 Nice coppers
-102 Ugly copper Abes
-4 S-mint copper ( 68-74 )
-68 1982's copper (Scale checked)
14 1982 Zinc
13 Wheats - Oldest 1918, 36, (41, 42, 45, 46, 48, 51X(2), 52d, 53, 54s, 58d.
4 Canadian copper 1963, 69, 85, 89.

Re: 2011 Copper Penny Handsorter Tracking

PostPosted: Wed Jan 12, 2011 11:45 pm
by TheJonasCollegeFund
$50 bank bag #2 this year.

1274 non-wheat/non-copper 82's/non-canadian copper cents
+21 wheats(1919x2,1925, 7-1940's,11-1950's)
+128 copper 82's (scale checked...41 zinc)
+16 canadian coppers(64x2,67 dove,69,70,72,74,76,78,79,81x2,82,89,91,96)

other finds:

1-clad dime
14-s mints (1968-1974)

Re: 2011 Copper Penny Handsorter Tracking

PostPosted: Wed Jan 12, 2011 11:46 pm
by ZigMeister
$3 CWRs
68 1/10 toz .950 fine US coined Copper Bullion (22.6%)
1 Cu Canadian

Re: 2011 Copper Penny Handsorter Tracking

PostPosted: Wed Jan 12, 2011 11:51 pm
by TheJonasCollegeFund
$9.00 String rolls searched

257 non-wheat/non-copper 82's/non-canadian copper cents
+4 wheats (2-40's, 2-50's)
+33 copper 82's (scale checked...11 zinc)
+2 canadian coppers (1974,1985)

other finds: nada

Re: 2011 Copper Penny Handsorter Tracking

PostPosted: Thu Jan 13, 2011 10:06 am
by CardsNCoins
$25 String Box (January #6)
745 Non Wheat and Non Canadian Copper (29.8%)
20 Wheat - which included a 1920, 1930, and 1934 x2
8 Canadian copper - from 1965 to 1993

Re: 2011 Copper Penny Handsorter Tracking

PostPosted: Thu Jan 13, 2011 12:11 pm
by ZigMeister
$25 Brinks box
449 Cu Memorials (18%)
6 Wheats all 40-50s
6 Cu Canadian

Re: 2011 Copper Penny Handsorter Tracking

PostPosted: Thu Jan 13, 2011 6:51 pm
by Country
$25 Brink's Box
624 Copper non-wheats (25.0%)
- 468 Nice coppers
- 79 Ugly Abes
- 77 1982's (ACE checked)
5 Wheats - Oldest 1940
3 Canadian copper - '76,'82,'86

Re: 2011 Copper Penny Handsorter Tracking

PostPosted: Thu Jan 13, 2011 8:03 pm
by styropyro
My bank told me they had a lot of bags sitting around, so I only picked up one bag to sample the batch. I'll have to go buy them out tomorrow.
5000 sorted
2058 Clean Copper (41.16%!! That's after throwing out ugly abes.)
30 Wheats, 2 from the 20's.
14 Canadian, 12 of those copper
Lots of BU coins from the 70's.

Re: 2011 Copper Penny Handsorter Tracking

PostPosted: Thu Jan 13, 2011 8:16 pm
by Country
styropyro wrote:My bank told me they had a lot of bags sitting around, so I only picked up one bag to sample the batch. I'll have to go buy them out tomorrow.
5000 sorted
2058 Clean Copper (41.16%!! That's after throwing out ugly abes.)
30 Wheats, 2 from the 20's.
14 Canadian, 12 of those copper
Lots of BU coins from the 70's.


GO GET 'EM FAST!!! :mrgreen:

I bet they've been sitting in the vault for 20 years.... :D Check to see what was the newest shiniest pennies in the bag. That should date them somewhat accurately.

Re: 2011 Copper Penny Handsorter Tracking

PostPosted: Thu Jan 13, 2011 9:16 pm
by CardsNCoins
$10.50 customer wrapped:

305 Non Wheat and Non Canadian Copper (29%).
11 Wheat - from 1941 to 1953 including a 191X (unreadable :( )
6 Canadian copper - from 1969 to 1993

Re: 2011 Copper Penny Handsorter Tracking

PostPosted: Thu Jan 13, 2011 9:24 pm
by Country
$25 Brink's Box
626 Copper non-wheats (25.0%)
- 507 Nice coppers
- 53 Ugly Abes
- 66 1982's (ACE checked)
8 Wheats - 1930 and 7 others
2 Canadian copper - '70,'83

Re: 2011 Copper Penny Handsorter Tracking

PostPosted: Thu Jan 13, 2011 9:45 pm
by styropyro
Country wrote:
styropyro wrote:My bank told me they had a lot of bags sitting around, so I only picked up one bag to sample the batch. I'll have to go buy them out tomorrow.
5000 sorted
2058 Clean Copper (41.16%!! That's after throwing out ugly abes.)
30 Wheats, 2 from the 20's.
14 Canadian, 12 of those copper
Lots of BU coins from the 70's.


GO GET 'EM FAST!!! :mrgreen:

I bet they've been sitting in the vault for 20 years.... :D Check to see what was the newest shiniest pennies in the bag. That should date them somewhat accurately.

Surprisingly they had a noticeable amount of shields. The big difference is that this bag was an open canvas bag. They usually have plastic bags that come from another small town near me, but I have much better luck with the canvas bags, they must come directly off of their coin counter. The good thing about living in very small towns is that copper percentage is usually high and the tellers remember to tell "the penny guy" when they have extra bags. I'll go buy out the bank tomorrow hoping for the same results.

Re: 2011 Copper Penny Handsorter Tracking

PostPosted: Fri Jan 14, 2011 12:30 am
by plus1hdcp
I am new to the game and will add the count of my first 3 hand-sorted $25 boxes

1448 non wheat copper - 19.3%
25 wheat - oldest was 1918
5 Canadian copper

I wish the count was higher but maybe the next box. I plan to head to the bank tomorrow and get a couple of boxes for the long weekend.

Re: 2011 Copper Penny Handsorter Tracking

PostPosted: Fri Jan 14, 2011 1:18 am
by uthminsta
Welcome PLUS1HDCP! What's your screen name mean?

Re: 2011 Copper Penny Handsorter Tracking

PostPosted: Fri Jan 14, 2011 2:10 am
by TheJonasCollegeFund
Box #6 this year. String...very good sort! :D

711 non-wheat/non-copper 82's/non canadian copper cents
+31 wheats :o (1915 :mrgreen: 1925,1934x3,1936,10-1940's,15-1950's)
+69 copper 82's(scale checked...18 zincers)
+2 canadian coppers(1968,1972)

other finds:
12 s-mints (1968-1974)

Re: 2011 Copper Penny Handsorter Tracking

PostPosted: Fri Jan 14, 2011 3:32 am
by gothboi30
$25 Brinks box

1 indian head (1905) 0.04%
7 Canadian ('77, '78, '79, '84, '93, '98, '01) 0.28%
11 wheats ('29D, '34, '44D, '44S, '47, '48, '51D, '52D, '53D, '53S, '57D) 0.44%
73 1982 (52 cu/21 zn) 2.92%
572 cu 22.88%
1,836 zn 73.44%

Slightly below average cu % for my area (most $25 boxes around here average about 24% cu)
Still stoked about finding my first indian, and second oldest coin found roll searching!!

Re: 2011 Copper Penny Handsorter Tracking

PostPosted: Fri Jan 14, 2011 8:56 am
by CardsNCoins
$13.00 customer wrapped:

386 Non Wheat and Non Canadian Copper (29.7%).
9 Wheat - including a 1938 and 1939
2 Canadian copper - 1974 and 1980

Re: 2011 Copper Penny Handsorter Tracking

PostPosted: Fri Jan 14, 2011 1:10 pm
by Country
$25 Brink's Box
624 Copper non-wheats (25.0%)
- 458 Nice coppers
- 96 Ugly Abes
- 70 1982's (ACE checked)
10 Wheats - 1938 and 9 others
3 Canadian copper - '70,'75,'78

Re: 2011 Copper Penny Handsorter Tracking

PostPosted: Fri Jan 14, 2011 3:00 pm
by appjoe
$25 String box
798 Copper non-wheats, non Canada (31.92%)
-608 Nice coppers
-105 Ugly copper Abes
-8 S-mint copper ( 68-74 )
-77 1982's copper (Scale checked)
29 1982 Zinc
5 Wheats - Oldest 1940, 53, 54, 56, 57d.
11 Canadian copper 1963, 67 dove, 69, 74, 81, 82X(2), 84, 85, 86, 89.
1 other - 2000 Wide AM