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Since the Holiday’s are upon us I have ended my searching for the year. My goal for 2011 was to roll up a dollar a day and I have exceeded my goal. From here on out I’ll be stacking boxes and rolls for next years sorting. I finally found a wild Indian this year and a cool Civil War token along with a mix of foreign coins. The ten cent New Zealand was found in a CWR with an odd bulge in it as it is larger than a penny. I just started counting the 1982 coppers towards the end of the year. My overall copper percentage dropped to 30.8% in 2011 from 32.7% in 2010. Below is my November tracking and
my 2011 totals.

-Silverhedgehog.

NOVEMBER 2011
14400 -SEARCHED MIX OF CWR & STRING
3715 -COPPER PENNIES (NON-WHEATS, NON-CANADIANS)
268 -CANADIAN COPPER PENNIES
65 -WHEAT PENNIES
245 -1982 COPPER PENNIES
1918 -OLDEST WHEAT
1951 -OLDEST CANADIAN
27.65 -PERCENTAGE OF COPPERS NON-WHEATS, NON-CANADIANS
248.54 -COPPER SEARCHER SCORE
.0621 -PERCENTAGE CANADIAN COPPERS
1 -CANADIAN HIGHWAY TOKEN
1 -10 CENT NEW ZEALAND 2006
1 – 1 CENT BAHAMAS 1997
1 – 2 CENT EURO 2002

2011 TOTALS
127650 -SEARCHED MIX OF CWR & STRING
36069 -COPPER PENNIES (NON-WHEATS, NON-CANADIANS)
2350 -CANADIAN COPPER PENNIES
831 -WHEAT PENNIES
951 -1982 COPPER PENNIES
1909 -OLDEST WHEAT
1932 -OLDEST CANADIAN
1 -INDIAN 1889
28.26 -PERCENTAGE OF COPPERS NON-WHEATS, NON-CANADIANS
20065.56 -COPPER SEARCHER SCORE
.0598 -PERCENTAGE CANADIAN COPPERS
1- PENNY PLANCHET
1 -10 CENT NEW ZEALAND 2006
2 – 1 CENT BAHAMAS 1997 & 2006
1 – 25 CENT BAHAMAS 1998
1 – 1 CENT BERMUDA 1973
1 – 2 CENT EURO 2002
2 – 1 CENT BARBADOS 1979 & 2006
1 - 5 PENCE GREAT BRITAIN 1990
1 – CIVIL WAR TOKEN (1882-1864)
1 – US PENNY 1983 STAMPED WITH SANTA
1 – US PENNY 1982 STAMPED WITH A ROSE

I've gotten to 4,100 rolls, or eighty-two boxes, in my 10,000 roll journey. The pennies are Canadian unless otherwise identified. Here are the stats for rolls 4,001-4,100:

* 1942 - 1977: 547, or 10.94%.
* 1978 - 1979: 142, or 2.84%.
* 1980 - 1981: 171, or 3.42%.
* 1982 - 1996: 1058, or 21.16%
* U.S. pre-'82: 128, or 2.56%. These are all non-wheat, non-'82 coppers.
* "Keepers," or semi-numismatic coppers that a naive or sentimental collector would keep: 45, or 0.90%. Seven (7) of them are wheaties.
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Total coppers: 2091, or 41.82%.

Quite the haul of pre-'78s in this batch. It's either the first or second time I've had more than 10% in that category.

Another tracking category of interest:
* U.S. pennies, '82 and after: 279, or 5.58%. (I dump away all '82s, so I have zero '82 coppers.)

$25 CWRs

Wheats:
1 - date unreadable
7 - 1940s/1950s

Copper non-wheat (19.60%):
468 - Memorial 1959-1981
22 - Memorial 1982

Zinc:
28 - Memorial 1982
1813 - Memorial 1983-2008
35 - Anniversary 2009
123 - Shield 2010-2011

2 - Canada (1974, 1985)

1 - Great Britain 1 penny (2001)

Just made it to 4,200 rolls, or eighty-four boxes, in my 10,000 roll journey. The pennies are Canadian unless otherwise identified. Here are the stats for rolls 4,101-4,200:

* 1942 - 1977: 472, or 9.44%.
* 1978 - 1979: 122, or 2.44%.
* 1980 - 1981: 176, or 3.52%.
* 1982 - 1996: 1169, or 23.38%
* U.S. pre-'82: 124, or 2.48%. These are all non-wheat, non-'82 coppers.
* "Keepers," or semi-numismatic coppers that a naive or sentimental collector would keep: 17, or 0.34%. Five (5) of them are wheaties.
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Total coppers: 2080, or 41.60%.

Down on the low side again. Thankfully, I had another nice haul of pre-'78s.

Another tracking category of interest:
* U.S. pennies, '82 and after: 264, or 5.28%. (I dump away all '82s, so I have zero '82 coppers.)

My first post here so I hope I format it right:
11 rolls ($5.50)

I didn't collect 1982s, I will next time.
123 Non wheat Copper 1959-1981 (22.36%)
2 Wheaties (0.36%)
1 Canadian (1981) (0.18%)
424 Zinc 1982 - Present (77.1%)

$25 - Brink's Box
558 Copper non-wheats (22.3%)
- 447 Nice coppers
- 65 Ugly Abes
- 46 1982's (ACE checked)
9 Wheats - Oldest 1941
1 Canadian copper - '87

silverhedgehog wrote:Since the Holiday’s are upon us I have ended my searching for the year. My goal for 2011 was to roll up a dollar a day and I have exceeded my goal. From here on out I’ll be stacking boxes and rolls for next years sorting. I finally found a wild Indian this year and a cool Civil War token along with a mix of foreign coins. The ten cent New Zealand was found in a CWR with an odd bulge in it as it is larger than a penny. I just started counting the 1982 coppers towards the end of the year. My overall copper percentage dropped to 30.8% in 2011 from 32.7% in 2010. Below is my November tracking and
my 2011 totals.

-Silverhedgehog.

NOVEMBER 2011
14400 -SEARCHED MIX OF CWR & STRING
3715 -COPPER PENNIES (NON-WHEATS, NON-CANADIANS)
268 -CANADIAN COPPER PENNIES
65 -WHEAT PENNIES
245 -1982 COPPER PENNIES
1918 -OLDEST WHEAT
1951 -OLDEST CANADIAN
27.65 -PERCENTAGE OF COPPERS NON-WHEATS, NON-CANADIANS
248.54 -COPPER SEARCHER SCORE
.0621 -PERCENTAGE CANADIAN COPPERS
1 -CANADIAN HIGHWAY TOKEN
1 -10 CENT NEW ZEALAND 2006
1 – 1 CENT BAHAMAS 1997
1 – 2 CENT EURO 2002

2011 TOTALS
127650 -SEARCHED MIX OF CWR & STRING
36069 -COPPER PENNIES (NON-WHEATS, NON-CANADIANS)
2350 -CANADIAN COPPER PENNIES
831 -WHEAT PENNIES
951 -1982 COPPER PENNIES
1909 -OLDEST WHEAT
1932 -OLDEST CANADIAN
1 -INDIAN 1889
28.26 -PERCENTAGE OF COPPERS NON-WHEATS, NON-CANADIANS
20065.56 -COPPER SEARCHER SCORE
.0598 -PERCENTAGE CANADIAN COPPERS
1- PENNY PLANCHET
1 -10 CENT NEW ZEALAND 2006
2 – 1 CENT BAHAMAS 1997 & 2006
1 – 25 CENT BAHAMAS 1998
1 – 1 CENT BERMUDA 1973
1 – 2 CENT EURO 2002
2 – 1 CENT BARBADOS 1979 & 2006
1 - 5 PENCE GREAT BRITAIN 1990
1 – CIVIL WAR TOKEN (1882-1864)
1 – US PENNY 1983 STAMPED WITH SANTA
1 – US PENNY 1982 STAMPED WITH A ROSE

Thanks for the report. Since you've posted your October COPPER totals last month and now your November COPPER totals this month, they both will be included. However, your yearly totals will only reflect these two months since I do updates on a monthly basis. Please post your totals at least once a month to have them included in the stats. Thanks...

For your November totals, I am assuming that your total COPPERs (non-Wheat, non-Canadian) is 3960 (3715 (1959-1981s) + 245 (1982s) )

November MTD

4510 total searched
1198 CU
11 Canada CU
12 Wheats

1221 Total cu

I've made it to 4,300 rolls, or eighty-six boxes, in my 10,000 roll journey. The pennies are Canadian unless otherwise identified. Here are the stats for rolls 4,201-4,300:

* 1942 - 1977: 779, or 15.58%.
* 1978 - 1979: 98, or 1.96%.
* 1980 - 1981: 156, or 3.12%.
* 1982 - 1996: 1004, or 20.08%
* U.S. pre-'82: 96, or 1.92%. These are all non-wheat, non-'82 coppers.
* "Keepers," or semi-numismatic coppers that a naive or sentimental collector would keep: 57, or 1.14%. Ten (10) of them are wheaties.
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Total coppers: 2190, or 43.80%.

The best haul of pre-'78s I've had ever.

Another tracking category of interest:
* U.S. pennies, '82 and after: 272, or 5.44%. (I dump away all '82s, so I have zero '82 coppers.)

$25. Brinks box

714 Copper non-wheats, Non- Canadian (28.56%)
-548 Nice coppers
-91 Ugly copper Abes
-4 S-mint copper ( 68-74 )
-71 1982's copper (Scale checked)
18 1982 Zinc
22 Wheats Oldest Oldest 1927, 34, 36, 37 and 18 others .
5 Canadian copper 1974, 75, 78, 83, 86.
Other

$25 - Brink's Box
535 Copper non-wheats (21.4%)
- 380 Nice coppers
- 95 Ugly Abes
- 60 1982's (ACE checked)
14 Wheats - 1934D and 13 others
5 Canadian copper - '80,'89,'91,'93,'96

$25 - Brink's Box
526 Copper non-wheats (21.0%)
- 387 Nice coppers
- 95 Ugly Abes
- 44 1982's (ACE checked)
8 Wheats - Oldest 1944
4 Canadian copper - '73,'78,'87,'95

1 nice dime - '69

$25 - Brink's Box
621 Copper non-wheats (24.8%)
- 456 Nice coppers
- 105 Ugly Abes
- 60 1982's (ACE checked)
4 Wheats - 1936 and 3 others
1 Canadian copper - '86

$25 Strings Box

380 non-wheat/non-copper 1982's/non-copper canadian copper cents
+11 wheats (41x2, 46, 46D, 50D, 51, 51D, 53Dx2, 57D, 58D)
+47 copper 1982's
+ 2 copper canadian (61, 84)

Other - 2002 Euro Cent

28 rolls ($14.00)

28 1982s (2%)
241 Non wheat Copper 1959-1981 (17.2%)
4 Wheaties (0.29%) oldest was 1939
1 Canadian penny (0.07%) 1978
1,126 Zinc 1983 - Present (80.4%)

I'm now up to 4,400 rolls, or eighty-eight boxes, in my 10,000 roll journey. The pennies are Canadian unless otherwise identified. Here are the stats for rolls 4,301-4,400:

* 1942 - 1977: 723, or 14.46%.
* 1978 - 1979: 114, or 2.28%.
* 1980 - 1981: 152, or 3.04%.
* 1982 - 1996: 1089, or 21.78%
* U.S. pre-'82: 99, or 1.98%. These are all non-wheat, non-'82 coppers.
* "Keepers," or semi-numismatic coppers that a naive or sentimental collector would keep: 35, or 0.70%. Eight (8) of them are wheaties.
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Total coppers: 2212, or 44.24%.

Can't say why, but I've hit a rich vein of nice and heavy pre-'78s. Great as long as it lasts...

Another tracking category of interest:
* U.S. pennies, '82 and after: 284, or 5.68%. (I dump away all '82s, so I have zero '82 coppers.)

I'm made it to 4,500 rolls, or ninety boxes, in my 10,000 roll journey. The pennies are Canadian unless otherwise identified. Here are the stats for rolls 4,401-4,500:

* 1942 - 1977: 474, or 9.48%.
* 1978 - 1979: 107, or 2.14%.
* 1980 - 1981: 168, or 3.36%.
* 1982 - 1996: 1133, or 22.66%
* U.S. pre-'82: 131, or 2.62%. These are all non-wheat, non-'82 coppers.
* "Keepers," or semi-numismatic coppers that a naive or sentimental collector would keep: 28, or 0.56%. Four (4) of them are wheaties.
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Total coppers: 2041, or 40.82%.

Once again, the old luck has changed. The pre-'78 strike played out. Had to happen sometime.

Another tracking category of interest:
* U.S. pennies, '82 and after: 303, or 6.06%. (I dump away all '82s, so I have zero '82 coppers.)

One special note. I've found two Guatemalan centavos, one from 1976 and another from 1969. You can add Guatemala to the list of countries with finds from us guys.

I also found a '42 Newfoundland earlier.

$25 - Brink's Box
587 Copper non-wheats (23.5%)
- 430 Nice coppers
- 102 Ugly Abes
- 55 1982's (ACE checked)
15 Wheats - 1930, 1937 and 13 others
1 Canadian copper - '68

Rejinx wrote:28 rolls ($14.00)

28 1982s (2%)
241 Non wheat Copper 1959-1981 (17.2%)
4 Wheaties (0.29%) oldest was 1939
1 Canadian penny (0.07%) 1978
1,126 Zinc 1983 - Present (80.4%)

I'm assuming that all your 1982s in your post are ALL COPPER. If that's no so, please tell me how of them are COPPER. Thanks...

1-100.00 lot
11-20-11--26

1959== 11
60-67== 193
68-74== 445
75-81d== 695
75-81p== 267
82== 186

wheat== 34 with 3 pre 40== 24,29,27s

cdn== 11 with 8 pre 97== A 1932 OUT OF A BWR


odds== one dime

I'm now up to 4,600 rolls, or ninety-two boxes, in my 10,000 roll journey. The pennies are Canadian unless otherwise identified. Here are the stats for rolls 4,501-4,600:

* 1942 - 1977: 417, or 8.34%.
* 1978 - 1979: 110, or 2.20%.
* 1980 - 1981: 176, or 3.52%.
* 1982 - 1996: 1183, or 23.66%
* U.S. pre-'82: 116, or 2.32%. These are all non-wheat, non-'82 coppers.
* "Keepers," or semi-numismatic coppers that a naive or sentimental collector would keep: 15, or 0.30%. Eight (8) of them are wheaties.
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Total coppers: 2017, or 40.34%.

I've slumped a bit, but so goes the roller coaster.

Another tracking category of interest:
* U.S. pennies, '82 and after: 246, or 4.92%. (I dump away all '82s, so I have zero '82 coppers.)

$50 Bank Bag

1216 non-wheat/non-copper 1982's/non-canadian copper cents
+34 wheats (best 1939)
+101 copper 1982's (scale checked)
+17 canadian coppers

2-dimes

$25 Brinks box

493 Coppers (59 - 81)
24 - 1982 coppers (11 1982 zinc)
11 - Wheat (best is 1935)
14 - Canadian coppers
1 - 1992 dime
3 - S mint (69, 72 and 73)

I made it to 4,700 rolls, or ninety-four boxes, in my 10,000 roll journey. The pennies are Canadian unless otherwise identified. Here are the stats for rolls 4,601-4,700:

* 1942 - 1977: 425, or 8.50%.
* 1978 - 1979: 151, or 3.02%.
* 1980 - 1981: 175, or 3.50%.
* 1982 - 1996: 1210, or 24.20%
* U.S. pre-'82: 138, or 2.76%. These are all non-wheat, non-'82 coppers.
* "Keepers," or semi-numismatic coppers that a naive or sentimental collector would keep: 12, or 0.50%. Ten (10) of them are wheaties.
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Total coppers: 2111, or 42.22%.

I'm back on an even ride with respect to the mean percentage again. Canadian keepers are getting scarce...

Another tracking category of interest:
* U.S. pennies, '82 and after: 279, or 5.58%. (I dump away all '82s, so I have zero '82 coppers.)