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Hello Fellow Copper Penny Handsorters:

In April 2012, please post your finds right here.

For those of us who handsort our COPPER, this is the place to report your COPPER treasure. I'll be working up some statistics as the reports flow.

Please report the face value of the pennies searched and the total number of US COPPERs found. Also, list the total number of Wheats, COPPER Canadians, and any wonderful Indian Heads you find. If you find foreign coins in your search for COPPERs, list them too. List the percentage of COPPERs found: the percentage I use is the number of coppers (non-Wheats, non-Canadians) found in the face value of pennies searched. Personally, I breakdown my US COPPERs into 4 categories: Wheats, Clean COPPERS (1959-1981), Ugly Abes (1959-1981), and 1982s (the Ugly 1982s I send them back into the wild); I roll mine up separately and put them into separate $25 boxes for storage.

I'll try to post some graphs of our COPPER finds as 2012 proceeds along by adding data to this initial post. I'll see if I can post some interesting insights into the data here in this initial post for 2012 too. Even though this is a national tabulation of all our finds, I think its fun to know what finds are being made and at what frequentcy.

It might be interesting to see how many Indian Heads, Wheats, and COPPER pennies are found . I'll try to keep track of all of these.

Now, go out and find the COPPER treasure!!

Those of you who are copper handsorters and are considering becoming RealCent members - Why not join today and stake your COPPER claims right here? Compete with other members in the race to see who is the best COPPER handsorter.

Statistical data includes all posts Apr 29, 2012 9:30 pm forum time and earlier.

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COPPER PENNIES (NON-WHEATS, NON-CANADIANS)
April 2012 FULL LIST (as of 5/1/12 13:42 ET)



Morsecode - 32192
Night Hawk - 4685
Franco American - 4436
Country - 3956
sparechange - 3160
Whinstone - 2133
TheJonasCollegeFund - 2103
cwgii - 1865
Hirbonzig - 1520
appjoe - 1303
merchoarder - 786
NYSorter - 699
philadelphiafan - 509
agmoose - 498
plus1hdcp - 428
dpwozney - 224



INDIAN HEAD PENNIES
April 2012 FULL LIST (as of 5/1/12 13:42 ET)



cwgii - 1



WHEAT PENNIES
April 2012 FULL LIST (as of 5/1/12 13:42 ET)



Morsecode - 775
Night Hawk - 78
Country - 74
Franco American - 70
sparechange - 61
TheJonasCollegeFund - 37
Hirbonzig - 36
appjoe - 33
cwgii - 30
Whinstone - 24
dpwozney - 19
philadelphiafan - 12
merchoarder - 10
NYSorter - 8
agmoose - 6
plus1hdcp - 6



CANADIAN COPPER PENNIES
April 2012 FULL LIST (as of 5/1/12 13:42 ET)



dpwozney - 3380
Morsecode - 697
Franco American - 231
Night Hawk - 47
merchoarder - 36
TheJonasCollegeFund - 17
Country - 14
appjoe - 13
Whinstone - 11
agmoose - 8
Hirbonzig - 7
NYSorter - 7
sparechange - 6
philadelphiafan - 6
cwgii - 4
plus1hdcp - 1



1982 COPPER PENNIES
April 2012 FULL LIST (as of 5/1/12 13:42 ET)



Morsecode - 1789
Country - 311
sparechange - 301
Whinstone - 200
appjoe - 112
TheJonasCollegeFund - 102
merchoarder - 64
plus1hdcp - 50
Night Hawk - 43
agmoose - 21



PERCENTAGE OF COPPERS NON-WHEATS, NON-CANADIANS
April 2012 FULL LIST (as of 5/1/12 13:42 ET)



NYSorter - 34.95%
Hirbonzig - 30.40%
Whinstone - 28.44%
merchoarder - 27.10%
appjoe - 26.06%
Morsecode - 25.92%
Franco American - 25.35%
Night Hawk - 24.59%
Country - 23.27%
TheJonasCollegeFund - 21.03%
sparechange - 20.72%
philadelphiafan - 20.36%
agmoose - 19.92%
cwgii - 18.65%
plus1hdcp - 17.12%
dpwozney - 2.24%



PERCENTAGE OF CANADIAN COPPERS
April 2012 FULL LIST (as of 5/1/12 13:42 ET)



dpwozney - 33.80%
Franco American - 1.32%
merchoarder - 1.24%
Morsecode - 0.56%
NYSorter - 0.35%
agmoose - 0.32%
appjoe - 0.26%
Night Hawk - 0.25%
philadelphiafan - 0.24%
TheJonasCollegeFund - 0.17%
Whinstone - 0.15%
Hirbonzig - 0.14%
Country - 0.08%
cwgii - 0.04%
plus1hdcp - 0.04%
sparechange - 0.04%



COPPER SEARCHER SCORE
SCORE = (COINS-SEARCHED) * (COPPERs) / 250000
April 2012 FULL LIST (as of 5/1/12 13:42 ET)



Morsecode - 16724.28
Night Hawk - 366.52
Franco American - 331.59
Country - 274.99
sparechange - 196.85
dpwozney - 144.92
TheJonasCollegeFund - 86.28
cwgii - 75.96
Whinstone - 65.04
Hirbonzig - 31.26
appjoe - 26.98
merchoarder - 9.65
NYSorter - 5.71
philadelphiafan - 5.27
agmoose - 5.12
plus1hdcp - 4.35


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2012 FULL YEAR STATISTICS

COPPER PENNIES (NON-WHEATS, NON-CANADIANS)
2012 FULL LIST (as of 5/1/12 13:42 ET)



Morsecode - 63720
TheJonasCollegeFund - 62841
cwgii - 26651
plus1hdcp - 18894
Country - 18619
tractorman - 17502
TwoAndAHalfCents - 17041
Night Hawk - 13361
RichardPenny43 - 13308
Hirbonzig - 12625
sparechange - 12610
coinwolf - 9335
agmoose - 9314
Whinstone - 8710
Franco American - 6901
thunter - 4547
appjoe - 2835
rosco - 2368
cecropia_moth - 1474
Dave - 1455
Rejinx - 1420
Shifty51 - 943
merchoarder - 786
NYSorter - 699
philadelphiafan - 509
mitsuki3 - 246
dpwozney - 224
tulaneoutlaw - 168
CrazyTom - 151
4 bit - 85



INDIAN HEAD PENNIES
2012 FULL LIST (as of 5/1/12 13:42 ET)



Morsecode - 3
cwgii - 3
CrazyTom - 2
coinwolf - 1
sparechange - 1
Dave - 1
TwoAndAHalfCents - 1
CrazyTom - 1



WHEAT PENNIES
2012 FULL LIST (as of 5/1/12 13:42 ET)



Morsecode - 2115
cwgii - 1228
TheJonasCollegeFund - 1056
CrazyTom - 402
Country - 326
tractorman - 320
TwoAndAHalfCents - 287
Night Hawk - 277
plus1hdcp - 262
agmoose - 220
sparechange - 207
RichardPenny43 - 181
coinwolf - 167
Hirbonzig - 159
Franco American - 122
Whinstone - 109
appjoe - 74
Dave - 72
thunter - 62
rosco - 34
Shifty51 - 26
cecropia_moth - 25
dpwozney - 19
Rejinx - 12
philadelphiafan - 12
merchoarder - 10
NYSorter - 8
mitsuki3 - 4
4 bit - 4
tulaneoutlaw - 1



CANADIAN COPPER PENNIES
2012 FULL LIST (as of 5/1/12 13:42 ET)



dpwozney - 3380
Morsecode - 1578
TheJonasCollegeFund - 540
Franco American - 361
cwgii - 222
Night Hawk - 119
RichardPenny43 - 109
agmoose - 106
Hirbonzig - 90
Country - 84
TwoAndAHalfCents - 79
plus1hdcp - 77
sparechange - 64
tractorman - 63
Whinstone - 62
coinwolf - 38
merchoarder - 36
thunter - 32
Dave - 20
appjoe - 17
rosco - 10
cecropia_moth - 8
NYSorter - 7
philadelphiafan - 6
Rejinx - 5
mitsuki3 - 5
Shifty51 - 3
CrazyTom - 2
4 bit - 2



1982 COPPER PENNIES
2012 FULL LIST (as of 5/1/12 13:42 ET)



TheJonasCollegeFund - 4145
Morsecode - 3558
plus1hdcp - 2060
Country - 1474
tractorman - 1427
RichardPenny43 - 1134
Whinstone - 1016
sparechange - 1004
TwoAndAHalfCents - 787
agmoose - 605
appjoe - 260
Night Hawk - 200
rosco - 183
cecropia_moth - 121
Shifty51 - 105
merchoarder - 64
Hirbonzig - 12



PERCENTAGE OF COPPERS NON-WHEATS, NON-CANADIANS
2012 FULL LIST (as of 5/1/12 13:42 ET)



Dave - 58.20%
NYSorter - 34.95%
CrazyTom - 31.72%
tractorman - 30.89%
cecropia_moth - 29.48%
appjoe - 28.35%
RichardPenny43 - 28.02%
mitsuki3 - 27.33%
merchoarder - 27.10%
TheJonasCollegeFund - 27.03%
Hirbonzig - 26.30%
Morsecode - 26.05%
Franco American - 25.09%
thunter - 24.84%
agmoose - 24.84%
Whinstone - 24.60%
Night Hawk - 24.14%
Country - 23.90%
4 bit - 21.25%
coinwolf - 20.74%
philadelphiafan - 20.36%
Shifty51 - 18.86%
sparechange - 18.78%
Rejinx - 18.68%
plus1hdcp - 18.24%
rosco - 17.80%
tulaneoutlaw - 16.80%
TwoAndAHalfCents - 15.85%
cwgii - 15.68%
dpwozney - 2.24%



PERCENTAGE OF CANADIAN COPPERS
2012 FULL LIST (as of 5/1/12 13:42 ET)



dpwozney - 33.80%
Franco American - 1.31%
merchoarder - 1.24%
Dave - 0.80%
Morsecode - 0.65%
mitsuki3 - 0.56%
4 bit - 0.50%
CrazyTom - 0.42%
NYSorter - 0.35%
agmoose - 0.28%
philadelphiafan - 0.24%
thunter - 0.23%
RichardPenny43 - 0.23%
Night Hawk - 0.21%
Hirbonzig - 0.19%
Whinstone - 0.18%
TheJonasCollegeFund - 0.17%
appjoe - 0.17%
cecropia_moth - 0.16%
cwgii - 0.13%
tractorman - 0.11%
Country - 0.11%
sparechange - 0.10%
coinwolf - 0.08%
rosco - 0.08%
plus1hdcp - 0.07%
TwoAndAHalfCents - 0.07%
Rejinx - 0.07%
Shifty51 - 0.06%
tulaneoutlaw - 0.00%



COPPER SEARCHER SCORE
SCORE = (COINS-SEARCHED) * (COPPERs) / 250000
2012 FULL LIST (as of 5/1/12 13:42 ET)



Morsecode - 65970.36
TheJonasCollegeFund - 59926.41
cwgii - 19108.68
plus1hdcp - 7970.16
TwoAndAHalfCents - 7485.01
Country - 5929.44
tractorman - 4052.74
sparechange - 3459.84
Night Hawk - 3045.80
RichardPenny43 - 2583.62
Hirbonzig - 2471.81
coinwolf - 1717.20
agmoose - 1446.00
Whinstone - 1257.55
Franco American - 812.24
thunter - 339.78
dpwozney - 144.92
rosco - 128.32
appjoe - 117.04
Rejinx - 43.68
cecropia_moth - 30.14
Shifty51 - 19.44
Dave - 15.47
merchoarder - 9.65
NYSorter - 5.71
philadelphiafan - 5.27
CrazyTom - 1.06
mitsuki3 - 0.92
tulaneoutlaw - 0.68
4 bit - 0.15



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2012 FOREIGN LEGION SECTION

2 Austria 2 groschen - 1885 (found by agmoose), '26 (found by Rejinx)
1 Australia 5c - '05 (found by RichardPenny43)
26 Bahamas 1c - '77 (found by TwoAndAHalfCents), '85 (found by Country), '87 (found by TwoAndAHalfCents), (2) '90 (1 found by Whinstone, 1 found by cwgii), (2) '92 (1 found by coinwolf, 1 found by agmoose), '96 (found by agmoose), (6) '98 (3 found by TheJonasCollegeFund, 1 found by RichardPenny43, 1 found by cwgii, 1 found by appjoe), '00 (found by agmoose), (4) '01 (1 found by TheJonasCollegeFund, 1 found by Country, 1 found by agmoose, 1 found by Whinstone), (2) '04 (1 found by cwgii, 1 found by agmoose), (5) '06 (3 found by cwgii, 1 found by coinwolf, 1 found by RichardPenny43)
2 Barbados 1c - '95 (found by appjoe), '98 (found by Whinstone)
5 Bermuda 1c - '73 (found by cwgii), '75 (found by cwgii), '77 (found by cwgii), '78 (found by coinwolf), '97 (found by TheJonasCollegeFund)
1 Canada Large 1c - '16 (found by CrazyTom)
3 China 1 jiao - '01 (found by Night Hawk), '02 (found by Country), '06 (found by TwoAndAHalfCents)
3 Euro 2c -'99 (found by plus1hdcp), '02 (found by cwgii), '06 (found by cwgii)
1 France 50c - '31 (found by CrazyTom)
2 France 2c Euro - '08 (found by TwoAndAHalfCents), unspecified date (found by cwgii)
1 Germany 10 Pfennig - '18 (found by CrazyTom)
3 Germany 2c Euro - '03 (found by TheJonasCollegeFund), (2) '08 (2 found by cwgii)
1 Great Britain Large 1/2 c - 1831 (found by CrazyTom)
1 Great Britain 1 penny - '89 (found by cwgii)
1 Greece 10c Euro - '02 (found by TheJonasCollegeFund)
1 Honduras 2c - '56 (found by cwgii)
1 Hong Kong 20c - '80 (found by tractorman)
1 Mexico 1c - '37 (found by TwoAndAHalfCents)
3 Mexico 5c - '67 (found by coinwolf), (2) '73 (2 found by cwgii)
4 Mexico 20c - '83 (found by TheJonasCollegeFund), '95 (found by TwoAndAHalfCents),(2) '07 (1 found by cwgii, 1 found by TwoAndAHalfCents)
1 Netherlands 1c - '50 (found by thunter)
1 Netherlands 2c Euro - '01 (found by TwoAndAHalfCents)
1 Netherlands Antilles 1c - '61 (found by plus1hdcp)
1 Norway 50 ore - '02 (found by TwoAndAHalfCents)
9 Panama 1c - '66 (found by agmoose), '79 (found by agmoose), '86 (found by coinwolf), '91 (found by agmoose), '96 (found by TwoAndAHalfCents), '98 (found by TheJonasCollegeFund), (2) '01 (1 found by sparechange, 1 found by Country), '07 (found by cwgii)
1 Russia 15 kopek - '90 (found by Night Hawk)
1 Serbia 1 dinar - '06 (found by TheJonasCollegeFund)
1 South Africa 1c - '78 (found by sparechange)
3 Spain 2c Euro - '01 (found by agmoose), '08 (found by TwoAndAHalfCents), '09 (found by TwoAndAHalfCents)
2 Sweden 50 ore - '02 (found by TwoAndAHalfCents), '03 (found by RichardPenny43)
1 UAE 1 fils - unspecified date (found by sparechange)

NUMBER OF COINS FOUND BY COUNTRY

Austria - 2
Australia - 1
Bahamas - 25
Barbados - 2
Bermuda - 5
Canada - 1
China - 3
Euro - 3
France - 3
Germany - 4
Great Britain - 2
Greece - 1
Honduras - 1
Hong Kong - 1
Mexico - 8
Netherlands - 2
Netherlands Antilles - 1
Norway - 1
Panama - 9
Russia - 1
Serbia - 1
South Africa - 1
Spain - 3
Sweden - 2
UAE - 1

$25 Brinks Box
6 Wheat
42 Canadian Cu
644 1955-1981 Lincoln Memorials
74 1982's

$25. Brinks box

664 Copper non-wheats, Non- Canadian (26.56%)
-526 Nice coppers
-71 Ugly copper Abes
-7 S-mint copper ( 68-74 )
-60 1982's copper (Scale checked)
16 1982 Zinc
16 Wheats Oldest Oldest 1926, 1937X(2) and 13 others .
6 Canadian copper 1959, 80X(2), 81, 83X(2).
2 - Others 1995 Barbados 1 Cent, 2000 Wide AM.

40 rolls of pennies, 2000 pennies total sorted

835 (41.75%) brass pennies total, broken down as follows:

220 (11%) Canadian dated 1942-1977 (98% copper, 0.5% tin, 1.5% zinc);

565 (28.25%) Canadian dated 1978-1996 (98% copper, 1.75% tin, 0.25% zinc); and,

50 (2.5%) American dated 1909-1981 (95% copper, 5% zinc).

10 rolls netted 126 copper cents
2 wheat's, 1945,56D
2 Canadian. 1969,87

$25 Strings Box

378 non-wheat/non-copper 1982's/non-copper canadian copper cents
+6 wheats (38, 49D, 50D, 52D, 56D, 58D)
+50 copper 1982's
+1 copper canadian (84)

Double post

$25 box

685 total copper cents

67 1982's
43 copper
24 zinc

5 wheat's
1941
1946
1946S
1949D
1951

7 Canadian
1947 (Pointed 7)
1976
1978
1979
1982
1984
2009

$50.00 sorted

1285 '59-'82 coppers
86 Canadian coppers
29 wheats

Total keepers 28.00%

$25 loomis box #1
10 canadians
15 1982 zincs
12 2009
21 wheats
15.84 back to the bank, 8.84 in coppers, 35%
Box #2
7 canadians
19 1982 zincs
12 2009
6 wheats
17.18 back to the bank, 7.47 in coppers, 30%

23 rolls

233 copper cents

5 wheat's
1954D
1944
1934
1926
1929

1 Canadain
1969

2 $50 bags......

2001 non-wheat/non-copper 1982's/non-copper canadian cents
+37 wheats(best 1936)
+102 copper 1982's(scale checked)
+17 canadian coppers

other finds....

3-clad dimes
1-BU 2000 WAM
7 steel canadian cents

$25 Brink's Box
618 Copper non-wheats (24.7%)
- 430 Nice coppers
- 130 Ugly Abes
- 58 1982's (ACE checked)
4 Wheats - Oldest 1945
2 Canadian copper - '76,'85

everything wrote:$25 loomis box #1
10 canadians
15 1982 zincs
12 2009
21 wheats
15.84 back to the bank, 8.84 in coppers, 35%
Box #2
7 canadians
19 1982 zincs
12 2009
6 wheats
17.18 back to the bank, 7.47 in coppers, 30%

I need to have this post reformatted because any reverse calculation is inaccurate. In order to place your finds in the stats now and in the future, I would like you to make it easier for me. Please reformat this post as follows:

$25 Loomis Box
xxx Copper non-wheats (xx.x%)
- xxx Copper 1959-1981
- xxx Copper 1982's
x Wheats - List the pre-40 wheats if any
x Canadian copper

$25 String n Sons (no more Brinks at my p/u bank)

477 - CU - 1960-1981
+ 6 - Wheat (all 40/50s)
+ 21 - 1982 CU
+ 5 - 1959/59d
=509 (20%)

also:
11 canadians (8 CU)
1 Panama - 1966
1 Bahamas - 2004
1 Sharpied 1974 Lincoln, #47 on both sides in black perm marker??????
1 dime - 1999

Sorry about my tracking numbers/formatting, I agree regarding accuracy, but I don't have the patience for counting up the coppers by hand, last tracking post from me, thanks.
Box $25 bout 30%
8 canadian
9 wheat
9 82 zinc
19 2009
Box $25 same 30%
3 canadian
7 wheat
20 2009
21 82 zincs

$25 Box

498--Coppers, non-wheat/canadian(19.9%)
316--Nices coppers
145--Uglies
37--82's

7--Wheats--1917, 1925-- rest commons
2--Canadians--81. 86

$ 50.00 sorted

1398 '59-'82 coppers
70 Canadian coppers
25 wheats

Total keepers 29.86%

$25 Brink's Box
561 Copper non-wheats (22.4%)
- 413 Nice coppers
- 111 Ugly Abes
- 37 1982's (ACE checked)
11 Wheats - 1920 and 10 others
4 Canadian copper - '64,'78,'94,'95

4/1 thru 4/8

$200 box, $80 cwr

7787 '59-'81
392 '82 cu
209 wheat
170 Canada pre-'97
217 mixed cu ugly

Best $25 box ever on 4/3: 1597 '59-'81

40 rolls of pennies, 2000 pennies total sorted

573 (28.65%) brass pennies total, broken down as follows:

89 (4.45%) Canadian dated 1942-1977 (98% copper, 0.5% tin, 1.5% zinc);

406 (20.3%) Canadian dated 1978-1996 (98% copper, 1.75% tin, 0.25% zinc); and,

78 (3.9%) American (including 8 wheats) dated 1909-1981 (95% copper, 5% zinc).

$25 Brink's Box
598 Copper non-wheats (23.9%)
- 437 Nice coppers
- 104 Ugly Abes
- 57 1982's (ACE checked)
16 Wheats - 1937 and 15 others
1 Canadian copper - '94

Three $25 Brinks boxes:

Box 1
13 Wheat Cents
4 Canadian Copper
88 unsorted 1982 LM
646 59-81 LM Cu

Box 2
11 Wheat
17 Canadian Copper
70 Unsorted 1982 LM
500 59-81 LM Cu

Box 3
8 Wheat
45 Canadian Copper
69 unsorted 1982's
615 59-81 LM Cu

Three $25 Brinks boxes:

Box 1
13 Wheat Cents
4 Canadian Copper
88 unsorted 1982 LM
646 59-81 LM Cu

Box 2
11 Wheat
17 Canadian Copper
70 Unsorted 1982 LM
500 59-81 LM Cu

Box 3
8 Wheat
45 Canadian Copper
69 unsorted 1982's
615 59-81 LM Cu

Three $25 Brinks boxes:

Box 1
13 Wheat Cents
4 Canadian Copper
88 unsorted 1982 LM
646 59-81 LM Cu

Box 2
11 Wheat
17 Canadian Copper
70 Unsorted 1982 LM
500 59-81 LM Cu

Box 3
8 Wheat
45 Canadian Copper
69 unsorted 1982's
615 59-81 LM Cu