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Hello Fellow Copper Penny Handsorters:

In January 2014, 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 2014 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 2014 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 January 31, 2014 10:32 pm forum time and earlier.

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COPPER PENNIES (NON-WHEATS, NON-CANADIANS)
January 2014 FULL LIST (as of 2/3/14 11:36 ET)



TwoAndAHalfCents - 6602
cwgii - 4692
mrlaufer - 2268
Bigsarge - 1433
plus1hdcp - 1071
J_Dodge - 642
Whinstone - 562
4 bit - 212



INDIAN HEAD PENNIES
January 2014 FULL LIST (as of 2/3/14 11:36 ET)



NONE FOUND YET



WHEAT PENNIES
January 2014 FULL LIST (as of 2/3/14 11:36 ET)



TwoAndAHalfCents - 145
cwgii - 105
mrlaufer - 51
Bigsarge - 19
plus1hdcp - 13
J_Dodge - 8
Whinstone - 6
4 bit - 4



CANADIAN COPPER PENNIES
January 2014 FULL LIST (as of 2/3/14 11:36 ET)



mrlaufer - 33
TwoAndAHalfCents - 31
cwgii - 19
Bigsarge - 8
4 bit - 8
J_Dodge - 5
Whinstone - 5
plus1hdcp - 4



1982 COPPER PENNIES
January 2014 FULL LIST (as of 2/3/14 11:36 ET)



TwoAndAHalfCents - 372
cwgii - 245
mrlaufer - 216
plus1hdcp - 115
J_Dodge - 64
Whinstone - 62



PERCENTAGE OF COPPERS NON-WHEATS, NON-CANADIANS
January 2014 FULL LIST (as of 2/3/14 11:36 ET)



Bigsarge - 28.66%
J_Dodge - 25.68%
4 bit - 23.56%
mrlaufer - 22.68%
Whinstone - 22.48%
plus1hdcp - 21.42%
TwoAndAHalfCents - 17.61%
cwgii - 15.64%



PERCENTAGE OF CANADIAN COPPERS
January 2014 FULL LIST (as of 2/3/14 11:36 ET)



4 bit - 0.89%
mrlaufer - 0.33%
J_Dodge - 0.20%
Whinstone - 0.20%
Bigsarge - 0.16%
TwoAndAHalfCents - 0.08%
plus1hdcp - 0.08%
cwgii - 0.06%



COPPER SEARCHER SCORE
SCORE = (COINS-SEARCHED) * (COPPERs) / 250000
January 2014 FULL LIST (as of 2/3/14 11:36 ET)



TwoAndAHalfCents - 1016.70
cwgii - 577.92
mrlaufer - 94.08
Bigsarge - 29.20
plus1hdcp - 21.76
J_Dodge - 6.55
Whinstone - 5.73
4 bit - 0.81


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2014 FULL YEAR STATISTICS

COPPER PENNIES (NON-WHEATS, NON-CANADIANS)
2014 FULL LIST (as of 2/3/14 11:36 ET)



TwoAndAHalfCents - 6602
cwgii - 4692
mrlaufer - 2268
Bigsarge - 1433
plus1hdcp - 1071
J_Dodge - 642
Whinstone - 562
4 bit - 212



INDIAN HEAD PENNIES
2014 FULL LIST (as of 2/3/14 11:36 ET)



NONE FOUND YET



WHEAT PENNIES
2014 FULL LIST (as of 2/3/14 11:36 ET)



TwoAndAHalfCents - 145
cwgii - 105
mrlaufer - 51
Bigsarge - 19
plus1hdcp - 13
J_Dodge - 8
Whinstone - 6
4 bit - 4



CANADIAN COPPER PENNIES
2014 FULL LIST (as of 2/3/14 11:36 ET)



mrlaufer - 33
TwoAndAHalfCents - 31
cwgii - 19
Bigsarge - 8
4 bit - 8
J_Dodge - 5
Whinstone - 5
plus1hdcp - 4



1982 COPPER PENNIES
2014 FULL LIST (as of 2/3/14 11:36 ET)



TwoAndAHalfCents - 372
cwgii - 245
mrlaufer - 216
plus1hdcp - 115
J_Dodge - 64
Whinstone - 62



PERCENTAGE OF COPPERS NON-WHEATS, NON-CANADIANS
2014 FULL LIST (as of 2/3/14 11:36 ET)



Bigsarge - 28.66%
J_Dodge - 25.68%
4 bit - 23.56%
mrlaufer - 22.68%
Whinstone - 22.48%
plus1hdcp - 21.42%
TwoAndAHalfCents - 17.61%
cwgii - 15.64%



PERCENTAGE OF CANADIAN COPPERS
2014 FULL LIST (as of 2/3/14 11:36 ET)



4 bit - 0.89%
mrlaufer - 0.33%
J_Dodge - 0.20%
Whinstone - 0.20%
Bigsarge - 0.16%
TwoAndAHalfCents - 0.08%
plus1hdcp - 0.08%
cwgii - 0.06%



COPPER SEARCHER SCORE
SCORE = (COINS-SEARCHED) * (COPPERs) / 250000
2014 FULL LIST (as of 2/3/14 11:36 ET)



TwoAndAHalfCents - 1016.70
cwgii - 577.92
mrlaufer - 94.08
Bigsarge - 29.20
plus1hdcp - 21.76
J_Dodge - 6.55
Whinstone - 5.73
4 bit - 0.81



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2014 FOREIGN LEGION SECTION

1 France Euro 2c - '05 (found by TwoAndAHalfCents)
1 Great Britain New Penny - '99 (found by TwoAndAHalfCents)
1 Ireland Euro 2c - '02 (found by TwoAndAHalfCents)
1 Norway 50 ore - '04 (found by TwoAndAHalfCents)
2 Panama 1c - '96 (found by cwgii), '01 (found by plus1hdcp)
1 South Korea 10 Won - '07 (found by TwoAndAHalfCents)
1 Zambia 1 ngwee- '83 (found by cwgii)

NUMBER OF COINS FOUND BY COUNTRY

France - 1
Great Britain - 1
Ireland - 1
Norway - 1
Panama - 2
South Korea - 1
Zambia - 1

$25.00 Box 1

483 non-wheat/non-copper 1982's/non-copper canadian copper cents
+8 Wheats (45x2, 51, 54D, 55D, 56D, 58Dx2)
+62 Copper 1982
+1 Copper Canadian (72)

554 Keepers 22.16%

$25.00 Box 2

473 non-wheat/non-copper 1982's/non-copper canadian copper cents
+5 Wheats (42, 51Dx3, 56D)
+53 Copper 1982
+3 Copper Canadian (67, 74, 78)

534 Keepers 21.36%

2001 Un Centesimo De Balboa - Republica De Panama

$50 CWRs

Wheats:
1 - older (1936)
15 - 1940s/1950s

Copper non-wheat (16.82%):
792 - Memorial 1959-1981
49 - Memorial 1982

11 - Canada (1954, 1961, 1975, 1976 x2, 1989 x3, 1991, 1992, 2006)

1 - U.S. clad dime

$9 CWR
224 total copper
--199 copper memorial
--4 wheat (1 1944, 2 1945, 1 1952D)
--8 Canadian 3.24 g copper (including a centennial)
--1 1976 Liberty Bell/USA counterstamp
--12 green or damaged copper
31 unsorted 1982 and 1982D
639 zinc (635 US, 4 Canadian)
1 Jefferson nickel
1 CuNi clad dime
net $0.09 long (-6 cents, +1 nickel, +1 dime)

$25 CWRs

Wheats:
5 - 1940s/1950s

Copper non-wheat (16.12%):
379 - Memorial 1959-1981
24 - Memorial 1982

4 - Canada (1974, 1975, 1978, 1991)

$25 CWRs

Wheats:
3 - older (1920-S, 1925, 1925-S)
1 - steel (1943-D)
4 - 1940s/1950s

Copper non-wheat (19.24%):
451 - Memorial 1959-1981
30 - Memorial 1982

1 - Canada (1966)

1 - U.S. clad dime

$25 Brinks box

Wheats:
11 - 1940s/1950s

Copper non-wheat (20.40%):
486 - Memorial 1959-1981
24 - Memorial 1982

2 - Canada (1969, 1999)

$25 CWRs

Wheats:
1 - older (1925-S)
15 - 1940s/1950s

Copper non-wheat (17.24%):
412 - Memorial 1959-1981
19 - Memorial 1982

1 - Ireland 2 euro cent (2002)

Box #1 of 2014

555 - 59-81 CU
52 - 82 CU
12 - WHEATS ('10, '44, '46X2, '51D, '52D, '53D, '53S, '56, '56D, '57DX2)
3 - '68-'74 S MINT

ALL US CU 24.88%

9 FROM NORTH OF BORDER
2 FROM 2009

$25 CWRs

Wheats:
2 - older (1917, 1917-D)
12 - 1940s/1950s

Copper non-wheat (15.96%):
377 - Memorial 1959-1981
22 - Memorial 1982

1 - Canada (1995)

1 - South Korea 10 Won (2007)

1 - U.S. clad dime

Box #2 of 2014

515 - 59-81 CU
61 - 82CU
15 - WHEATS ('44, '45X3, '45D, '46, '49, '50D, '51D, '53, '53DX2, '56DX2, '58D)
2 - '68-74 S MINT

ALL US CU 23.72%

10 FROM NORTH OF BORDER
5 FROM 2009

$50 CWRs

Wheats:
2 - older (1930-S, 1939-D)
17 - 1940s/1950s

Copper non-wheat (16.80%):
797 - Memorial 1959-1981
43 - Memorial 1982

6 - Canada (1964, 1981, 1987, 1990, 1996, 2004)

2 - U.S. clad dimes

100.00 penny report
01-09-14

1959 == 17 with 3 ''p''
1960--6 == 220
1968-74 == 440
1975-81 d== 554
1975-81 p== 295
1982 == 168 with 50 being zinc
wheat == 40 with 5 being pre 40 == 29, 36d, 20, 18d, 37d
canadian == 12 with 8 being pre 97
odds == dime x 2,

100.00 penny report
01-21-14

1959 == 09 with 1 ''p''
1960--6 == 170
1968-74 == 380
1975-81 d== 568
1975-81 p== 238
1982 == 170 with 43 being zinc
wheat == 33 with 2 being pre 40 == 34, 17
canadian == 6 with 4 being pre 97
odds == dime x 3, 1996 balboa, note. one lot of 10.00 had several rolls that had no cu.

$50 CWRs

Wheats:
1 - older (1939-S)
13 - 1940s/1950s

Copper non-wheat (16.56%):
785 - Memorial 1959-1981
43 - Memorial 1982

5 - Canada (1967, 1974, 1982, 1991, 2006)

1 - Great Britain 1 penny (1999)

1 - France 2 euro cent (2005)

2 - U.S. clad dimes

Box #3 of 2014

502 - '59-81 CU
58 - '82 CU
9 - WHEATS ('34, '42D, '42S, '45, '46, '47S, '55D, '56DX2)
4 - '68-'74 S MINT

ALL US CU 22.92%

4 US FROM 2009
8 FROM NORTH OF BORDER

$50 CWRs

Wheats:
1 - older (1920)
14 - 1940s/1950s

Copper non-wheat (17.70%):
818 - Memorial 1959-1981
67 - Memorial 1982

4 - Canada (1966, 1971, 1999, 2008)

1 - Norway 50 ore (2004)

2 - U.S. clad dimes

100.00 penny report
01-26-14

1959 == 19 with 2 ''p''
1960--6 == 149
1968-74 == 411
1975-81 d== 572
1975-81 p== 276
1982 == 191 with 62 being zinc
wheat == 32 with 2 being pre 40 == 17s, 19
canadian == 9 with 7 being pre 97
odds == 1975 state of nj --cull, 1983 zambia first time finding that coin

Bag # 1 28-Jan
Pennies: 5000

copper 1460 29.20%
zinc 3540

Wheats: Total:
40's: 8
50'S: 11

Canadian Total: 8
Copper Total 8

50'S: 1
60'S: 2
70's: 2
80-96: 3

$25 CWR

5 cu Canadian.....oldest "83"

562 cu memorials

6 wheat ...oldest "46"

1982's weighed.....10 zinc....62 cu

$25 Box

Wheats:
1 - older (1916)
16 - 1940s/1950s

Copper non-wheat (17.40%):
415 - Memorial 1959-1981
20 - Memorial 1982

1 - Canada (1987)

$25 Box of CWRs

Wheats:
10 - 1940s/1950s

Copper non-wheat (21.96%):
518 - Memorial 1959-1981
31 - Memorial 1982

2 - Canada (1977, 1981)

1 - U.S. clad dime

Nice box of customer wrapped rolls. Nothing newer than 2009 in there.

Box 16, first of 2014

Date 1/9 - 1/21/14
# Copper 642
# Wheat 8
# Canadian 5
# Indian
% Copper 26.2%
# C82 64
# Z82 10
C82% 86.49%

Poorest box I've had so far. Copper % would have been worst, had it not been for all the Copper 82's.
The wheats were all 40-50's.

JD

Box #4 of 2014

480 - '59-'81 CU
45 - '82 CU
15 - WHEATS (35, 42, 45, 46X3, 48, 52D, 52S, 55D, 56D, 57X2, 57D, 58D)
6 - 68-74 S MINT

4 - US 2009
6 - FROM NORTH OF BORDER

OVERALL KEEPER PERCENTAGE : 21.84%