Percentages

[cwgii]

i have the lowest in the country, 15ish %. 29 wheats per $100

[robroy]

In my part of Florida, I'm currently getting 20% over 63 boxes sosrted. I also average 13 wheaties per box. My average on the copper would probably be higher if I had a reliable way to comb my '82 pennies which are averaging almost 3% per box.

I'm also getting 7 foreign coins per box (mostly canadian). The furthest a penny sized coin had to travel to my area was from Hong Kong.

[Dagger75]

In my part of Florida, I'm currently getting 20% over 63 boxes sosrted. I also average 13 wheaties per box. My average on the copper would probably be higher if I had a reliable way to comb my '82 pennies which are averaging almost 3% per box.

You may already know this, but a copper 82' weighs 3.11 Grams and a Zinc 82' is only 2.5 Grams which makes it pretty easy to differentiate if you pick up a $5-$10 scale on Ebay. Some people can tell by the sound they make when dropped too. Hope this helps


Btw, my average is about 25-30% in Maine w/ mostly CWR's and bags. Lately only seem to be getting 10-15 Wheats per $100

[everything]

False alarm on my claim of a percentage drop from loomis last week, this week was looking up, only one roll less than 20% out of 50 rolls.

[cecropia_moth]

I get 28-31% consistently in the Milwaukee suburbs.

Jeff

[MIspecial]

Usually 30% from the local credit union in detroit area. Did alittle better today, 38%. While I was at the coinstar dumping the zinc, I noticed that the bank in the grocery store didn't have a line. This is not where I usually stop, I thought I'd ask if they had any pennies I could buy. Teller says that they had been cleaned out by a few businesses earlier in the day but she would check. She comes back with only 4 dollars rolled. I say I will take it. As I'm walking away I noticed one roll has "wheat pennies all years" written on it. So I think that a smartass is being funny. But sure enough, 1909-1958! So I guess u never know what's in the next roll.

[Bullion Buzzard]

Being fairly green to sorting I was over the moon to pick up 10.00 in pennies from a TD bank having a whopping 80% Cu yield. Amazing as that was 16/20 rolls were sorted into years, so after cracking a few hazy bronzed looking rolls I knew I was on to a good score.

[drummermatt]

Here in Philly suburbs I'm getting similar to Riles96 and many of the others, 25-30% and a good number of wheaties. Genrally I pick up at Wells Fargo (paper wrapped), dump at TD Bank at their "penny arcade" and have accounts at each. Less chance of meeting the Coin Monster (aka SuperSorter) monstrosity that way too, no Brinks plastic-wrapped!

[Dave]

I usually get @30% here in WNY, but the last 2-3 weeks I'm getting 65% all from CRW. I got $50 of CWR last week and I got 95% from that lot. Never seen somthing like this, but % of Canadians are down from these.

[Night Hawk]

I'm fairly new at this, I just pick up $10 worth 3X a week so I dont do the volume most of you do, so far out of 358 rolls I'm averaging 24%.

I've found 79 wheats so far, the oldest being 1912 and the best was a 1918-S in VF-XF

[jacer333]

I'm fairly new at this, I just pick up $10 worth 3X a week so I dont do the volume most of you do, so far out of 358 rolls I'm averaging 24%.

I've found 79 wheats so far, the oldest being 1912 and the best was a 1918-S in VF-XF

Welcome to RC! Cheers to good sorting, I'm sure you will have a couple tons before you know it!

[Numis Pam]

I'm fairly new at this, I just pick up $10 worth 3X a week so I dont do the volume most of you do, so far out of 358 rolls I'm averaging 24%.

I've found 79 wheats so far, the oldest being 1912 and the best was a 1918-S in VF-XF

WELCOME!! Sounds like you are off to a very good start!

[Numis Pam]

My % is a pretty consistant 20% most of the time, sometimes a little less, and sometimes a little more. I am in Oklahoma

[everything]

Being lazy, but not lazy enough to hand sort I finally did a percentage on a fresh box. 32%. 6 Canadian, and 11 Wheaties.
Things have been looking so good percentage wise, I'm going to start ordering 4 boxes a week instead of two. Finally, for the first time a teller told me today, at this other bank I worked they sold these coin counter bags straight to customers, I'm like yeah, that's my new bank.

[Dinero2005]

My normal percentage has been close to 22% for several months. This past weekend though I had 2 bags ($50 FV ea) with close to 80% each. I even picked out 110 weaties out of the first bag. Haven't had the chance to pick through the other but I'm excited about goin through it. I must have gotten the benefit of somebody's hoard that somebody received in an inheritance or something. I kept checking my machine for jams thinking it wasn't right but after a double sort everything is right. Getting a bag like that kinda spoils you. Now it's a downer going back to a normal 22% bag.

[Doctor Steuss]

I've been averaging about 8% lately with CWRs, with 1 wheat per $10.

[highroller4321]

It seems everyone is around 25 to 30 percent with boxes of pennies. I would be ecstatic if this ever happened. Now granted Ive only every done about 8 boxes but my best ever had exactly 20% CU. I am in southern California so I am interested if the region dictates % success rate.

You must not be that south than. The Southern tip of California is in the teens!

[Numis Pam]

My normal percentage has been close to 22% for several months. This past weekend though I had 2 bags ($50 FV ea) with close to 80% each. I even picked out 110 weaties out of the first bag. Haven't had the chance to pick through the other but I'm excited about goin through it. I must have gotten the benefit of somebody's hoard that somebody received in an inheritance or something. I kept checking my machine for jams thinking it wasn't right but after a double sort everything is right. Getting a bag like that kinda spoils you. Now it's a downer going back to a normal 22% bag.

Wow!! Thats awesome!! I keep waiting for my day like that to come! lol

[bseballdude11]

It seems everyone is around 25 to 30 percent with boxes of pennies. I would be ecstatic if this ever happened. Now granted Ive only every done about 8 boxes but my best ever had exactly 20% CU. I am in southern California so I am interested if the region dictates % success rate.

You must not be that south than. The Southern tip of California is in the teens!

You are correct. Im in Orange County. I think those first few boxes were lucky. my last two boxes have been a measely 15%.

[duane1966]

around 25 % and 10 wheats in central ohio.

[adagirl]

i have the lowest in the country, 15ish %. 29 wheats per $100

Don't feel bad dude. I average 18 - 20% Cu but my wheat yield is about 7 per $100. I have never had an IH and the wheaties are elusive too.

[ROC]

I'm in Southern California and averaging around 20% Cu

[Morsecode]

Average now is same as it was when I started out Jan 2011...24%

(not counting wheats, Canadian coppers, or 1982 coppers)

[bookshelf]

My normal percentage is 17-18%. Today I averaged 20%!

[SilverDragon72]

In the Madison, Wisconsin area I've averaged about 30 percent copper pennies so far. I am sorting these by hand, so its taking me longer to do a box. I've completed 2 boxes so far....enough to fill a average sized plastic bowl. My nickel and penny rolls are from Loomis. Next time I will see if I can get some CWR's instead.