Finished My First Two Boxes

[algae21]

I had a pleasant Christmas Eve sorting my first two penny boxes and watching Christmas Movies until 5 AM. I've never done boxes before but I think it went fairly well:

8 Canadians
23 Wheats
1268 Copper

I figure that's just about 26%. I did get a nice surprise with a couple of wheats from the teens; a 1916-D along with a 1919. I've saved wheats since I was a kid and finding early ones have always given me a thrill.

Merry Christmas everyone!

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[henrysmedford]

The 16-D is a hard one to find a of Nov. only 16 found--

1916-D - (16) - aaa30040(1), Bigsarge(1), blink(1), CardsNCoins(1), cecropia_moth(1), Diggin4copper(1), doug(4), kestrelia(1), RichardPenny43(1), Scottytx(1), TheJonasCollegeFund(1), tuleja(2),

you should post that find here http://realcent.org/viewtopic.php?f=10&t=19695

[spacemanX]

+1 congrats, you are likely now hooked!!!

[bman]

26% is pretty darn good and teen wheats are hard to beat, keep searching!

[SilverDragon72]

I hand sorted a box the other night myself! I found 10 wheats, 4 canadians, and.....a decent percentage of the coppers. Not sure of the exact number, but I'm guessing around 30 percent or so!

[TheJonasCollegeFund]

Are you looking for errors and varieties, too?

Some decent extra hunting dough is out there!

Feel free to ask.......anyone what to look for.

[RedRockGirl]

Nice finds! I just finished box 3, so I'm not too far ahead of you. I'm only finding about 15-18%. Good luck!

[algae21]

Are you looking for errors and varieties, too?

Some decent extra hunting dough is out there!

Feel free to ask.......anyone what to look for.

I do take a better look at the wheats but don't have enough time to check the later memorials. The eyes are pretty well shot as well, so even pulling certain dates to take a look at is impossible without a loupe. I just can't see the dates like I could 30 years ago.

[itsmerobbyb]

Great job! I just did my first few boxes with similar results. Good luck and have fun!

[SilverDragon72]

I have 2 more boxes to sort this weekend....what will I find in them? An invasion of Canadians? Or perhaps some Wheaties for breakfast....

Either way, every copper found makes the hoard that much larger....

[SilverDragon72]

One of two boxes complete! I found 10 wheats, 5 canadians and about 30 pct coppers! Not bad.

[SilverDragon72]

The 2nd box was conquered tonight. Among the casualties.....20 wheats, a handful of canadians and a healthy percentage of coppers....close to 30 pct!