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I just bought $250.00 in face pre 1980 US cents...

PostPosted: Wed Nov 11, 2015 6:30 pm
by frugi
I just bought $246.00 in face pre 1980 US cents from a guy who has owned them since he got them from the bank in 1981.

It is 5 bank bags of about $50.00 each. He offered them to me for $220.00 for the lot if I would haul them off, plus he wasnt sure how much was there and i didnt know either as a couple of the bags had been previously opened..........after I got them home though I weighed them up at 169 lbs. :clap:

He owned a ice cream shop in the 70's, & 80's. He still had the pennies left over that he never used.

The bags are dated March 1980 on the outside.

1 bag is loosed mixed circulated pennies, 1 bag is loose BU 1980 D cents (was partially sewn closed), 2 bags are hand rolled pennies, 1 bag is 1977 BU machine rolled rolls.

looks like i am going to be penny searching for the next few weeks.

Re: I just bought $250.00 in face pre 1980 US cents...

PostPosted: Wed Nov 11, 2015 8:35 pm
by tdtwedt
Great buy! :thumbup:

Re: I just bought $250.00 in face pre 1980 US cents...

PostPosted: Wed Nov 11, 2015 9:13 pm
by Cu Penny Hoarder
A few years ago I bought 60,000, 1964 Canadian cents at face value. Most are in unopened RCM bank bags... all red and pretty.

Re: I just bought $250.00 in face pre 1980 US cents...

PostPosted: Thu Nov 12, 2015 10:20 am
by willy13
that was a great find. i guess he was too lazy to take them to the bank.

Re: I just bought $250.00 in face pre 1980 US cents...

PostPosted: Thu Nov 12, 2015 11:52 am
by hobo finds
Made $26 profit before you even started! :thumbup: Let us know what you find... And these should all be copper even better!!!!

Re: I just bought $250.00 in face pre 1980 US cents...

PostPosted: Thu Nov 12, 2015 2:23 pm
by bookshelf
Jackpot!

Re: I just bought $250.00 in face pre 1980 US cents...

PostPosted: Thu Nov 12, 2015 5:14 pm
by hobo finds
If you do count them my guess is $245.07 face value :lol:

Re: I just bought $250.00 in face pre 1980 US cents...

PostPosted: Tue Dec 08, 2015 7:06 pm
by Shazbot57
hobo finds wrote:If you do count them my guess is $245.07 face value :lol:



Closest to $250 wins? My guess is $245.08 fv! :lol:

Re: I just bought $250.00 in face pre 1980 US cents...

PostPosted: Tue Dec 08, 2015 7:28 pm
by Numis Pam
Sounds like lots of fun! ;)