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I know there are a lot of you that have been sorting for a long time and may be able to answer my question. I have hand sorted between 3.5 and 4 million cents and last night I came across my first ever key date (1914-D). So the question is did I get lucky that I didn't need to go through 10 million to find a Key ( feel lucky) or am I way behind and should have found 3 or 4 by now? I have sorted enough to know how many wheat's to expect in a box and how often a wild indian is going to show up.

There is no real way to tell the odds, but I would say you are very lucky!

Congrats on the find.

Well, I'm no math expert but let's say the quantity you sorted and the % copper are on your side. Given 4M pennies sorted @ 25% Cu, you've seen a million copper cents and found the 1 in a million. Gratz.

Congrats on your great find! The odds are probably not on your side to find 3 or 4 more key dates, but the fact that you found a 1914-D indicates there may still be great finds waiting for us sorters and searchers.

I imagine some would have thought the coin was a 1944-D instead and just dumped it in with their wheaties. Nice going.

Very nice going!!

A tiny hairline scratch, otherwise that one is in SUPER condition!
Awesome find!!

On a cent, is that hairline still count as a damaged coin by PCGS/NGC standards? Experts...

wow congrats!!!

I've found my share of semi-keys but wow!

And when you die the woman in your life will dump it back into the coinstar.

Just like the previous owner's did.

excellent find!! congrats

for perspective, if you were only going thru Wheaties, the odds of finding that coin is 1/21,617