New member observations
Posted: Wed Mar 09, 2011 3:42 pmHello. I have been reading the forum for a while and have really enjoyed all the posts. Nice to hear stories from like minded collectors and hoarders. Have been hand sorting pennies for about 2 months or so and have a sizeable hoard already, especially with ordering several large lots off feebay! Probably sorting about 5-6 boxes per week now. Average copper % here in north Texas is about 20-22%. Also have accumulated about $1000 worth of nickels. Was really fortunate about 2 weeks ago. Purchased about $60 in CWR from my local bank and 40 rolls were almost all copper! No wheats but a lot of coins from the 60's and 70's. There were about 3-5 coins per roll that were not copper and they were new looking coins from the 80's up to 1992. Nothing newer than 1992! What a find. You wonder where this stuff has been sitting for so many years! Also got my first all wheat roll from another bank recently. CWR are definately the way to go if available. Anyway, keep the great stories coming.
