December 2011 Copper Penny Handsorter Tracking

[tractorman]

$25.00 Brinks Box

533 Copper non-wheats (21.3%)
- 478 Cu 1959-81
- 55 Cu 1982

5 Wheat - all 1940/50
4 Canadian - 1984, 1988, 1993, 1998
1 - Bahamas One Cent, 1997

[agmoose]

$25 Brinks box

702 Copper 59-81
+58 Copper 82s
+10 Wheats (all 40s/50s) - 770 total coppers....(31%)

18 Canadians
3 - S mint (69,70,72)

[TwoAndAHalfCents]

$25 Brinks box

Wheats:
6 - 1940s/1950s

Copper non-wheat (17.44%):
409 - Memorial 1959-1981
27 - Memorial 1982

Zinc:
27 - Memorial 1982
1713 - Memorial 1983-2008
66 - Anniversary 2009
250 - Shield 2010-2011

2 - Canada (1987, 1999)

[Rejinx]

28 rolls ($14)

195 -copper(1959-1981)(13.93%)
4 -wheat (0.256%)
1 -Canada (0.071%)
5 -US dimes (0.357%)
1 -Plastic play penny (0.071%)
My % of copper seems lowers then most but dimes are great

[tractorman]

$25.00 Brinks Box

590 Copper non-wheats (23.6%)
- 538 Cu 1959-81
- 52 Cu 1982

10 Wheat - 1937 and rest 1940/50
4 Canadian - 1979x2, 1985, 2010

[Country]

$25 Brink's Box
563 Copper non-wheats (22.5%)
- 409 Nice coppers
- 108 Ugly Abes
- 46 1982's (ACE checked)
8 Wheats - Oldest 1944
4 Canadian copper - '73,'84,'86,'96

[TheJonasCollegeFund]

Another $250 searched.....!(1 bag was loaded with copper(60% or better) with only a handfull of shields or the '09 Abe's.)

7972 non-wheat/non-copper 1982"s/non-canadian copper cents

+171 wheats(best 1916,1928x2,1929,1930,1935Dx2,1936,1937,1937S,1938x3,1939x2)
+401 copper 1982's(scale checked)
+57 canadian coppers(best 2-George VI's both 40's)

other finds:

9-clad dimes
1-nickel
1-german 5 phenning-something
1-"50-ORE-something" Norway or Sweden (still looking for it)
1-elongated cent from S.Dakota (Hoosierland here)
1-plastic penny

[plus1hdcp]

$25 Strings Box

324 non-wheat/non-copper 1982's/non-copper canadian copper cents
+4 wheats (34D, 41, 52D, 1 UGLY)
+42 copper 1982's
+ 2 copper canadian (75, 88)

[dpwozney]

40 rolls of pennies, 2000 pennies total sorted

828 (41.4%) brass pennies total, broken down as follows:

179 (8.95%) Canadian dated 1942-1977 (98% copper, 0.5% tin, 1.5% zinc);

626 (31.3%) Canadian dated 1978-1996 (98% copper, 1.75% tin, 0.25% zinc); and,

23 (1.15%) American dated 1909-1981 (95% copper, 5% zinc).

[Country]

$25 Brink's Box
604 Copper non-wheats (24.2%)
- 471 Nice coppers
- 91 Ugly Abes
- 42 1982's (ACE checked)
12 Wheats - Oldest 1942
4 Canadian copper - '65,'71,'75,'76

[TwoAndAHalfCents]

$25 CWRs

Wheats:
6 - 1940s/1950s

Copper non-wheat (15.78%):
379 - Memorial 1959-1981
20 - Memorial 1982

Zinc:
26 - Memorial 1982
1838 - Memorial 1983-2008
39 - Anniversary 2009
214 - Shield 2010-2011

3 - U.S. clad dimes

3 - Canada (1964, 1968, 1986)

[Whinstone]

$25 brinkbox

627 cu memorials

6 canadians...4 cu "68-89"

5 wheats... oldest "26"

89 1982's.....16 zinc and 73cu...weighed

[Rejinx]

30 rolls ($15)

226 -copper(1959-1981)(15.07%)
4 -wheat (0.267%)
1 -Canada (0.067%)
2 -US dimes (0.133%)
1 - Commonwealth of the Bahamas-2006- 1 cent (0.067%)

[sparechange]

$10 BWR

189 Coppers non wheat(18.9%)
123 Nice coppers
52 uglies
14 '82's
4 Wheats
1 Cu Can

[sparechange]

$25 Box

499 coppers non-wheat(19.9%)
305 nice coppers
156 uglies
-38 1982's
-17 wheats(1919 oldest)

[Whinstone]

$50 plastic bag from the bank, $25 brink box, $15 CWR

cu memorials =2105

Canadians=32 oldest "64"

wheats =117 oldest "1919" others 1920,(3) 1929,(3)1930 a 1930D and a 1931D which went into my folder the rest were commons

1982's =44 zinc and 196 cu

[tractorman]

$25.00 Brinks Box

248 Copper non-wheats (9.9%)
- 236 Cu 1959-81
- 12 Cu 1982

5 Wheat - 1936 and 4 1940/50
1 Canadian - 1975
1 - clad dime, 2007-P

This disappointing batch was cursed with more than 50% brand new 2011 cents.

[thunter]

December MTD:

1600 searched

382 CU
3 canadian CU
4 Wheats

389 Total CU

[TheJonasCollegeFund]

$200 searched....4 bags from Holiday donations.

6168 non-wheat/non-copper 1982's/non-canadian copper cents
+97 wheats(best 1913,1916,1918,1925,1928,1930,1935,1936x2,1937,1938,1939x3)
+381 copper 1982's(scale checked)
+49 canadian coppers(best 2-George VI's 1941x2)

other finds:

2-2000 WAMS
7-dimes
2-nickels
2-bahamas cents(1996/1997)
1-counterstamped 2002 OHIO cent
1-cent with a "heart" cut of the center(2 or 3 weeks ago I found one with a cross cut out of the center)
22-newer non-copper canadian cents

[Rejinx]

60 rolls ($30)

450 -copper(1959-1981)(15.00%)
7-wheat (0.233%)
1-Canada (0.033%)
1-US dimes (0.033%)

[dpwozney]

40 rolls of pennies, 2000 pennies total sorted

684 (34.2%) brass pennies total, broken down as follows:

248 (12.4%) Canadian dated 1942-1977 (98% copper, 0.5% tin, 1.5% zinc);

405 (20.25%) Canadian dated 1978-1996 (98% copper, 1.75% tin, 0.25% zinc); and,

31 (1.55%) American (including 1 wheat) dated 1909-1981 (95% copper, 5% zinc).

[Country]

$8.50 CWRs
212 Copper non-wheats (24.9%)
- 172 Nice coppers
- 27 Ugly Abes
- 13 1982's (ACE checked)
2 Wheats - 1946, 1949
0 Canadian copper

[agmoose]

$25 Brinks box:

522 - CU 1959-1981
+ 19 Wheats - (Oldest 1917 and 1939)
+ 51 CU 1982's (14 zinc 82's - scale checked)
= 592 coppers total (23.6%)

+ 6 Canadian (oldest 1942)
+ 1 1998 WAM (third in about a month)

[Country]

$25 Brink's Box
584 Copper non-wheats (23.4%)
- 458 Nice coppers
- 70 Ugly Abes
- 56 1982's (ACE checked)
8 Wheats - Oldest 1944
3 Canadian copper - '64,'71,'83

[sparechange]

$25 Box

414 Coppers, non-wheat(16.5%)
264 Nice Cu
119 Uglies
--31 '82's
--15 Wheats(1916-D oldest)
---1 Foreign--50 ore norec 1996