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Postby bseballdude11 » Thu Jan 19, 2012 1:02 am

It seems everyone is around 25 to 30 percent with boxes of pennies. I would be ecstatic if this ever happened. Now granted Ive only every done about 8 boxes but my best ever had exactly 20% CU. I am in southern California so I am interested if the region dictates % success rate.
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Re: Percentages

Postby TwoAndAHalfCents » Thu Jan 19, 2012 2:31 am

Welcome!!! I'm also in Southern California and what you are seeing is the same for me. If I find a box with a percentage as high as 20% its a reason to celebrate. I've been averaging 18% since I started about six months ago.
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Re: Percentages

Postby 68Camaro » Thu Jan 19, 2012 6:13 am

If you read the long-term reporting stats, 18-20 in S Cal are good numbers. I recall people reporting more like 12-16 there. Yes, region makes a huge difference.
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Re: Percentages

Postby plus1hdcp » Thu Jan 19, 2012 5:22 pm

18-19% is about my average in Western Tenn
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Re: Percentages

Postby madman326 » Thu Jan 19, 2012 5:24 pm

almost exactly 30% here in lovely northeast ohio. only been sorting for about a month and a half though.
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Re: Percentages

Postby TXSTARFIRE » Thu Jan 19, 2012 6:18 pm

30% most of the time here in Minnesota. (Twin Cities area)

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Re: Percentages

Postby bseballdude11 » Thu Jan 19, 2012 7:38 pm

30% wow! thats something. i get about 8-10 wheats a box which is nice.
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Re: Percentages

Postby dakota1955 » Thu Jan 19, 2012 10:22 pm

South Dakota is at 30% and about 15 wheats per bag.
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Re: Percentages

Postby rsk1963 » Thu Jan 19, 2012 11:50 pm

30ish (28-32) western penn 12-15 wheats per brick
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Re: Percentages

Postby Elcid69 » Fri Jan 20, 2012 12:22 am

Posted today seem It didn't work - just testing
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Re: Percentages

Postby everything » Fri Jan 20, 2012 1:04 am

I'm in between twin cities and Milwaukee, 20%+ every time or I'm noticing it. Lately I've noticed more like 30% average and dropping. I weigh all my rolls into funnest rolls 30% or greater, less fun rolls 20-30%, and then no fun rolls, around 131 gram rolls, which are less than 20%. Last fall my loomis rolls were really getting bad, up to half a box of rolls right around 20%, more or less, and I quit searching for a month. One day, all they had were pennies, got great boxes and have been searching since, upped my boxes to three a week.
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Re: Percentages

Postby silvercoin_buyer » Sun Jan 22, 2012 8:18 pm

geez, 18%? I have yet to get a box that weighs under 15 pounds..
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Re: Percentages

Postby everything » Sat Jan 28, 2012 2:12 am

My last loomis box just just made a drop, not much, but the first couple weeks of the year were amazing.
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Re: Percentages

Postby Riles96 » Sat Jan 28, 2012 2:04 pm

In the Philly area getting about 25-30%, with above average wheats (40) ber box
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Re: Percentages

Postby misteroman » Sat Jan 28, 2012 6:26 pm

hand sorted a box today out of a $500 pickup just to see what the %'s still are i'm guessing about 28% here in wny which i'm pretty happy wit. I'll report back later with a more accurate #
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Re: Percentages

Postby mishra142 » Sat Jan 28, 2012 6:35 pm

just ran two string boxes through the ryedale got 27.5%
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Re: Percentages

Postby jacer333 » Sat Jan 28, 2012 7:41 pm

Riles96 wrote:In the Philly area getting about 25-30%, with above average wheats (40) ber box


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Re: Percentages

Postby misteroman » Sun Jan 29, 2012 1:25 am

pretty close guess earlier! 716 coppers out of 2500 or 28.64%. 19 wheats and 60 canadians
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Re: Percentages

Postby mishra142 » Sun Jan 29, 2012 10:21 am

Ran two more boxes of strings came out 29.5%. Noticed a old wore out looking coin in the zinc side while running. It was a 1909. :)
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Re: Percentages

Postby adagirl » Sun Jan 29, 2012 11:06 am

mishra142 wrote:Ran two more boxes of strings came out 29.5%. Noticed a old wore out looking coin in the zinc side while running. It was a 1909. :)

awesome! :D nice yield too!
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Re: Percentages

Postby HoardCopperByTheTon » Sun Jan 29, 2012 1:34 pm

Northern Ca and southern Ca run about the same.. 18-20%. But I'll take our weather over some of our fellow members' higher percentages. You can only sort where you are. Just do what I do.. "'Just sort more!" :mrgreen:
If your percentages are low.. just sort more. If your percentages are high.. just sort more
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Re: Percentages

Postby dannan14 » Sun Jan 29, 2012 2:57 pm

HoardCopperByTheTon wrote:Northern Ca and southern Ca run about the same.. 18-20%. But I'll take our weather over some of our fellow members' higher percentages. You can only sort where you are. Just do what I do.. "'Just sort more!" :mrgreen:



In Sacramento i'm getting 30%....small sample size though. Under $50 thus far.
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Re: Percentages

Postby Shifty51 » Sun Jan 29, 2012 3:17 pm

East Texas...We average 16%-18% tops. We will get a 20% box every now and then but they are rare. 10 - 12 wheats per box.
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Re: Percentages

Postby penny pretty » Sun Jan 29, 2012 5:36 pm

steady 28% in upstate NY(TY canada)had one of my worst rolls today, 9 coppers,18%... but FOUR were wheats, and the dime made me chuckle. percent wise, bad. the oddness of it ..priceless. dont take much to make us crazies happy...
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Re: Percentages

Postby Mavrick88 » Mon Jan 30, 2012 11:08 am

In East Tenn. I get about 30% and also roughly 15-20 wheats per box. I think the area I live in just has a lot of 'old' money and the culture here was to save up in jars for ever and ever. Their kids, grandchildren, ect. are just dumping these in banks now and if you go on the right day, you can get pretty lucky. I tend to ask for rolls not in boxes first. I've had several full wheat rolls! Very lucky! It doesn't happen all the time (or that's all I'd ever do - plus drive my wife nuts) but it's a very nice surprise when it does!
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