May 2012 Copper Penny Handsorter Tracking

[Morsecode]

5/7 thru 5/13

$255 BWR
$30 CWR

6832 '59-'81
437 '82 cu
213 wheat
151 Canada pre-'97
123 US & CAN ugly

[dpwozney]

40 rolls of pennies, 2000 pennies total sorted

602 (30.1%) brass pennies total, broken down as follows:

124 (6.2%) Canadian dated 1942-1977 (98% copper, 0.5% tin, 1.5% zinc);

454 (22.7%) Canadian dated 1978-1996 (98% copper, 1.75% tin, 0.25% zinc); and,

24 (1.2%) American (including 3 wheats) dated 1909-1981 (mostly 95% copper, 5% zinc).

[CanadianCopper]

$25 Penny Box #3
942 copper pennies non-wheat/non-King George VI (37.70%)
-571 1982-1996
-89 1980-1981
-236 1953-1979
-46 American pre-1982
2 Wheats
1 King George VI

$25 Penny Box #4
1496 copper pennies non-wheat/non-King George VI (59.84%)
-580 1982-1996
-77 1980-1981
-293 1953-1979
-57 American pre-1982
2 Wheats
3 King George VI

For video of results: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EDwv5o7lsa0

[Night Hawk]

Nice little batch from the store this morning, I'd love to get the box they came from..

9 rolls got me 131 copper cents.

9 wheats, 37,39S the rest 40's and 50's
1 Canadain copper cent.

[Night Hawk]

13 rolls gave me 156 copper cents
4 wheats, 1921S,40,45S,57D
3 Canadian copper cents

[Night Hawk]

22 rolls gave me 260 coppers cents
7 wheats, all 40's and 50's
4 copper Canadain cents

[sparechange]

$10 BWR

167--Coppers--Non Wheat/Canadian(16.7%)
89--Nice coppers
64--Uglies
14--82's

5 Wheats--all commons
1 Canadian--2008

[Night Hawk]

10 rolls gave me 107 copper cents.
NO wheats, thats a first for that many rolls but I did get my first IHC a 1905 in VG

[Franco American]

Brinks Box #1
15 Wheat
47 Canadian Cu
672 LM Cents 59-81



Brinks Box #2
6 Wheat
42 Canadian
631 LM Cents 59-81

[hirbonzig]

$50--2 boxes
1402 coppers--28.04%
18 wheats--oldest was a 1938
16 Canadian coppers

[dpwozney]

40 rolls of pennies, 2000 pennies total sorted

650 (32.5%) brass pennies total, broken down as follows:

120 (6.0%) Canadian dated 1942-1977 (98% copper, 0.5% tin, 1.5% zinc);

495 (24.75%) Canadian dated 1978-1996 (98% copper, 1.75% tin, 0.25% zinc); and,

35 (1.75%) American (including 3 wheats) dated 1909-1981 (mostly 95% copper, 5% zinc).

[Morsecode]

May 14 thru 20

$312 BWR
$25 CWR

8079 '59-'81
522 '82 cu
200 wheat
1 Indian, 1903
143 Canada pre-'97
146 cu ugly, US & CAN

Found a very shiny mirror 1967, more prooflike tham some proofs of that era.

[sparechange]

$25 Box

501--Coppers--Non wheat/canadians(20%)
296--Nice coppers
167--Uglies
38--82's

10 wheats--1919x2, 1936, rest commons
2 Canadians--1980, 1994

[CanadianCopper]

$25 Penny Box #5
1538 copper pennies non-wheat/non-King George VI (61.52%)
-597 1982-1996
-126 1980-1981
-813 1953-1979
-2 American pre-1982
0 Wheats
16 King George VI

Video of the results: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Mu9Z3Ctd7FE

$25 Penny Box #6
885 copper pennies non-wheat/non-King George VI (35.4%)
-521 1982-1996
-73 1980-1981
-239 1953-1979
-52 American pre-1982
3 Wheats
4 King George VI

Video of the results: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1etBZV_nyEg

[Night Hawk]

17 rolls gave me 175 copper cents, 1 wheat, a 51S, and 3 copper Canadain cents.

[Night Hawk]

This mornings batch of 13 rolls gave me 142 copper cents, 3 wheats, 1910, 53S,42S and 4 copper Canadain cents.

[sparechange]

$25 Box

417--Coppers--Non wheat/canadian(16.6%)
275--Nice coppers
106--Uglies
82's-36

11 wheats--1927S, rest commons
2 Canadians--1973x2

1992--10 Rappen from Switzerland

[Night Hawk]

10 rolls gave me 124 copper cents and 1 wheat cent.

[TwoAndAHalfCents]

$25 Brinks box

Wheats:
1 - older (1937)
5 - 1950s

Copper non-wheat (17.89%):
420 - Memorial 1959-1981
27 - Memorial 1982

Zinc:
21 - Memorial 1982
1738 - Memorial 1983-2008
37 - Anniversary 2009
247 - Shield 2010-2011

3 - Canada (1976, 1987x2)

[everything]

Decided to print out some cornell sheets and do some tracking, been inundated with 2012's so have had extra sorting time, these are the two good boxes I had saved from the first Friday of May, and was happy to see some dirty coins for a change, the rest of the month was just garbage.
$25 box
763 copper LMC 59-82
5 copper canadians pre 97
13 wheats
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$25 box
771 copper LMC 59-82
12 copper canadians pre 97
7 wheats

[CanadianCopper]

$25 Penny Box #7
1054 copper pennies non-wheat/non-King George VI (42.2%)
-635 1982-1996
-84 1980-1981
-273 1953-1979
-62 American pre-1982
0 Wheats
5 King George VI
6 1982 American pennies

Video of the results: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VvJCD0RiJkU

[sparechange]

$10 BWR

169--Coppers--Non wheat/Canadians(16.9%)
108--Nice coppers
46--Uglies
15--82's

2 Wheats--commons
1 Canadian--2002

[Elwood]

5 $25 Loomis boxes from BofA

Box 1
9 wheats (oldest a 1912)
601 copper (including 52 copper 1982 out of 77 total 82)
2 Canadian copper
of note-2 very clean and shiny 1959
24.5 % copper

Boxes 2-5
Solid 2012D
sold for $40 profit (after fees, shipping, etc)

I like making money as much as anyone but sorting is more fun. Switched to nickels until these are gone.

[TwoAndAHalfCents]

$25 Box (plain brown wrappers)

Wheats:
15 - 1940s/1950s

Copper non-wheat (17.43%):
405 - Memorial 1959-1981
31 - Memorial 1982

Zinc:
28 - Memorial 1982
1723 - Memorial 1983-2008
58 - Anniversary 2009
239 - Shield 2010-2011

3 - Canada (1962, 1973, 1982)

[dpwozney]

40 rolls of pennies, 2000 pennies total sorted

698 (34.9%) brass pennies total, broken down as follows:

134 (6.7%) Canadian dated 1942-1977 (98% copper, 0.5% tin, 1.5% zinc);

546 (27.3%) Canadian dated 1978-1996 (98% copper, 1.75% tin, 0.25% zinc); and,

18 (0.9%) American dated 1909-1981 (mostly 95% copper, 5% zinc).