May 2012 Copper Penny Handsorter Tracking

[Morsecode]

5/21 thru 5/27

$310 BWR

7011 '59-'81
492 '82 cu
277 wheat
104 Canada pre-'97
164 mixed ugly, US & CAN

Had a $25 box today with 106 wheats. Found an ok 1911D and two 1927S. Also pulled a little more than a roll of gem bu 1968S...59 coins total. I mean they were minted like yesterday. Obviously, these don't get counted in the copper pile

[Franco American]

$25 Brinks Box

12 Wheat Cents
47 Canadian Cu
682 LM Cents 59-81
741 Total Cu Cents

[Country]

$9.50 CWRs
226 Copper non-wheats (23.8%)
- 166 Nice coppers
- 38 Ugly Abes
- 22 1982's (ACE checked)
8 Wheats - 1918, 1939, and 6 others
4 Canadian copper - '83,'85,'87,'89

1 clad dime - '92P

[cwgii]

100.00 lot, 5-13--24


1959 == 17 with 3 'p'
60-67 == 221
68-74 == 472
75-81d== 636
75-81p== 282
82 == 181

wheat == 28 with 2 pre 40== 35, 36
cdn == 15 with 13 pre 97

odds == 2005 ''s'', dimes x 3

[cwgii]

2-100.00 lot
4/18 -5/3-
5-3--13
1959== 31, 12
60-67== 329, 191
68-74== 675, 435
75-81d== 932, 617
75-81p== 425, 248
82== 249, 182
wheat== 35 with 3 pre 40== 39s, 39s, 28d
wheat 2==53 with 4 pre 40==27, 30, 27, 39d
cdn== 19 with 13 pre 97---==17 /14

odds= dime x 3,foriegn 3 pyrimids eygpt???, note= one solid 10.00 of cu. labeled 95% cu. another lot had 4 rolls that were mostly 1982.

odds 2==dimesx3, 1993 panama cent

[CanadianCopper]

$25 Penny Box #8
1007 copper pennies non-wheat/non-King George VI (40.28%)
-585 1982-1996
-93 1980-1981
-251 1953-1979
-78 American pre-1982
5 Wheats
2 King George VI
10 1982 American pennies

$25 Penny Box #9
958 copper pennies non-wheat/non-King George VI (38.32%)
-511 1982-1996
-93 1980-1981
-243 1953-1979
-111 American pre-1982
7 Wheats (including a 1920 and 1924)
3 King George VI
12 1982 American pennies

Video of the results: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qdB1RzRFtsI

[Night Hawk]

11 rolls gave me 131 copper cents, 3 wheats, 29S, 42, 50S and 4 copper Canadian cents.

[TwoAndAHalfCents]

$25 Box (plain brown wrappers)

Wheats:
1 - older (1936)
14 - 1940s/1950s

Copper non-wheat (18.12%):
429 - Memorial 1959-1981
24 - Memorial 1982

Zinc:
44 - Memorial 1982
1774 - Memorial 1983-2008
42 - Anniversary 2009
169 - Shield 2010-2011

3 - Canada (1947, 1964, 1981)

[Country]

$25 - Brink's Box
578 Copper non-wheats (23.1%)
- 438 Nice coppers
- 96 Ugly Abes
- 44 1982's (ACE checked)
10 Wheats - Oldest 1940
2 Canadian copper - '68,'85

[Night Hawk]

$25 box

574 copper cents

26 wheat's

1920S << This one is a nice AU, my best pre-40 yet.
1925
1928
1934
1936S
1939

The rest were 40's and 50's


And 13 Canadian copper cents.

[Country]

$25 - Brink's Box
603 Copper non-wheats (24.1%)
- 440 Nice coppers
- 111 Ugly Abes
- 52 1982's (ACE checked)
5 Wheats - Oldest 1941
5 Canadian copper - '62,'83,'85(3)

1 1973-D Copper with an "S" imprint above the date.

[TwoAndAHalfCents]

$25 Box (plain brown wrappers)

Wheats:
2 - older (1928-S, 1929)
15 - 1940s/1950s

Copper non-wheat (18.03%):
427 - Memorial 1959-1981
24 - Memorial 1982

Zinc:
29 - Memorial 1982
1730 - Memorial 1983-2008
54 - Anniversary 2009
216 - Shield 2010-2011

3 - Canada (1993, 1999, 2004)

1 - Bahamas 1 cent (2006)

[Country]

Please post your June 2012 COPPER finds in the new thread: June 2012 Copper Penny Handsorter Tracking.

If you post before mid-night forum time on May 31, 2012, your find counts for May. If you post June 1, 2012 mid-night or later forum time, your post will count for June.

[Country]

$25 - Brink's Box
608 Copper non-wheats (24.3%)
- 451 Nice coppers
- 106 Ugly Abes
- 51 1982's (ACE checked)
18 Wheats - 1930, 1936, and 16 others (including a shiny 1954-S)
5 Canadian copper - '64,'71,'77,'78,'80

[sparechange]

$10 BWR

178--Coppers--Non wheat/Canadian(17.8%)
114--Nice coppers
74--Uglies
16--82's

1 Wheat--1939

[Country]

The final Copper Penny Handsorter stats for May 2012 have been posted. Look to the first post of this thread to get the details. Always look to the line just before the Kitco quotes to see the last post that was included in the latest update.

Please post your June 2012 finds in the new thread: June 2012 Copper Handsorter Tracking.


THIS THREAD IS NOW CLOSED.