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by **Shifty51** » Mon Jun 18, 2012 2:24 am

I went through a $25 dollar box from Loomis tonight and pulled 111 copper cents . I average 450 a box and the 9 boxes I got along with this box all yielded close to my average. Not sure what happened?

Here are some stats

Cu - 100
Cu 82 - 8
Wheat - 3
Pre 40 - 1 (1934)

What's the lowest yield you have ever gotten?

by **TwoAndAHalfCents** » Thu Jul 12, 2012 9:46 pm

That sounds a lot like one of my recent boxes.

http://www.realcent.org/viewtopic.php?f=10&t=15978#p153821

$25 Box (plain brown wrappers)

Wheats:
1 - older (1924)
1 - 1940s/1950s

Copper non-wheat (4.68%):
109 - Memorial 1959-1981
8 - Memorial 1982

by **deacon** » Thu Jul 12, 2012 9:50 pm

Lowest yield? 0. All 2011 zincs.
Second lowest, maybe 10% yield.

by **RichardPenny43** » Thu Jul 12, 2012 10:09 pm

4%
My two worst were last Sept. 18.6% & 18.88%

But I also had my two best that month 45.28% & 51.32%

by **scyther** » Thu Jul 12, 2012 10:49 pm

RichardPenny43 wrote::shock: 4%
My two worst were last Sept. 18.6% & 18.88%
But I also had my two best that month 45.28% & 51.32%

Wow, that's awesome. Even your worst isn't really that bad.

I'm not sure I've ever had one under 20%. Bags consistently do somewhat better than boxes, but other than that there hasn't been too much variance for me.

by **jacer333** » Thu Jul 12, 2012 11:15 pm

Yikes, the copper veins sure are scarce around your parts...even with your better boxes that is short of 20%. I get irritated if a box yields under 700 coppers here

by **TheJonasCollegeFund** » Fri Jul 13, 2012 7:50 am

Been awhile since I did a box or two. But 4% STINKS!

Try to find a bag source. My worse bag ever was around 11%. But mostly it hovers around 28% to 30%. I have nightmares of getting new boxes if my bag sources dry up.....!

by **fasteddy** » Fri Jul 13, 2012 8:41 am

Yep that happens and will probably happen more often sooner than later....i have had several bags with zero Cu cents...had a cuople bags with less than 5 Cu's each...just grab another bag or box and keep going.

by **HoardCopperByTheTon** » Fri Jul 13, 2012 9:12 am

"If your yields are low.. just sort more"

My lowest was 0% several years ago when they first started up the super sorter. I got several boxes of circulated zincs with 0 coppers. Started sorting these with the scale rather than the Ryedales. Some of the fastest sorting I ever did. :mrgreen:

by **Arnold Layne** » Fri Jul 13, 2012 1:21 pm

I`m a hand sorter and new at this but the best box i`ve ever got was 19 %. I avaerage around 16 %- 17 % . I `ve probably sorted around 30 boxes .

by **SilverDragon72** » Fri Jul 13, 2012 11:34 pm

You never know what kind of percentage you'll get with new boxes....I have 4 new ones awaiting! I hope to get some decent finds!

by **Shifty51** » Sat Jul 14, 2012 7:07 am

Arnold Layne wrote:I`m a hand sorter and new at this but the best box i`ve ever got was 19 %. I avaerage around 16 %- 17 % . I `ve probably sorted around 30 boxes .

Arnold Layne, what part of the country are you from?

by **fasteddy** » Sat Jul 14, 2012 10:37 am

Shifty51 wrote:Arnold Layne wrote:
I`m a hand sorter and new at this but the best box i`ve ever got was 19 %. I avaerage around 16 %- 17 % . I `ve probably sorted around 30 boxes .

Arnold Layne, what part of the country are you from?

with those numbers, must be in Houston

by **Arnold Layne** » Sat Jul 14, 2012 12:35 pm

Shifty51 wrote:
Arnold Layne wrote:I`m a hand sorter and new at this but the best box i`ve ever got was 19 %. I avaerage around 16 %- 17 % . I `ve probably sorted around 30 boxes .

Arnold Layne, what part of the country are you from?

So cal

by **CopperForLife** » Sat Jul 14, 2012 3:48 pm

I'm running close to 15% coppers here. Maybe you just got an unlucky yield!

by **americanzero** » Sat Jul 14, 2012 6:29 pm

worst we had was 20...20 coppers in a $25 box...it is an infamous day at my home, lol

by **clashctyrokr** » Mon Jul 16, 2012 12:47 am

It seems like it's not worth it these days... Unless you have a sorting machine or lots of free time

by **scyther** » Mon Jul 16, 2012 1:37 am

clashctyrokr wrote:It seems like it's not worth it these days... Unless you have a sorting machine or lots of free time

I'm covered... with the latter.

by **SilverDragon72** » Thu Jul 19, 2012 11:09 pm

I finished handsorting a box tonight with some decent copper amounts. I had at least 30 percent coppers, 1 Wheat from 1920, and 3 Canadians. Not a bad showing

by **SilverSnake** » Fri Jul 20, 2012 7:19 pm

Wow that is low, it is going to be a sad day when finding a copper is like finding a pre 64 dime. Maybe someone else is harvesting copper in your area?

by **Catfish4u** » Sat Jul 28, 2012 1:57 pm

I have been getting lots of boxes with 2% to 5% copper or some with all zinc (mostly unc new coins).

by **willy13** » Sat Jul 28, 2012 8:33 pm

catfish, were they plastic wrapped rolls?

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