January 2011 Copper Penny Handsorter Tracking

[CardsNCoins]

$25 Brinks Box (January #5)
651 Non Wheat and Non Canadian Copper (26%)
13 Wheat - from 1941 to 1958
2 Canadian copper - 1938 and 1963
1 Panama centesimo - 1968 (copper?)

[ZigMeister]

$25 Brinks box

496 1/10 toz .950 fine US coined Copper Bullion (19.8%)
8 Wheats (all 40-50s)
4 Cu Canadian including a '44 Geo VI

[Country]

1 Panama centesimo - 1968 (copper?)

KM-22 - It's made of bronze. Probably 90% COPPER and 10% Tin.

[hirbonzig]

Hand sorted 5 boxes of cents--12,500 coins

3554 copper--28.43%
61 wheats--oldest was a 1919 in VG
copper Canadian--32--oldest 1957

[CardsNCoins]

I thought I was done with customer wraps for a while, but I just cant seem to pass on them when they're available.

$10.00 customer wraps:

298 Non Wheat and Non Canadian Copper (29.8%).
11 Wheat - which included a 1930 and 1937
2 Canadian copper - 1979 and 1981

[appjoe]

I thought I was done with customer wraps for a while, but I just cant seem to pass on them when they're available.

$10.00 customer wraps:

298 Non Wheat and Non Canadian Copper (29.8%).
11 Wheat - which included a 1930 and 1937
2 Canadian copper - 1979 and 1981

I know what you mean I have no luck with CWR's but when I pick up a box the teller always asks if I want some. I say no but when I'm paying for my box I always say give me them hoping they are all wheats or copper.

[appjoe]

$25 String box
730 Copper non-wheats (29.20%)
-556 Nice coppers
-102 Ugly copper Abes
-4 S-mint copper ( 68-74 )
-68 1982's copper (Scale checked)
14 1982 Zinc
13 Wheats - Oldest 1918, 36, (41, 42, 45, 46, 48, 51X(2), 52d, 53, 54s, 58d.
4 Canadian copper 1963, 69, 85, 89.

[TheJonasCollegeFund]

$50 bank bag #2 this year.

1274 non-wheat/non-copper 82's/non-canadian copper cents
+21 wheats(1919x2,1925, 7-1940's,11-1950's)
+128 copper 82's (scale checked...41 zinc)
+16 canadian coppers(64x2,67 dove,69,70,72,74,76,78,79,81x2,82,89,91,96)

other finds:

1-clad dime
14-s mints (1968-1974)

[ZigMeister]

$3 CWRs
68 1/10 toz .950 fine US coined Copper Bullion (22.6%)
1 Cu Canadian

[TheJonasCollegeFund]

$9.00 String rolls searched

257 non-wheat/non-copper 82's/non-canadian copper cents
+4 wheats (2-40's, 2-50's)
+33 copper 82's (scale checked...11 zinc)
+2 canadian coppers (1974,1985)

other finds: nada

[CardsNCoins]

$25 String Box (January #6)
745 Non Wheat and Non Canadian Copper (29.8%)
20 Wheat - which included a 1920, 1930, and 1934 x2
8 Canadian copper - from 1965 to 1993

[ZigMeister]

$25 Brinks box
449 Cu Memorials (18%)
6 Wheats all 40-50s
6 Cu Canadian

[Country]

$25 Brink's Box
624 Copper non-wheats (25.0%)
- 468 Nice coppers
- 79 Ugly Abes
- 77 1982's (ACE checked)
5 Wheats - Oldest 1940
3 Canadian copper - '76,'82,'86

[styropyro]

My bank told me they had a lot of bags sitting around, so I only picked up one bag to sample the batch. I'll have to go buy them out tomorrow.
5000 sorted
2058 Clean Copper (41.16%!! That's after throwing out ugly abes.)
30 Wheats, 2 from the 20's.
14 Canadian, 12 of those copper
Lots of BU coins from the 70's.

[Country]

My bank told me they had a lot of bags sitting around, so I only picked up one bag to sample the batch. I'll have to go buy them out tomorrow.
5000 sorted
2058 Clean Copper (41.16%!! That's after throwing out ugly abes.)
30 Wheats, 2 from the 20's.
14 Canadian, 12 of those copper
Lots of BU coins from the 70's.

GO GET 'EM FAST!!!

I bet they've been sitting in the vault for 20 years.... Check to see what was the newest shiniest pennies in the bag. That should date them somewhat accurately.

[CardsNCoins]

$10.50 customer wrapped:

305 Non Wheat and Non Canadian Copper (29%).
11 Wheat - from 1941 to 1953 including a 191X (unreadable )
6 Canadian copper - from 1969 to 1993

[Country]

$25 Brink's Box
626 Copper non-wheats (25.0%)
- 507 Nice coppers
- 53 Ugly Abes
- 66 1982's (ACE checked)
8 Wheats - 1930 and 7 others
2 Canadian copper - '70,'83

[styropyro]

My bank told me they had a lot of bags sitting around, so I only picked up one bag to sample the batch. I'll have to go buy them out tomorrow.
5000 sorted
2058 Clean Copper (41.16%!! That's after throwing out ugly abes.)
30 Wheats, 2 from the 20's.
14 Canadian, 12 of those copper
Lots of BU coins from the 70's.

GO GET 'EM FAST!!!

I bet they've been sitting in the vault for 20 years.... Check to see what was the newest shiniest pennies in the bag. That should date them somewhat accurately.

Surprisingly they had a noticeable amount of shields. The big difference is that this bag was an open canvas bag. They usually have plastic bags that come from another small town near me, but I have much better luck with the canvas bags, they must come directly off of their coin counter. The good thing about living in very small towns is that copper percentage is usually high and the tellers remember to tell "the penny guy" when they have extra bags. I'll go buy out the bank tomorrow hoping for the same results.

[plus1hdcp]

I am new to the game and will add the count of my first 3 hand-sorted $25 boxes

1448 non wheat copper - 19.3%
25 wheat - oldest was 1918
5 Canadian copper

I wish the count was higher but maybe the next box. I plan to head to the bank tomorrow and get a couple of boxes for the long weekend.

[uthminsta]

Welcome PLUS1HDCP! What's your screen name mean?

[TheJonasCollegeFund]

Box #6 this year. String...very good sort!

711 non-wheat/non-copper 82's/non canadian copper cents
+31 wheats (1915 1925,1934x3,1936,10-1940's,15-1950's)
+69 copper 82's(scale checked...18 zincers)
+2 canadian coppers(1968,1972)

other finds:
12 s-mints (1968-1974)

[gothboi30]

$25 Brinks box

1 indian head (1905) 0.04%
7 Canadian ('77, '78, '79, '84, '93, '98, '01) 0.28%
11 wheats ('29D, '34, '44D, '44S, '47, '48, '51D, '52D, '53D, '53S, '57D) 0.44%
73 1982 (52 cu/21 zn) 2.92%
572 cu 22.88%
1,836 zn 73.44%

Slightly below average cu % for my area (most $25 boxes around here average about 24% cu)
Still stoked about finding my first indian, and second oldest coin found roll searching!!

[CardsNCoins]

$13.00 customer wrapped:

386 Non Wheat and Non Canadian Copper (29.7%).
9 Wheat - including a 1938 and 1939
2 Canadian copper - 1974 and 1980

[Country]

$25 Brink's Box
624 Copper non-wheats (25.0%)
- 458 Nice coppers
- 96 Ugly Abes
- 70 1982's (ACE checked)
10 Wheats - 1938 and 9 others
3 Canadian copper - '70,'75,'78

[appjoe]

$25 String box
798 Copper non-wheats, non Canada (31.92%)
-608 Nice coppers
-105 Ugly copper Abes
-8 S-mint copper ( 68-74 )
-77 1982's copper (Scale checked)
29 1982 Zinc
5 Wheats - Oldest 1940, 53, 54, 56, 57d.
11 Canadian copper 1963, 67 dove, 69, 74, 81, 82X(2), 84, 85, 86, 89.
1 other - 2000 Wide AM