September 2013 Copper Penny Handsorter Tracking

[dpwozney]

40 rolls of pennies, 2000 pennies total sorted

738 (36.9%) brass pennies total, broken down as follows:

167 (8.35%) Canadian dated 1942-1977 (98% copper, 0.5% tin, 1.5% zinc);

534 (26.7%) Canadian dated 1978-1996 (98% copper, 1.75% tin, 0.25% zinc); and,

37 (1.85%) American (including 2 wheats) dated 1909-1981 (mostly 95% copper, 5% zinc).

[TwoAndAHalfCents]

$25 Brinks box

Wheats:
2 - older (1920, 1939)
7 - 1940s/1950s

Copper non-wheat (17.08%):
399 - Memorial 1959-1981
28 - Memorial 1982

2 - Canada (1966, 2004)

[Sullysullinburg]

$20 in pennies



16 wheats one older 1937

[Bigsarge]

Box # 19 Loomis
Pennies: 2500

copper 704 28.16%
zinc 1796

Wheats: Total: 6

40's: 3
50's: 3



Canadian: Total: 4
Copper Total: 4

50's:
60's: 1
70's: 2
80 - 96: 1
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Box # 20 Loomis
Pennies: 2500

copper 674 26.96%
zinc 1826

Wheats: Total: 9

40's: 2
50's: 6

1913

Canadian: Total: 6
Copper Total: 6

50's:
60's: 2
70's: 1
80 - 96: 3

[TwoAndAHalfCents]

$25 Box

Wheats:
1 - older (1937-S)
8 - 1940s/1950s

Copper non-wheat (17.24%):
407 - Memorial 1959-1981
24 - Memorial 1982

4 - Canada (1980, 1989, 1998, 2001)

1 - Panama 1 cent (2001)

[Sullysullinburg]

$34 in pennies


6 wheats



I'm done!

[Sullysullinburg]

$10 in pennies



6 wheats much better then the last batch

[dpwozney]

40 rolls of pennies, 2000 pennies total sorted

759 (37.95%) brass pennies total, broken down as follows:

171 (8.55%) Canadian dated 1942-1977 (98% copper, 0.5% tin, 1.5% zinc);

552 (27.6%) Canadian dated 1978-1996 (98% copper, 1.75% tin, 0.25% zinc); and,

36 (1.8%) American (including 5 wheats) dated 1909-1981 (mostly 95% copper, 5% zinc).

[Sullysullinburg]

$10 in pennies


8 wheats including 4 1953-D's

[TwoAndAHalfCents]

$25 CWRs

Wheats:
3 - older (1910-S, 1937, 1938)
10 - 1940s/1950s

Copper non-wheat (16.76%):
399 - Memorial 1959-1981
20 - Memorial 1982

1 - Canada (2000)

1 - U.S. clad dime

[Sullysullinburg]

$10 in pennies



6 wheats nothing older

[TwoAndAHalfCents]

$25 CWRs

Wheats:
1 - older (1929-S)
6 - 1940s/1950s

Copper non-wheat (14.92%):
350 - Memorial 1959-1981
23 - Memorial 1982

2 - Canada (1968, 2000)

1 - U.S. clad dime

[Bigsarge]

Bag # 38
Pennies: 5000

copper 1344 26.88%
zinc 3656

Wheats: Total: 20
40's: 3
50'S: 17

Canadian Total: 6
Copper Total 6

50'S:
60'S: 0
70's: 2
80-96: 4

1980 Panama Centesimo

[Bigsarge]

Bag # 39
Pennies: 5000

copper 1326 26.52%
zinc 3674

Wheats: Total: 12
40's: 5
50'S: 7

Canadian Total:
Copper Total 11

50'S:
60'S: 2
70's: 4
80-96: 5

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Box # 21 Loomis
Pennies: 2500

copper 755 30.20%
zinc 1745

Wheats: Total: 9

40's: 2
50's: 7



Canadian: Total: 3
Copper Total: 3

50's:
60's: 1
70's: 1
80 - 96: 1

[Bigsarge]

Box # 22 Loomis
Pennies: 2500

copper 701 28.04%
zinc 1799

Wheats: Total: 5

40's: 1
50's: 2

1918, 30

Canadian: Total: 4
Copper Total: 4

50's:
60's: 0
70's: 0
80 - 96: 4

[Rosco]

Big buy $5.00
11 82s
108 coppers 23.8%

no strangers

[Sullysullinburg]

$30 in pennies



1 wheat 1956-D

[TwoAndAHalfCents]

$25 CWRs

Wheats:
7 - 1940s/1950s

Copper non-wheat (17.28%):
402 - Memorial 1959-1981
30 - Memorial 1982

2 - Canada (1980, 1981)

1 - Germany 1 Euro cent (2004)

[Bigsarge]

Bag # 40
Pennies: 5000

copper 1311 26.22%
zinc 3689

Wheats: Total: 16
40's: 6
50'S: 10

Canadian Total: 12
Copper Total 12

50'S:
60'S: 3
70's: 2
80-96: 6
1945

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Bag # 41
Pennies: 5000

copper 1397 27.94%
zinc 3603

Wheats: Total: 20
40's: 7
50'S: 13

Canadian Total: 11
Copper Total 11

50'S:
60'S: 1
70's: 3
80-96: 7

[Bigsarge]

Bag # 42
Pennies: 5000

copper 1285 25.70%
zinc 3715

Wheats: Total: 23
40's: 11
50'S: 12

Canadian Total: 12
Copper Total 12

50'S:
60'S: 0
70's: 5
80-96: 7

[Sullysullinburg]

$3.50 in pennies


7 wheats including 1916 in great condition

[sparechange]

$25 Box

544--Total Coppers--non wheat/Canadian(21.7%)
334--Nice coppers
176--Uglies
34--82's

6 Wheats
1 Canadian 1984

[plus1hdcp]

I'm slowly getting back in the game having just completed a sale of my house and move. My percentage for these 10 rolls was over 23% which is a great improvement over my 17-18% average in the Memphis TN area. This is a small sample though and time will tell but I added a couple more to the stack.

$5.00 MWR

94 non-wheat/non-copper 1982's/non-copper canadian copper cents
+5 Wheats (44s, 46x2, 52d, 58d)
+17 Copper 1982
+0 Copper Canadian ()

[Sullysullinburg]

$19 in pennies


15 wheats including 1919 1927 1935

[TwoAndAHalfCents]

$25 CWRs

Wheats:
4 - older (1919, 1929-D, 1934, 1936-S)
46 - 1940s/1950s (including two steel 1943)

Copper non-wheat (23.96%):
575 - Memorial 1959-1981 (including a 1969-D with a JFK counter-stamp)
24 - Memorial 1982

4 - Canada (1976x2, 1984, 1994)

5 - U.S. clad dimes

Overall long by 29 coins too.