TwoAndAHalfCents wrote:I decided to pick up $10 in pennies today to see what the percentages are like in my area these days. It was a mix of bank wrapped and customer wrapped rolls. The BWRs were about what I would expect to find. The CWRs were discouraging with a copper percentage just above 10%. The CWRs were 12 coins short and included one plastic play penny.
$4.50 BWR
Copper - 66 total (14.67%)
4 - Wheat (1944-S, 1952-D, 1953-D, 1956)
55 - Memorial 1959-1981
7 - Memorial 1982
$5.50 BWR
Copper - 58 total (10.54%)
3 - Wheat (1944, 1953-D, 1957-D)
55 - Memorial 1959-1981
0 - Memorial 1982
Recyclersteve wrote:TwoAndAHalfCents wrote:I decided to pick up $10 in pennies today to see what the percentages are like in my area these days. It was a mix of bank wrapped and customer wrapped rolls. The BWRs were about what I would expect to find. The CWRs were discouraging with a copper percentage just above 10%. The CWRs were 12 coins short and included one plastic play penny.
$4.50 BWR
Copper - 66 total (14.67%)
4 - Wheat (1944-S, 1952-D, 1953-D, 1956)
55 - Memorial 1959-1981
7 - Memorial 1982
$5.50 BWR
Copper - 58 total (10.54%)
3 - Wheat (1944, 1953-D, 1957-D)
55 - Memorial 1959-1981
0 - Memorial 1982
Are you weighing the 1982’s to make sure they’re copper? Coppers weigh about 3.1 grams- zincs weigh about 2.6.
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