Hand Sorting.. What to look for?

[scotto]

Hello, I've been hand sorting for about 5 months now ( about $6 a week ) and have a decent amount of copper. I seperate the wheats and canadians, the rest of the copper goes into a bucket. Are their any key dates I should be looking for (wheats excluded). Also, what was the last year of copper Canadians? Thanks.

[frugalcanuck]

the last year of Canadian copper is 1996. Im not too sure about key dates for the Lincons

[jasmatk]

you should keep s mints seperate as they can be worth more

[bman]

there is all kinds of stuff to look for and not all of the good ones are copper. I've sold 5 1999 cents for over $100 each because they were a variety called a "Wide AM"
Check out the Lincoln Cent Resource or Coppercoins.com websites and you will be overwhelmed by the number of coins that have added value.

[PreservingThePast]

Hello, I've been hand sorting for about 5 months now ( about $6 a week ) and have a decent amount of copper. I seperate the wheats and canadians, the rest of the copper goes into a bucket. Are their any key dates I should be looking for (wheats excluded). Also, what was the last year of copper Canadians? Thanks.

Lots of cool coins (errors, varieties, etc) to be looking for in the Cu and Zinc years for US Pennies. Many can be quite profitable, if found in good condition.

As far as the copper Canadians, visit the Coinflation web site and then at top click on Canada and they break down the copper Canadian pennies by years as the composition was slightly different for some of the years. Coinflation is a great reference site for intrinsic value.

If you have high speed internet, then by all means check out the various web site that list the errors, show pictures, etc. If not, then go to library or purchase a book called Strike It Rich With Pocket Change. It is a great reference for me as it contains pictures and was very reasonably priced compared to many of the other books out there currently available. I have purchased both editions.

Most importantly, have fun!

Enjoy your coin searches, everyone.

[Rodebaugh]

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this is what you seek my friend.