November 2011 Copper Penny Handsorter Tracking

[TheJonasCollegeFund]

$50 bag

1309 non-wheat/non-copper 1982's/non-canadian coper cents
+23 wheats (again) (bwest 1929 1937)
+119 copper 1982's (scale checked)
+8 canadian copper cents

nothing else to add.

[appjoe]

$25. Brinks box

732 Copper non-wheats, Non- Canadian (29.28%)
-599 Nice coppers
-63 Ugly copper Abes
-3 S-mint copper ( 68-74 )
-67 1982's copper (Scale checked)
14 1982 Zinc
15 Wheats Oldest Oldest 1934, 37 and 13 others .
5 Canadian copper 1971, 73, 79, 80, 84.
Other

[Country]

$25 Brink's Box
752 Copper non-wheats (30.1%)
- 577 Nice coppers
- 102 Ugly Abes
- 73 1982's (ACE checked)
28 Wheats - 1934, 1936, and 26 others
2 Canadian copper - '57,'85

[crazypennyguy]

I'm now up to 2,400 rolls, or forty-eight boxes, in my 10,000 roll journey. The pennies are Canadian unless otherwise identified. Here are the stats for rolls 2,301-2,400:

* 1942 - 1977: 418, or 8.36%.
* 1978 - 1979: 117, or 2.34%.
* 1980 - 1981: 182, or 3.64%.
* 1982 - 1996: 1212, or 24.24%
* U.S. pre-'82: 132, or 2.64%. These are all non-wheat, non-'82 coppers.
* "Keepers," or semi-numismatic coppers that a naive or sentimental collector would keep: 17, or 0.34%. Ten (10) of them are wheaties.
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Total coppers: 2078, or 41.56%.

The percentage reverted to about normal this time. I have to admit we Canadian sorters are fortunate in that Canada stayed with copper until '97.

Another tracking category of interest:
* U.S. pennies, '82 and after: 332, or 6.64%. (I dump away all '82s, so I have zero '82 coppers.)

[TwoAndAHalfCents]

$25 String box

Wheats:
1 - older (1923)
6 - 1940s/1950s

Copper non-wheat (16.36%):
386 - Memorial 1959-1981
23 - Memorial 1982

Zinc:
27 - Memorial 1982
1801 - Memorial 1983-2008
55 - Anniversary 2009
201 - Shield 2010-2011

[crazypennyguy]

I reached a certain milestone: 1/4 of the way done. I'm now up to 2,500 rolls, or fifty boxes, in my 10,000 roll journey. The pennies are Canadian unless otherwise identified. Here are the stats for rolls 2,401-2,500:

* 1942 - 1977: 426, or 8.52%.
* 1978 - 1979: 111, or 2.22%.
* 1980 - 1981: 172, or 3.44%.
* 1982 - 1996: 1091, or 21.82%
* U.S. pre-'82: 139, or 2.78%. These are all non-wheat, non-'82 coppers.
* "Keepers," or semi-numismatic coppers that a naive or sentimental collector would keep: 26, or 0.52%. Seven (7) of them are wheaties.
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Total coppers: 1965, or 39.30%.

I slumped back below 40%, but not by much for these two boxes. Maybe my luck will change for the better next time.

Another tracking category of interest:
* U.S. pennies, '82 and after: 274, or 5.48%. (I dump away all '82s, so I have zero '82 coppers.)

[crazypennyguy]

Now up to 2,600 rolls, or fifty-two boxes, in my 10,000 roll journey. The pennies are Canadian unless otherwise identified. Here are the stats for rolls 2,501-2,600:

* 1942 - 1977: 416, or 8.32%.
* 1978 - 1979: 117, or 2.34%.
* 1980 - 1981: 185, or 3.70%.
* 1982 - 1996: 1193, or 23.86%
* U.S. pre-'82: 123, or 2.46%. These are all non-wheat, non-'82 coppers.
* "Keepers," or semi-numismatic coppers that a naive or sentimental collector would keep: 25, or 0.50%. Seven (7) of them are wheaties.
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Total coppers: 2059, or 41.18%.

JUst as my earlier good luck didn't last, my more recent bad luck hasn't. I'm back to near the average.

Another tracking category of interest:
* U.S. pennies, '82 and after: 271, or 5.42%. (I dump away all '82s, so I have zero '82 coppers.)

[TwoAndAHalfCents]

$25 String box

Wheats:
1 - older (1917)
7 - 1940s/1950s

Copper non-wheat (18.41%):
434 - Memorial 1959-1981
26 - Memorial 1982

Zinc:
30 - Memorial 1982
1714 - Memorial 1983-2008 (including a 2000-S proof )
46 - Anniversary 2009
238 - Shield 2010-2011

2 - Canada (1978, 1998)

1 - Sweden 50 ore (2005)

[Country]

$25 Brink's Box
641 Copper non-wheats (25.6%)
- 478 Nice coppers
- 96 Ugly Abes
- 67 1982's (ACE checked)
7 Wheats - 1918 and 6 others
5 Canadian copper - '65,'67,'77,'84,'87

[crazypennyguy]

I've reached 2,700 rolls, or fifty-four boxes, in my 10,000 roll journey. The pennies are Canadian unless otherwise identified. Here are the stats for rolls 2,601-2,700:

* 1942 - 1977: 753, or 15.06%.
* 1978 - 1979: 133, or 2.66%.
* 1980 - 1981: 157, or 3.14%.
* 1982 - 1996: 988, or 19.76%
* U.S. pre-'82: 115, or 2.30%. These are all non-wheat, non-'82 coppers.
* "Keepers," or semi-numismatic coppers that a naive or sentimental collector would keep: 91, or 1.82%. Twnty-nine (29) of them are wheaties. I counted 6 keepers as non-copper.
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Total coppers: 2231, or 44.62%.

It's been like night turning into day, particularly in the keepers department. Maybe I got some bank rolls by mistake! I normally don't report my foreigns, keeping them anonymous in the keepers department, but I want to make an exception in this batch: I found a 1942 Newfoundland penny. That one makes for the second found by a handsearcher this year.

Another tracking category of interest:
* U.S. pennies, '82 and after: 253, or 5.06%. (I dump away all '82s, so I have zero '82 coppers.)

[crazypennyguy]

Now up to 2,800 rolls, or fifty-six boxes, in my 10,000 roll journey. The pennies are Canadian unless otherwise identified. Here are the stats for rolls 2,701-2,800:

* 1942 - 1977: 402, or 8.04%.
* 1978 - 1979: 118, or 2.36%.
* 1980 - 1981: 178, or 3.56%.
* 1982 - 1996: 1202, or 24.04%
* U.S. pre-'82: 147, or 2.94%. These are all non-wheat, non-'82 coppers.
* "Keepers," or semi-numismatic coppers that a naive or sentimental collector would keep: 15, or 0.30%. Nine (9) of them are wheaties.
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Total coppers: 2062, or 41.24%.

This batch is roughly normal. Again, my luck has faded to average.

Another tracking category of interest:
* U.S. pennies, '82 and after: 272, or 5.44. (I dump away all '82s, so I have zero '82 coppers.)

[Country]

$25 Brink's Box
624 Copper non-wheats (25.0%)
- 465 Nice coppers
- 93 Ugly Abes
- 66 1982's (ACE checked)
19 Wheats - 1939 and 18 others
3 Canadian copper - '80,'86,'87

[Country]

$25 Brink's Box
626 Copper non-wheats (25.0%)
- 472 Nice coppers
- 85 Ugly Abes
- 69 1982's (ACE checked)
7 Wheats - 1920 and 6 others
6 Canadian copper - '64,'75(2),'84,'86,'93

[TheJonasCollegeFund]

$95 searched. ($50 bag/$25 Brinks box/$20 loose String rolls)

2911 non_wheat/non-copper 1982's/non-canadian copper cents
+57 wheats(best 1920,1921,1926D,1928,1929,1929D,1930x3,1930D,1935,1939,1939D)
+271 copper 1982's(scale checked)
+20 canadian coppers

[TheJonasCollegeFund]

$50 bank bag

1199 non-wheat/non-copper 1982's/non-canadian copper cents
+12 wheats
+70 copper 1982's(scale checked....low #'s)
+2 canadian copper cents

Nothing else interesting......thinking this part of someone's dump.

[agmoose]

$25 Brinks box

707 pre 82 coppers (28%)
+ 71 1982 coppers
+ 44 wheats (oldest 1919, 1934)
+ 23 Canadian Copper
+ 1 1987 dime
+ 11 S-mint (68, 69, 70x2 and 73x7, all of the 73's were BU).

$25 Brinks box
479 pre 82 coppers (19%)
+ 34 1982 coppers
+ 18 wheats (oldest 1929)
+ 4 Canadian Copper
+ 2 S-mint (69, 73).

The first box was loaded with 60, 63, 70, 73 and 75 BU coppers. I do separate those and build rolls of AU+ coppers. Plus getting so many wheats in one box made it alot of fun.

[thunter]

November MTD

1810 Total searched

512 CU
5 Canadian CU
4 Wheats

521 Total CU

[TwoAndAHalfCents]

Two weeks ago I hit a new percentage low with a batch of $25 CWRs. This latest batch of $25 CWRs was even worse (and the coins were a whole lot dirtier too. )

$25 CWRs

Wheats:
6 - 1940s/1950s

Copper non-wheat (15.46%):
362 - Memorial 1959-1981
24 - Memorial 1982

Zinc:
24 - Memorial 1982
1856 - Memorial 1983-2008
45 - Anniversary 2009
176 - Shield 2010-2011

1 - U.S. clad dime

2 - Canada (1976, 1990)

[TheJonasCollegeFund]

$60 searched

1598 non-wheat/non-copper 1982's/non-canadian copper cents
+33 wheats(best 1911,1918,1937)
+187 copper 1982's(scale checked)
+14 canadian copper cents(best 1943 George VI)

Others......

1-1998 WAM.....very poor shape.

[TwoAndAHalfCents]

Boxes are better than CWRs

$25 Brinks box

Wheats:
2 - older (1934, 1935-S)
14 - 1940s/1950s

Copper non-wheat (18.56%):
441 - Memorial 1959-1981
23 - Memorial 1982

Zinc:
27 - Memorial 1982
1746 - Memorial 1983-2008
35 - Anniversary 2009
209 - Shield 2010-2011

3 - Canada (1967, 1980, 1982)

[appjoe]

$25. Brinks box

728 Copper non-wheats, Non- Canadian (29.12%)
-577 Nice coppers
-76 Ugly copper Abes
-5 S-mint copper ( 68-74 )
-70 1982's copper (Scale checked)
12 1982 Zinc
8 Wheats Oldest Oldest 1939 and 7 others .
5 Canadian copper 1971, 73, 79, 80, 84.
Other

[crazypennyguy]

After spending some time straightening out the rest of my life, I'm now up to 2,900 rolls, or fifty-eight boxes, in my 10,000 roll journey. The pennies are Canadian unless otherwise identified. Here are the stats for rolls 2,801-2,900:

* 1942 - 1977: 493, or 9.86%.
* 1978 - 1979: 159, or 3.18%.
* 1980 - 1981: 283, or 5.66%.
* 1982 - 1996: 1367, or 27.34%
* U.S. pre-'82: 122, or 2.44%. These are all non-wheat, non-'82 coppers.
* "Keepers," or semi-numismatic coppers that a naive or sentimental collector would keep: 13, or 0.26%. Six (6) of them are wheaties.
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Total coppers: 2437, or 48.74%.

I was lucky enough to get another hot streak. If the '82s-'96s aren't counted, my percentage would be 21.4%, which is way above the norm. Lucky me, for now.

Another tracking category of interest:
* U.S. pennies, '82 and after: 316, or 6.32%. (I dump away all '82s, so I have zero '82 coppers.)

[crazypennyguy]

Three-tenths done now. I'm up to 3,000 rolls, or sixty boxes, in my 10,000 roll journey. The pennies are Canadian unless otherwise identified. Here are the stats for rolls 2,901-3,000:

* 1942 - 1977: 380, or 7.60%.
* 1978 - 1979: 131, or 2.62%.
* 1980 - 1981: 178, or 3.56%.
* 1982 - 1996: 1116, or 22.32%
* U.S. pre-'82: 117, or 2.34%. These are all non-wheat, non-'82 coppers.
* "Keepers," or semi-numismatic coppers that a naive or sentimental collector would keep: 21, or 0.42%. Eleven (11) of them are wheaties.
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Total coppers: 1943, or 38.86%.

Not that surprisingly, some bad luck folllowed the good (again.) It's all part of veering back to the mean.

Another tracking category of interest:
* U.S. pennies, '82 and after: 270, or 5.40%. (I dump away all '82s, so I have zero '82 coppers.)

[crazypennyguy]

Now up to 3,100 rolls, or sixty-two boxes, in my 10,000 roll journey. The pennies are Canadian unless otherwise identified. Here are the stats for rolls 3,001-3,100:

* 1942 - 1977: 490, or 9.80%.
* 1978 - 1979: 130, or 2.60%.
* 1980 - 1981: 192, or 3.84%.
* 1982 - 1996: 1196, or 23.92%
* U.S. pre-'82: 113, or 2.26%. These are all non-wheat, non-'82 coppers.
* "Keepers," or semi-numismatic coppers that a naive or sentimental collector would keep: 18, or 0.36%. Nine (9) of them are wheaties.
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Total coppers: 2121, or 42.42%.

Good time, bad times, then normal times. Such is the dance around the mean percentage.

Another tracking category of interest:
* U.S. pennies, '82 and after: 255, or 5.10%. (I dump away all '82s, so I have zero '82 coppers.)

[Country]

$26 CWRs
656 Copper non-wheats (25.2%)
- 527 Nice coppers
- 82 Ugly Abes
- 47 1982's (ACE checked)
8 Wheats - 1939 and 7 others
2 Canadian copper - '77,'84

AND....

1 STERLING SILVER 3 PENCE FROM AUSTRALIA - '43D (.0419 ASW)