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lizzyjo
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 Posted 02/08/2010 11:47 pm
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Wow! When heading to the bank I was contemplating whether to buy a box of nickels or a box of cents. I ended up getting a box of cents because my last two boxes had been nickels and I was ready for a change (get it, change...crickets...). I'm so glad I did!
I found around 79% copper! You read that right. Not 79% zinc, but 79% copper! I usually get around 20-20% copper. Here are most of them laid out on my desk. It looks chaotic, but I swear there is some method to it. I'm still working on rolling them up.
Here are the wheat ear cents I found. There are 23 of them! The dates are, from oldest to newest, '29, '39, '45, '47-D, '48, '51, '51-D, '52-S, '55-D, (3)'56-D, '57, (4)'57-D, '58-D.
Here are some nice updates for my album:
I found ten Canadian pennies, the oldest being a 1966.
Furthermore, I found about six wood-grain cents which were all either '80 or '81, a cent with a hole in it, one struck with an incredibly worn die, and some 2009 cents. I kept all of these because they were interesting.
Fun times!
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Bennie
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Posted 02/09/2010 12:16 am
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Looks like it was your night! Very nice pile of cents there.
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LuckyDIme
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Posted 02/10/2010 12:48 pm
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That is what they call (FINDING A HONEY HOLE) It will be a while before you experience that move again
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Archraz
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Posted 02/10/2010 1:07 pm
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Wow! A great haul of copper & wheats! Congrats!
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patrick
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Posted 02/10/2010 1:33 pm
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Very nice! I'm going to grab a box of cents this weekend - I hope I'm half as lucky.
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SDcoinguy
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Posted 02/10/2010 1:53 pm
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i have yet to do a cent box, do you have to ask for a box? or just $25 of pennys...?
also, how long till you guys usually find something good. and how often are you skunked on cents in relatio to halves, nickles, etc..
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hockingzig
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Posted 02/11/2010 10:39 am
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I never get "skunked" with cents because I hoard copper as well as searching for wheats,,BU 60's and 70's and varieties and errors. I always find SOMETHING I hold onto.
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lizzyjo
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Posted 02/12/2010 02:40 am
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SDcoinguy, I just ask for a box of pennies. If they don't have them, just try somewhere else.
I always find something good to keep whether it be in a box of cents or in a box of nickels. In a box of cents I keep everything that is copper (1981 and prior, plus some 1982s), and in nickels I keep everything 1959 and earlier. I've never searched anything other than cents or nickels.
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RollHunter
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Posted 02/12/2010 08:32 am
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I guess it depends on what you are into, but by the common criteria, getting skunked on nickels or pennies is pretty much impossible. That's why they're a nice change when you're taking a beating on halves :)
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