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 Posted 12/09/2012  1:57 pm  Show Profile   Bookmark this reply Add YoungNumismatist to your friends list
Coin Addict: Wrong coin show. I made the same mistake. They are talking about a show in Canada.
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 Posted 12/09/2012  2:07 pm  Show Profile   Bookmark this reply Add jakedacc to your friends list
are you talking about the shopping channel? where he claims in the floor he built in his store he only found THREE 2012 pennies?

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Nl1_FkIMIDk
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 Posted 12/09/2012  2:13 pm  Show Profile   Bookmark this reply Add CC-Ottawa to your friends list
Did anyone else enter the contest to guess how many pennies were used to make that floor display?

The contest closed at noon EST today and the winners are to be announced tomorrow. Much of farewell to the penny stuff for prizes.
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 Posted 12/09/2012  2:18 pm  Show Profile   Bookmark this reply Add jakedacc to your friends list
i guessed and my girlfriend also guessed, I went all mathematical and found out the radius and average amount of pennies in a square inch, I don't remember what my guess was, any one want to share there's? my girlfriend said her's was 30,000 I believe
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 Posted 12/09/2012  2:31 pm  Show Profile   Bookmark this reply Add CC-Ottawa to your friends list
Yikes. I guessed 4 times as many as your GF...lol

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 Posted 12/09/2012  2:32 pm  Show Profile   Bookmark this reply Add Lithanial to your friends list

Quote:

are you talking about the shopping channel? where he claims in the floor he built in his store he only found THREE 2012 pennies?
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Yes, I was actually referring to this. I find this statement misleading to consumers. While it may be true at the time he did this, if he were to do this again at the present moment, I am sure he would find a little more than 3 2012 pennies.
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 Posted 12/09/2012  2:42 pm  Show Profile   Bookmark this reply Add jakedacc to your friends list
LOL I'm watching it now, I will quote his exact words...

"i challenge you right now to walk into a bank with a 100$ bill and buy 10,000 1 cent coins, I bet you will not find more than 1 2012 penny" HOW CAN HE SAY THAT!

and CC - her guess was completely a guess.. I guessed around 80,000 :)

and I completely agree with you Lithanial.
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 Posted 12/09/2012  2:56 pm  Show Profile   Bookmark this reply Add CC-Ottawa to your friends list
Watching too. He's a lawyer so he's pretty careful with what he says which I think it was "I'd be surprised it you find more than one".

He also said they went through 10's of thousands of coins and found only 4.

So if there is one in every ten thousand and they found 4, then maybe there are 40,000 pennies on the floor in the shop? Your GF might be smarter than we are....
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 Posted 12/09/2012  3:08 pm  Show Profile   Bookmark this reply Add jakedacc to your friends list
haha I do agree haha, it'd be nice! he's a lawyer eh?

"i have spent a lot of money on my collection but over time it has doubled"

3 million now worth 6 million I would guess, I would LOVE to see his collection
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 Posted 12/10/2012  11:36 am  Show Profile   Bookmark this reply Add middross to your friends list

Quote:
i challenge you right now to walk into a bank with a 100$ bill and buy 10,000 1 cent coins, I bet you will not find more than 1 2012 penny" HOW CAN HE SAY THAT!


I went to the bank the other day with $50.00 and came out with 5000 2012 magnetic pennies. Went to another bank the following day with another $50.00 and came out with another 5000 2012 magnetic pennies. So much for his theory.
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 Posted 12/10/2012  12:02 pm  Show Profile   Bookmark this reply Add CC-Ottawa to your friends list
FYI - Penny contest number was 58923. Winner as off by only 360 coins.

Amazing.
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 Posted 12/10/2012  12:24 pm  Show Profile   Bookmark this reply Add Silveroid to your friends list
I went by the math, and mistaken in 10.000 only

Seen this installation in personal - looks very nice. Even my son spent 5 minutes on it, looking through the glass on the coins.

BTW, they used also a Large Penny too.
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12/10/2012 12:25 pm
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 Posted 12/10/2012  4:55 pm  Show Profile   Bookmark this reply Add Lithanial to your friends list
I bought a soda today and got a penny in my change, and behold, another 2012 penny.
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 Posted 12/10/2012  5:18 pm  Show Profile   Bookmark this reply Add CC-Ottawa to your friends list
Deal of the week at his store. 5 rolls of zinc and 5 rolls of copper, just $68.88 while supplies last.....


"Canada's Last 1 Cent Coin
Extremely Low Mintage Predicted

After a 154 year history, Canada's one cent coin was officially discontinued on May 4, 2012. While 2012 mintage figures will not be released until the spring of 2013, these coins are nearly impossible to find in change, reminiscent of the rare 1991 quarter (which now sells for about $500 per roll). To make this issue even more interesting, two distinctly different types of coins were produced during the short production run. The first coins were produced using magnetic copper plated multiply steel blanks, while coins produced after this first run were struck using non-magnetic copper plated zinc blanks. While both varieties appear to be scarce, we have found the copper plated steel coins to be the most difficult to obtain.

While our supplies last, we are pleased to offer original mint rolls and original mint boxes of both major varieties of Canada's last 1 cent coin. We also have a small quantity of original sealed mint boxes date stamped on the very last day of issue, May 4, 2012. Individual mint rolls come with a custom "Last Issue" special wrap. Original mint boxes include standard shrink wrap rolls without a special custom wrap. "
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 Posted 01/01/2013  03:49 am  Show Profile   Bookmark this reply Add Libertad to your friends list
I think that maybe he was speculating on the day it was announced that there would be no more pennies struck in Canada. Big mistake because now he looks quite silly. Don't trust a prophet who's in the position to make a profit.
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