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Pillar of the Community
United States
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Wow, that's a good average, about 1 wheat every other roll seems good.
A lot of people keep copper cents too, pre 82 cents. There are also many varieties to look for, even in zinc cents. You have to decide if you want to look superficially, deep, or very deep!
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Pillar of the Community
United States
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Keep the copper ones
Hope you get lucky and find an Indian head.
You are doing well with wheats. I usually find 10-12/25$. Although my average is skewed because I hit 275 in one box. I don't include that box
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United States
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That is a real good wheat average. I normally keep anything pre 82 in pennies. I also keep 2009 and up unless they are in bad shape. In nickels I keep anything pre 70, all s mints, and 2004-2005. Dimes and quarters I keep anything below 1970. You obviously want to look for errors, but starting out, I just looked for the obvious ones. Good luck in the future.  As I get too many of the new coins or even the older ones (1960s pennies) I roll them and sell them on ebay. |
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Pillar of the Community
United States
979 Posts |
you keep clad dimes and quarters?
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Valued Member
United States
144 Posts |
I average 1-2 wheat pennies for every $5 searched. I tend to save all coins made before 1980.
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Pillar of the Community
United States
1130 Posts |
Yes Broseph, I know it sounds strange, but I keep 1970 and below. I sometimes throw them in with my ebay auctions. I just got into a habit of keeping everything pre 70. I also like to make rolls of one date of these. |
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Cool thank you all for the ideas. Its to bad my bank has been out of penny rolls for a week and I checked again today and they said to try again on Thursday. Oh well might try my luck with nickels
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Pillar of the Community
United States
1130 Posts |
I normally find quite a bit in nickel rolls. I would try them too. However, keep checking on the penny rolls. You have a really good wheat average compared to me.
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Valued Member
United States
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1982 and before pennies. Wheat pennies, and Pre-1964 quarters,halves,and dimes.
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New Member
United States
33 Posts |
My first box of nickels searched and I found
807 2000's
495 90's
345 80's
110 60's
20 50's
9 40's
2 1939's
1 1938 Jefferson
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Valued Member
United States
449 Posts |
when I buy a box of pennies I keep, canadien pennies, 2009's, pre-82's, wheats and '68-'74 san fran mint. those are fun to find! I find it just as fun to find the san frans compared to wheats..
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Valued Member
United States
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Pillar of the Community
United States
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1982 and before pennies. Wheat pennies, and Pre-1964 quarters,halves,and dimes. You also want to keep not only the pre-1964, but also include 1964 quarters, halves and dimes, but I believe that's what you meant. When I listen to LED ZEPPELIN...so do my neighbors...
Roll hunting since '77
Dirt fishing since '72
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Valued Member
United States
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soo keep 1982 and older? I'm guessing for the copper value?
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Valued Member
United States
134 Posts |
Yes, definitely.
Metallic Composition of the Penny:
1864-1942 - bronze, 95% copper, 5% tin and zinc
1943 - zinc-coated steel
1944-46 - brass, 95% copper, 5% zinc
1946-62 - bronze
1962-81 - brass
1982 - varies between those brass and those 97.5% zinc, 2.5% copper (copper-coated). Have to weigh them - brass = 3.11 grams, copper-coated zinc = 2.5 grams.
1983 to present - copper-coated zinc
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