Saving Pre-82 Cents

I currently have an estimated 55,000 Lincoln Cents, with no interest at this time in searching through them.

Ceaton,

Thats main reason I love searching pennys is find those wheat pennys and build sets out them. I went thru $125 worth pennys and just got finished over serval days time. I will cash the zinc back into bank and pull all money to get ready for new round of boxes since just got done with all my boxes I bought last week. My last round of pennys I was flooded with 4 2008 denver boxs and 3 2007 denver boxes. I will list my 2008 denver boxes on ebay since they so new they paying around 75 bucks to around 115 on those 25 buck face boxs for whatever reason. Those 2007 boxs I may trade for old coin boxes. I dont know yet on 2007 fedboxs.

Out the 5 old penny boxs searched I found 1 1919 s penny and grand totol of 44 old wheat pennys from 1937 thru 1958 . No s mints found I needed. Most coins were junk coins but that 1919 s was nice. I did finish all my sets on 1968 thru 1974 s mints out that batch. I needed an lot 1982 small date pennys but all I found was junk in those boxes I dont want install in those sets I am building.

I may found an 1970 s small date I need check it out to see ifs an small date. 1970 is hard figure out on small dates. Thats hard to compare another 70 small date. Its just an old brown hole filler.

I love those Half dollar boxes over those penny boxs for sure. I just built 6 sets on those after going thru 12 boxs on those last monlth. My 1964 silver coins I had to buy on ebay but got luckey on 65 thru 69 silvers in those boxes . If get you nothing on first 500 dollar box dont give up . My first 7 boxs were nothing boxs but the last 5 boxes I got silver from them. Thats the way it is on finding 2002 and up coins and silver, proof coins in those half boxs.

I am excited about the next batch I get on coins. I am ready for another batch. That batch was fun I got some nickels to fill my books, upgraded my 65 thru 07 quarter book, Finished my half dollar sets and played with few pennys last monlth on coin roll hunting.

Have fun with your first box of half dollars . My first box last year I found an 1999 proof and an 1962 ben coin. I was amazed after that find.

Chevrolet454ss

On my junk copper boxes. I dont roll any 1968 thru 1974 s mints or any 1970 s cents or 1960 cents. I put them into an bag with all 1982 cents in one box also.
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Hey just curious...why do you keep the 1982 cents separately? I only keep the 82 coppers and I know they are copper because I weigh them on a digital scale. I am just wondering if I should save the 82 zincs for some reason?

Just sold last Sunday $50.00 in face of 1959-1981 copper on ebay. Closed at $71.29 Factor in the associated cost of ebay and paypal, I netted a grand profit of $12.41. I just tossed em aside while doing the cent project so it wasnt something that I would of normally done. I went through about $175.00 to get the $50.00
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I have seen them going as high as $86 to $95 dollars. What did you charge for shipping? I wonder if that scared off some buyers.

I have been saving pre 82 cents also and have approx. 25 lbs. If copper hits $4 a pound and they allow us to sell them to metal recyclers it might be worth the time spent searching rolls for them from a monetary perspective. otherwise it's just fun filling up coin folders for my grandkids someday.

Just entered this forum and am fairly new to collecting anyway. I know about older coins, values, etc. What's so special about just the Pre 82 date?

Just entered this forum and am fairly new to collecting anyway. I know about older coins, values, etc. What's so special about just the Pre 82 date?
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Here are some more details....pre 1982 cents are made of 95% copper and have roughly 2.1 cents worth of copper based on current metal prices. After 1982 they are 97.5% zinc and the metal value is minimal. In 1982 some pennies were made of the mostly copper composition and then they switched to the copper plated zinc we see today. Check out Deleted4 dot com for more info on metal values of US coins.