Penny Error Searching

2000 WAM

I too look at each and every coin in the rolls I search. That is why I often wonder when folks boast on here about doing two or three boxes a week. This mean they either have absolutely no life at all or they are breezing by using one of these "lists." I have a full time Monday - Friday job. I might be able to pull off two boxes, and that is if I spend all weekend at my desk searching.

Where does a person find bags of pennies?, I can only get boxes, so I get two a week wether I go through them or not, I'll get to them eventually. I guess I see bags on ebay, and at premium. I usually separate into jars, then check em for errors later. What I have found interesting is trying to go over a box every week that you just got from the bank. The last week of May, I found more copper in bank boxes than ever before, one roll had 5 wheats in it, 2-25/50 coppers per roll were the norm, and both boxes had shinier coppers than usual, but also with the regular smattering of 09-11 pennies. Last night I was about to throw a 2000 in my toned pile, (I'm trying to put together a 75-present toned penny album) and it turned out to be a WAM. Still, I wonder if the resurgence of copper is indicative of people bringing buckets of coins into the bank again. Still, again, I went through this last Friday's box and am back down to the typical average of 10-15-20 coppers per roll.

What I've done is take small jars, like jam or jelly jars, put a year label on it, and separate them out, if they get full, label plastic bags, plastic tubs, whatever. It's a bit of a mess, and overwhelming, and takes up some room, but I can then go over them by individual date with the stereoscope later, finding the weird anomalies of the year/variety that way. Eventually you get better at spotting stuff, but I am in no way as through as some people are. Still I'll save a quart of pennies, like my 1985d-87d jar, and forget why I'm saving them. I have to browse minterrornews, and figure out what I'm doing once in a while.

seal006, I drive truck. So I often have down time waiting at stops. What better to do than roll search. Another benefit of being on the road is going into banks in different towns and even a few different states (in my case) daily.

Maineman750, I have not heard of the 88 dbl ear yet. The 88's I have only been checking for the REV of the 89 and vis versa. Hmmmm makes me wonder what I have let pass through my fingers.

I found a 1999d penny with Wide AM and had it looked at a coin show and was told to have it graded. I'm so excited to maybe have the first 1999d penny with Wide AM.