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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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Good haul!
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Valued Member
United States
83 Posts |
Looks like it was your night! Very nice pile of cents there.
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Pillar of the Community
United States
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Pillar of the Community
United States
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Someone must have cleaned out the piggy bank.
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Pillar of the Community
United States
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Bedrock of the Community
United States
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Nice box!
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Valued Member
United States
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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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Pillar of the Community
United States
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Wow! A great haul of copper & wheats! Congrats!
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Pillar of the Community
United States
560 Posts |
Very nice! I'm going to grab a box of cents this weekend - I hope I'm half as lucky.
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Pillar of the Community
United States
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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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Pillar of the Community
United States
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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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Valued Member
 United States
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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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Pillar of the Community
United States
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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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Pillar of the Community
United States
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Though I didn't keep track of my ratio......I just finished up 4 boxes of Cents and probably pulled 30-40 Wheaties.....one being a 1917 S....I don't save pre-82 Coppers but....nice haul for me !
I like to do a box of Nickels and halves one week......wait a week......then a few boxes of Cents.....and back and forth like that. It keeps it interesting that way.
I'm thinking of doing some quarters soon.....(I need some P's ! --- 2 for the 50 states and I need ALL of the Territory P's !)
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Rest in Peace
United States
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Wow, your coin decision really made cents!
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Posted 02/09/2010 12:16 am
