Additional 1959-D RPM's

Yes Sir, My philosophy when it comes to going through bags is simple.
1st Pass - pull out the obvious
2nd Pass - Pull out the less obvious
3rd Pass - Pull out the questionable ones for research.

If I am focused I can get through a bag (1st Pass) in less than 24 total hours, or about 3 days at 8 or so hours each.

My son finally realized what bag investments are all about. I am pulling these varieties and telling him what the bag costs, and how many errors we have, and can project at the rate we are pulling these and we should have at least 6 rolls of the #39 variety and maybe a roll of the #5 variety. That's on the first pass. I like copper pennies, because its finds like this that help the business grow.

Yeah, some people can do that, no issues with what ever the process.

I do it my way because I can have the obvious out of the bag in about 24 total hours or less.

I recognize the different die types and typically pull up to 5 per die and put them off to the side.
At the end of the 1st pass, I have all the obvious varieties and most errors, and then I have most of the dies to do a quick look over and see if there are any additional items that can be cherry picked from the bag. With the 1959-D bag, its a bit more of a challenge, since there are a LOT of varieties within the bag. A semi-normal bag I can get through a bag, most times on one pass, maybe two if I am concerned about finding a particular variety that is worth pulling from the bag.

Then the 2nd pass doesn't take as long, but typically the eyes are trained what additional things to look for. It takes another 8-10 hours or so to filter through the rest.

If searching a bag lasts more than 5 days, something is wrong here. = )

The 3rd pass is usually scrutinizing the reverse of the coins. A simple spin cycle around the rim looking for the obvious. Like I mentioned before, I look for the semi-obvious, since most collectors like to use Loupes or a magnifying glass, I'll go to that level and maybe a little more to dig for the best of the best.

I'll see if I can show pics of the different obverse dies I have seen in the bag, in a new post.
To me there aren't many different dies in this bag, which makes the variety count go up, since I got lucky with one die producing a lot of the #39 Mint mark variety.