I bought ten dollars face from my bank and I saw a wheat on the end. That's always a good sign. I mainly get cent rolls to get pull the pre 82s. I got a total of 17 wheats with the earliest being 1910! Two were 1934. I got a total of 177 coppers from 59-82. To be sure an 82 is copper do the flip test. I can usually tell by looking but to be sure, listen for the ring of copper. Or you can drop it on a table surface and it will create a distinct sound that differs greatly from the copper plated zinc ones.
I posted because I felt it was uncommon. I bank at fifth third and I was surprised. Usually I get roughly ten percent coppers and a wheat is rare. Almost every roll had two. Good finds are still out there!
You got 2 rock doves too? I was surprised to find the one I found. I'm going to have to dig deep into pennies soon to try to get some Canadians before they all get gone.
Can someone please elaborate on the flip test? What sound am I listening for specifically? I have tossed out a ton of 82's cause I didn't know that some had high copper content.
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