Analysis : Buying 2,000 Copper Lincoln Memorial Pennies From Ebay

If you are ever tempted to buy bulk pennies from ebay, here is my adventure !

Back in 2017 I bought 2,000 copper pennies from ebay. Total cost was $35 USD. Dates ranged from 1959 to 1982.
I was looking for 3 things:
1: pre 1975 coins with a good amount of mint luster
2: mint errors
3: key dates

I used 4x magnification to inspect each coin, and 16x magnification to view possible mint errors.

As far as mint luster, I found many pennies in EF and AU condition. About 1 in 80.

As far as mint errors, I found 7 minor die cracks, one die crack that was over 30%, 1 minor Cud, and 2 with Mechanical Doubling.
I did not bother with minor misaligned dies, or minor off centers ( which are very common in older coins )

As far as key dates, there isn't much on the lower grading end of copper memorial pennies. I pulled out one 1970 S small date in pretty rough condition.

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The pennies were pretty dirty - I had a lot more crud on my fingers from handling these coins, than when I go roll hunting.
I took over a year to finish off the bag - I kept getting side traced.
Overall, there wasn't much to report on. I find more interesting stuff in normal bank rolls to be honest.