Searching Through 1 Million Pennies. What Do You Guys Think I Will Find? - Page 8

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James Hicks Valued Member 179 Posts	Posted 08/27/2019 08:06 am Nice! am I correct that you can order coin boxes for no extra charge if you are a member at that bank? Report this Post to the Staff
Scott_holmes Valued Member United States 100 Posts	Posted 08/29/2019 11:19 pm Well, a little bank confusion this week, but I was able to go through $50 in pennies today. One box contained a total of 4 wheat cents, while the other contained 15, which is a great number for california. I will continue the search this weekend, but, as I am getting back into school, it's getting harder and harder to continue with this. So far: 89,100 pennies searched through To go: 910,900 Finds United States coinage Total Wheat Cents: 423 total 50's pennies: 218 40's pennies: 172 30's pennies: 25 20's pennies: 1 10's pennies: 3 09 pennies: 2 Indian Head cents: 2 (1896, 1897) Proof Cents: 2 (1979-S, 1990-S) Philadelphia mint proof token: 1 (no date on it even though it's uncirculated) Foreign Coins Canadian 1 cent: 422 total Post 1965: 373 Young Head (1953-1964): 39 King George VI type II (1948-1952): 3 Kinge George VI type I (1937-1947): 7 (oldest: 1939) 2 Euro: 2 Bermuda 1 cent: 1 ½ New Penny: 1 1 New Penny: 1 Un centismo de Balboa: 4 Commonwealth of the Bahamas-one cent: 2 10 francs: 1 Dimes Roosevelt: 20 Report this Post to the Staff
James Hicks Valued Member 179 Posts	Posted 08/29/2019 11:28 pm Thank you for updating us! School, obviously is a priority, just started my freshman year. Have fun, and keep hunting! Report this Post to the Staff
Scott_holmes Valued Member United States 100 Posts	Posted 08/31/2019 5:50 pm I was finally able to pick up the next two boxes of pennies and I have another 15 wheat cents to add to the growing stockpile. This was another unbalanced hunt, with one box having 12 wheat cents and the other having 3. I have a school trip coming up that will take about a week, but I will continue the hunt after it. MAJOR UPDATE: I am now shifting the goal of this hunt from being complete in a year to being complete in 100 weeks. This is due to many factors, but by far the greatest is time. I don't have enough free time to search through 20,000+ pennies every week. So far: 94,100 pennies searched through To go: 905,900 Finds United States coinage Total Wheat Cents: 438 total 50's pennies: 231 40's pennies: 174 30's pennies: 25 20's pennies: 1 10's pennies: 3 09 pennies: 2 Indian Head cents: 2 (1896, 1897) Proof Cents: 2 (1979-S, 1990-S) Philadelphia mint proof token: 1 (no date on it even though it's uncirculated) Foreign Coins Canadian 1 cent: 423 total Post 1965: 374 Young Head (1953-1964): 39 King George VI type II (1948-1952): 3 Kinge George VI type I (1937-1947): 7 (oldest: 1939) 2 Euro: 2 Bermuda 1 cent: 1 ½ New Penny: 1 1 New Penny: 1 Un centismo de Balboa: 4 Commonwealth of the Bahamas-one cent: 2 10 francs: 1 Dimes Roosevelt: 20 Report this Post to the Staff
Coinfrog Bedrock of the Community United States 94367 Posts	Posted 08/31/2019 6:45 pm Thank goodness - 20K cents a week is almost 3K per day, or 60 rolls! Report this Post to the Staff
GrapeCollects Pillar of the Community United States 8938 Posts	Posted 08/31/2019 7:25 pm Back when I hunted more often, I would order about 16 boxes per week, and was able to knock out 2 per day. Report this Post to the Staff
Bump111 Pillar of the Community United States 3327 Posts	Posted 08/31/2019 7:59 pm Sure don't want to burn out! Slow and steady wins the race. "Nummi rari mira sunt, si sumptus ferre potes." - Christophorus filius Scotiae Report this Post to the Staff
Coinfrog Bedrock of the Community United States 94367 Posts	Posted 08/31/2019 8:03 pm And, I fear, a race with no likely prize of consequence. Report this Post to the Staff
James Hicks Valued Member 179 Posts	Posted 08/31/2019 8:43 pm Nice! As long as you get it done! We would hate for you to drop out half way through! Report this Post to the Staff
machine20 Pillar of the Community United States 1280 Posts	Posted 09/05/2019 12:01 pm Drop out of school? Report this Post to the Staff
James Hicks Valued Member 179 Posts	Posted 09/05/2019 12:04 pm drop out of the hunt. School, stay in. We don't want him to burn out for the hunting Report this Post to the Staff
Errers and Varietys Bedrock of the Community United States 74853 Posts	Posted 09/05/2019 12:55 pm Where is Scott_holmes? I would love to see more of his finds. Errers and Varietys. Report this Post to the Staff
Scott_holmes Valued Member United States 100 Posts	Posted 09/09/2019 4:26 pm Well, after a 1 week vacation I was able to pick up another $50 from the bank. These two boxes seemed to follow the trend of inconsistency of the last few, while 1 box had 5 wheats the other had 13. I also wanted to make a correction to my last post, in which the totals showed that I had only found 1 1920's Wheat cent. I had actually found 5 at that point, and the total has been increased to 6 with a 1926 find today. As always, stay tuned! So far: 99,100 pennies searched through To go: 900,900 Finds United States coinage Total Wheat Cents: 456 total 50's pennies: 244 40's pennies: 178 30's pennies: 25 20's pennies: 6 10's pennies: 3 09 pennies: 2 Indian Head cents: 2 (1896, 1897) Proof Cents: 2 (1979-S, 1990-S) Philadelphia mint proof token: 1 (no date on it even though it's uncirculated) Foreign Coins Canadian 1 cent: 428 total Post 1965: 378 Young Head (1953-1964): 40 King George VI type II (1948-1952): 3 Kinge George VI type I (1937-1947): 7 (oldest: 1939) 2 Euro: 2 Bermuda 1 cent: 1 ½ New Penny: 1 1 New Penny: 1 Un centismo de Balboa: 4 Commonwealth of the Bahamas-one cent: 3 10 francs: 1 Dimes Roosevelt: 20 Report this Post to the Staff
Errers and Varietys Bedrock of the Community United States 74853 Posts	Posted 09/09/2019 4:37 pm Nice finds Scott_holmes! It's good to see you're back in the game! Errers and Varietys. Report this Post to the Staff
jbuck Moderator United States 189603 Posts	Posted 09/09/2019 4:42 pm Looking good! Coin Collector Since 1978 Avatar Old Avatar 7070 Eisenhower Australia Canada World CCF Members on eBay CCF eBay Search Engine Report this Post to the Staff
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