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Valued Member
United States
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Stopped at my bank to pick up box of halves.... Teller didn't know why they weren't ordered but did offer me 4 old rolls of pennies. All 4 rolls were solid LWC. Oldest was 1914. |
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Pillar of the Community
United States
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Awesome find, Fromms. Sometimes the unexpected pickups are the best!
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Bedrock of the Community
 United States
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Very nice, jack jeckel! INDEED! Some nice, older finds!  |
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New Member
United States
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Sorry guys I'm new to cents. But what exactly makes a cent a red. What does a red have to have. Is red a grade?
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Pillar of the Community
United States
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Pennies are made of copper or plated with copper. The color of copper is close to red. It is not the red color of your car. I would say more like orange. When copper is exposed to air, copper is oxidized. And its color turns to brown. Just compare the color of a new 2012/2013 penny to an old beating penny, the difference is very apparent.
Red/Brown is part of copper coin grade . Red is more desirable.
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Pillar of the Community
United States
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And for a cent to be graded red or brown is has to be uncirculated
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Pillar of the Community
United States
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Two interesting finds; First a little Greaser.   Then a rotated die.   |
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Pillar of the Community
United States
1620 Posts |
That rotated die is nice I havent seen one that bad before
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Pillar of the Community
United States
2862 Posts |
1 box down and one more to go. 8 wheats: 1930-P (My oldest find so far) 1940-P 1944-P 1945-P 1947-D 1949-P 1953-P 1956-D 3 Canadians, a VERY nice 1972-S that will replace what's in my book and several other good replacement coins. I still have to sort through the 1998, 1999, and 2000's for any WAM. |
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United States
180 Posts |
I stopped by the bank today to get my first box of pennies. When I got out to the car I noticed through the top of the box they were all very shinny, I looked closer noticed they were all 2013 P. I went back into the bank and exchanged them for loose rolls they had that were not new. I get got home and checked ebay for boxes just out of curiosity, they are going for quite a bit more than $25  I will be heading back on Monday to see if they still have the box there. Anyway here is my haul from my first box. 5- Canadians 1- 1974 dime 1- 1944 P Wheat 3- 1958 P Wheat 1- 1951 D Wheat |
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Pillar of the Community
United States
556 Posts |
Did another box (18th)and it was pretty good. Quite a few finds, but all somewhat common.
Wheats:
1941-D x1
1945 x1
1946 x1
1948 x1
1950-D x1
1951-D x1
1952-D x1
1956 x1
1956-D x1
1958-D x2
Canadians:
1975 x1
1976 x1
1979 x1
1991 x1
2001 x1
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Pillar of the Community
United States
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DrDon...holler if you decide to ebay the Greaser and the rotated ! Oregon coin geek.....*** GO BEAVS ! ! ! ***
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Pillar of the Community
United States
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Just found 1946 silver dime in 50$ bag of pennies
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Bedrock of the Community
United States
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Nice Greaser Don! I have never seen a 2004 with 90° rotation! In 2003 the mint went created new processes and procedures that were supposed to eliminate errors. I guess it didn't work out! I have a 2003 that is 10% off center. LOL Lincoln Cent Lover!VERDI-CARE™ INVENTOR https://verdi.care/
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Pillar of the Community
United States
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I found something very unexpected, and totally adorable in my last box of cents.  |
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