Wheat Penny Population, Copper Cent Population

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coppertop5150 Pillar of the Community United States 958 Posts	Posted 01/06/2011 3:58 pm Seems to be around one in every 75-100 coins Bought 10 rolls today found 5 wheats last night 10 rolls found 7 wheats Most 40-58 with a well worn 1918 and 1919 in the mix copper cents 1981-pre ( dont fuss with 82's ) Seem to be 36 out of of 100 in the first 10 rolls 41 out of 100 in the second 10 rolls So I'm guessing - 35% - 40% in my area These were brinks plastic shurnk wrap rolls also one cadian in the mix Edited by coppertop5150 01/06/2011 7:10 pm Report this Post to the Staff

nod2003 Pillar of the Community United States 3294 Posts	Posted 01/06/2011 4:27 pm Perhaps a larger sample size would give a clearer picture? I mean, what if you just got lucky with your 10 rolls? Report this Post to the Staff
fioti Pillar of the Community United States 4212 Posts	Posted 01/06/2011 5:04 pm That's a great %. Report this Post to the Staff
Maineman750 Pillar of the Community United States 3592 Posts	Posted 01/06/2011 5:36 pm We've got a lot of data over on the Lincoln Roll finds if you want to get a clearer picture. Report this Post to the Staff
Deltron Pillar of the Community United States 508 Posts	Posted 01/06/2011 5:36 pm Per box I averaged roughly 8-12 wheats, and copper I was not keeping tabs on. I do have some plastic containers filled to the brim with copper though, so it was a nice amount of copper. Report this Post to the Staff
coppertop5150 Pillar of the Community United States 958 Posts	Posted 01/06/2011 7:09 pm I thought it seemed high , was not sure if it was " just luck " or what others come across as well. It was 20 roll total 10 yesterday ,10 today. Looking at the rolls from the side you can see a mixture through the plastic or dark brown ad shiney copper, I Was hoping for customer rolls but they don't even take them anymore,the bank just says unroll dump them in the machine and bring the paper counted total to the window for a checking deposit I suspect they were rolled atleast last year or early 2010 becuase not one 2010 was in the mixture just a few linc log cabin and wood chopper cents, but who knows they might have been rolled more recent Report this Post to the Staff
coppertop5150 Pillar of the Community United States 958 Posts	Posted 01/06/2011 11:32 pm tonight searching 10 more rolls spot checked them for wheats out of the 500 3 wheats 1939 1951 1957-d not done sorting copper looking for errors but id say around 35-40% copper agian. But not so good . its only 1-165 wheats this time. Report this Post to the Staff
ronpacheco4 New Member United States 41 Posts	Posted 01/07/2011 6:54 pm what was the last year they made a 100% copper penny? Report this Post to the Staff
biokemist6 Bedrock of the Community United States 12437 Posts	Posted 01/07/2011 6:57 pm 1857 was the last year of pure copper cents. Everything since then has been 88Cu/12Ni, bronze, or brass. 1982 was the last year of majority copper cents for circulation. Edited by biokemist6 01/07/2011 7:01 pm Report this Post to the Staff
Bowfin Valued Member United States 296 Posts	Posted 01/08/2011 5:43 pm I was sorting pennies for copper for 2 years. I saved a little over a half ton, about $1500 or so. In that time, I found that in the Detroit Metro area, that the copper percentages were running around 29-30%. About 2% of the circulating pennies were Canadian. About 80% of them copper. The mix of the 3.24 gram pre '80, the 2.8 gram '80-'81, and the 2.5 gram post '82 was about 40-20-40%. The 1982's were about 75% copper. With few exceptions, I would usually get at least 10-12 wheats a box. Of course your results will vary from area to area. Report this Post to the Staff
Waredu Valued Member United States 397 Posts	Posted 01/08/2011 5:46 pm Right now, I am averaging 0.31% for wheats and 14.66% for copper. That's from searching only 1,500 rolls though. 75,000 coins is not a very large sample - although those percentages are holding fairly steady. Report this Post to the Staff
Manuel Valued Member United States 163 Posts	Posted 01/08/2011 5:53 pm I find 5 to 7 wheats per box, and 16% to 18% copper finds Report this Post to the Staff
coincollector123 Pillar of the Community United States 850 Posts	Posted 01/08/2011 10:56 pm My high school had a penny challenge so I bought $50 in pennies and dumped them all in the box but first I checked them all. Percentage .5% wheats .125% canadian 1% S-mint 3% 2009 pennies did not check for copper and zinc/copper pennies though. I had to go through all these in about 4 hours. but of course I got my sister and brother to help out and what was even better is that I didnt have to reroll them. I would go through pennies more often if I didnt have to reroll them. Report this Post to the Staff
coppertop5150 Pillar of the Community United States 958 Posts	Posted 01/08/2011 11:58 pm thanks guys ,, just searched 10 more roles Lots of copper NOT ONE Wheat cent ! Report this Post to the Staff
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