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Until now, I have been buying 5-10 dollars worth of pennies at a time and sorting them in about 2 days...

I got really stressed at work today, and it has been about a week since my last sort, so I went to the bank during lunch and bought a full box. I plan to relax tonight by sorting them all.

I also asked if I could get about a box per week, and the teller said no problem...they always have plenty of pennies on hand in the vault. This will be my new source bank.

I already have a good dump on the other side of town. I think my volume is going to start going up....

I love this hobby.

Awesome great to hear it! I find sorting really therapeutic.

Relaxing and fun. My wife laughed at me when I took two shield pennies out of the penny cup at the C-store. She then handed over a wheatie that she had been saving for me.

you have a great wife
Mine gives me her pocket change to look at but wants her quarters back
I can keep Copper an nickels

1st its just one box, then its 2. Next thing you know you will buy a Ryedale and will need a cart to carry all the boxes out. Welcome to the world of penny sorting

Man! Has the Slickster got this one right or what? I started getting 5 bux at a time two times a week from different banks. Then I went to ten. Last week I did two boxes. This is worse than smoking.

I started with a box, and now a month later I'm at over 8 boxes a week. I handsorted 3 boxes today, about to do the 4th.

I just finished my sort:

Only 3 canadians...2 of them copper.

12 wheats

75 from 1982 - will sort these later.

672 from 1959-1981.

Thats 27.44% copper, not including the 82's.

rickygee wrote:Man! Has the Slickster got this one right or what? I started getting 5 bux at a time two times a week from different banks. Then I went to ten. Last week I did two boxes. This is worse than smoking. :shock:

LOL...Now that's funny, I don't care who you are.

Sanford02 wrote:I just finished my sort:

Only 3 canadians...2 of them copper.

12 wheats

75 from 1982 - will sort these later.

672 from 1959-1981.

Thats 27.44% copper, not including the 82's.

Sanford02.......glad you joined us. Be sure to post your hand sorting finds for pennies in this thread:

http://realcent.org/viewtopic.php?f=10&t=90&start=25

Enjoy your coin searches, everyone.

rickygee wrote:Man! Has the Slickster got this one right or what? I started getting 5 bux at a time two times a week from different banks. Then I went to ten. Last week I did two boxes. This is worse than smoking.

Rickygee.......addictive? Yes. Dangerous? No.

Smoking will kill you. Searching pennies is a fun hobby, and an inexpensive hobby too. I don't think it (searching coins) has been responsible for any deaths yet, either.

Enjoy your coin searches, everyone.

I remember stepping up from a few rolls to a whole box just a short time ago.

Pennies could kill you.. if your stack falls on you.

HoardCopperByTheTon wrote:I remember stepping up from a few rolls to a whole box just a short time ago.

Pennies could kill you.. if your stack falls on you.

I still get a kick out of seeing your pic Hoard

Be careful or you will get hook on sorting cents and then your life will not be the same.

HoardCopperByTheTon wrote:I remember stepping up from a few rolls to a whole box just a short time ago.

Pennies could kill you.. if your stack falls on you.

I recently opened a box like that. Picking my jaw off the ground I found that I had a whole box of shiny 2010's tauntingly staring at me. I cringe at wondering how many of those boxes are shiny, unless of course they are pre-1981 shiny.

I'm at over 10 boxes a week now! Just started about a month ago. This is worse than crack!

decomputing, those boxes aren't 2010s because this pic was taken well before 2010. Those boxes may very well be sorted and gone....but of course replaced with a bigger stack of newer boxes.

One good way to find out if you got a box full of zinc is to weight it and see if it 14lbs. If its not, you're in luck and you can smile all the way to your hoard.

I buy only $3.00 per paycheck. My husband does not like it, but I told him that I am saving for retirement. I hope I can keep it under control. I do enjoy reading what others think. It lets me know that I am not alone.