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May 27, 2012, 10:53 PM
#16
To properly search a box of pennies, it can take a couple hours. No way can it be done in 5 to 10 minutes. It takes time to hand sort, look for copper & other coins like Wheats, to roll up the copper, etc.. Of all coins, pennies are the most time consuming.
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May 27, 2012, 10:57 PM
#17
 Originally Posted by The Jersey DEvil
To properly search a box of pennies, it can take a couple hours. No way can it be done in 5 to 10 minutes. It takes time to hand sort, look for copper & other coins like Wheats, to roll up the copper, etc.. Of all coins, pennies are the most time consuming.
I was talking about penny hoarders who just care about copper and use sorters. It takes several hours for me, too.
1/100 of an American dollar is a cent. It is NOT a penny. The word penny is used by several other countries, such as Great Britain, to denote their smallest denomination. In order to be numismatically correct, you must use the term cent to describe the American coin.
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May 28, 2012, 02:59 PM
#18
Originally Posted by sagittarius98
I don't search for copper at all. I said if someone does, it could take about 5 (maybe 10) minutes to search. I hand search to look for wheats, IHs, and Canadian.
I believe you estimate is off, you should sort a box of pennies by hand and time it. Then get back to everyone who has the experience.
I'm sorry for jacking the thread, I couldn't imagine being skunked on a box of pennies. That's a lot of effort to not have anything to show for it
"Those who fail to prepare are preparing to fail." -Benjamin Franklin
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May 28, 2012, 05:24 PM
#19
Originally Posted by Eldar11
I believe you estimate is off, you should sort a box of pennies by hand and time it. Then get back to everyone who has the experience.
I'm sorry for jacking the thread, I couldn't imagine being skunked on a box of pennies. That's a lot of effort to not have anything to show for it
Let's keep this discussion aside and no longer hijack the thread.
1/100 of an American dollar is a cent. It is NOT a penny. The word penny is used by several other countries, such as Great Britain, to denote their smallest denomination. In order to be numismatically correct, you must use the term cent to describe the American coin.
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May 28, 2012, 08:51 PM
#20
Originally Posted by Eldar11
I believe you estimate is off, you should sort a box of pennies by hand and time it. Then get back to everyone who has the experience.
I'm sorry for jacking the thread, I couldn't imagine being skunked on a box of pennies. That's a lot of effort to not have anything to show for it
Thank you all for feeling my pain! It is a lot of time and effort to search a full box for coppers, wheats, and errors by hand.
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May 28, 2012, 10:11 PM
#21
Originally Posted by SilverForBrains
It is a lot of time and effort to search a full box for coppers, wheats, and errors by hand.
AMEN
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May 28, 2012, 10:37 PM
#22
You know it's funny, I didn't even realize how long it takes until I brought a box with me as a passenger on a five hour car ride and I was just finishing up the box as we pulled in. Usually I space out in some sort of a coin roll hunting fog and before I know it the box is done and I'm ready for the next
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