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I found three Indian head pennies yesterday: 1869, 1886, and 1903. Unfortunately the 1869 and 1886 cents are badly corroded, but the dates are still readable.
The 1869 and 1903 pennies were found by running my Ryedale for a second pass over the rejects from 50 boxes of pennies with a 2005 zinc penny in the comparator and the sensitivity turned about 100 degrees to the right. It's probably not worth the time and wear on the machine. I found a lot of older wheats (did not keep count) and removed many steel Canadian pennies, mutilated and corroded pennies, some foreign coins, and five dimes from the batch as well.
I saw the 1886 penny in the tub while unwrapping rolls.
Boxes were from Brinks, Garda, and Loomis in the Central Fla. region.
I found three Indian head pennies yesterday: 1869, 1886, and 1903. Unfortunately the 1869 and 1886 cents are badly corroded, but the dates are still readable.
The 1869 and 1903 pennies were found by running my Ryedale for a second pass over the rejects from 50 boxes of pennies with a 2005 zinc penny in the comparator and the sensitivity turned about 100 degrees to the right. It's probably not worth the time and wear on the machine. I found a lot of older wheats (did not keep count) and removed many steel Canadian pennies, mutilated and corroded pennies, some foreign coins, and five dimes from the batch as well.
I saw the 1886 penny in the tub while unwrapping rolls.
Boxes were from Brinks, Garda, and Loomis in the Central Fla. region.
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