One Million Cents

[Rosco53]

Well, just searched my Millionth cent since I started in this hobby on 3-15-18. Totals are:

1,000,000 Cents=
7 Indian Heads=7/1000000
5,270 Wheats: Average 26 per bag (median 18, to take into account dumps)
6,003 2009's: average 30 per bag
4 1972 DDO: 1/250,000
1 1983 DDR: 1/million
1 1982 DDR: 1/million
1 blank planchet: 1/million
1 magicians double reverse: 1/million
3 1943 Steel (p/p/d): 1/333,333
20 2000 WAM: 1/50,000
19 1998 WAM: 1/50,000ish
10 Proof: 1/100,000
6 clipped planchet: 3/500,000
3 CUD: 1/333,333
1 capped die: 1/million
1 1983 2.92 gram
12 state stamps
8 JFK stamp
2 Liberty Bell

13 Foreign Countries:
2,209 Canadian: Average 11 per bag
10 Bahamas
8 Panama
4 Bermuda
4 Spain
3 Barbados
2 Australia
2 Norway
1 Each:
Jamaica
Slovakia
Czechoslovakia
New Zealand

Also found 7 toy coins, 5 "squished" tourist pennies, 1 lithium battery, around 47 dimes or so, 4 nickels, and 7 quarters.

Happy hunting everyone!

 

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[Dozer D]

Amazing, all that in less than one year.

 

[Uncleslick18]

Wow you keep some careful records. Lol, nice work man, just found this bad boy today!

 

[Grizz12]

Whats special about the 2009's?

 

[Johnnybravo300]

High value zinc?

 

[port ewen ace]

my ratio is 3 Canada for 1 wheat, maybe 200 boxes at most. no DD anything except the '84 EAR, 1- 99WAM, 8- 00 WAM, 4- 98 WAM, 3 zinc CUDS, a 57D CUD, a few blanks & clips, about 5-IH's, 3 steelies, 4 light clashes, 2 rotated, over 150 assorted die cracks, a few nice greasers including a Wheat from the '30's I sold to Mike D.
huntin' Cents makes sense..............and $$$$$$

 

[Dozer D]

Whats special about the 2009's?

Lower mintage for one, only in the millions and not Billions as in regular years. Also the two hundredth anniversary birthday of Lincoln, and the 100th anniv of the Lincoln cent, the 4-varieties produced. Save and collect the best ones only if you wish too.

 

[Rosco53]

Wow you keep some careful records. Lol, nice work man, just found this bad boy today!

Won't lie, jealous of your find there!

 

[WeirderBeatle7]

Do you happen to sort off copper cents?

 

[Professor of Engineering]

Congrats on the Million cent landmark!

 

[PetesPockets55]

1 1983 2.92 gram
Shuda been 2.5 for a zinc, so an under weight copper?

Now that's very interesting and did you get any of the high$ ones slabbed?

Impressive #'s at over half a bag a day, every day of the week, on average.

 

[Rosco53]

Do you happen to sort off copper cents?

No, I don't. I kept track of % through my first 100,000, but after that stopped caring about copper, besides Wheats and IHC.

 

[Rosco53]

1 1983 2.92 gram
Shuda been 2.5 for a zinc, so an under weight copper?

Now that's very interesting and did you get any of the high$ ones slabbed?

Impressive #'s at over half a bag a day, every day of the week, on average.

Yeah, not 100% sure on that one. I think it is technically within the weight allowances for a copper. I haven't had any slabbed, just put them in flips in an album. May put my 100yo wheats into their own Hillman book, for now just have the wheats in tubes by date, canadians in a ziploc (besides the King George VIs in a tube and dates in 2 books), and the 2009s in ziploc bags.

 

[PetesPockets55]

Yeah, not 100% sure on that one. I think it is technically within the weight allowances for a copper. .........

Thanks and yes it is. I believe it is 10% either way.
3.1x.90= 2.79

PCGS 1983p transitional Alloy LINK .

"Update 2017: For example, in 2013 a 1983 copper Lincoln Cent graded PCGS Mint State 62 Red-Brown sold for $23,500 through Heritage Auctions. In 2015, Stack’s Bowers sold a PCGS Mint State 62 Brown example for $22,325."
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