Cent hunters

[mark1982]

So I have always been a silver searcher. Been doing it for about 7 years now. For the past couple years I have been on the fence about searching cents. I think I am finally gonna take the plunge. Is there any thing in particular you guys do that makes it easier to search them or is it just a slow process. I don’t mind it being slow after all that’s part of the fun I think CRH is relaxing. I guess I’m just looking for some pointers and also a good place to learn about errors. Thanks for any advice

 

[Argentium]

Welcome to the addiction ! I like cents - they are so easy to get into , everybody has em and they're cheap ! They are not slow at all ( depending on what you are pulling ) I only pull wheaties , Indian Heads, earlier Canadians ( 1963 and back ) I think you are going to enjoy cents !

 

[AugustMoose87]

I like cents, because I find a TON of keepers, unlike nickels and dimes where I find MAYBE 5 keepers in a box.

What you keep is obviously up to you. I keep 2009's (I know, I'm odd) and anything 82 or older. The 82's get weighed to sort out the copper ones. Wheats either go in to empty spaces in my books, or I take them to a dealer to sell/trade for some of the rarer wheats I still need. Coppers all get re-rolled and boxed as bullion in the hopes that someday it will be legal to melt them.

Still waiting to be lucky enough to find an IHP.

 

[Quin]

Welcome to the addiction ! I like cents - they are so easy to get into , everybody has em and they're cheap ! They are not slow at all ( depending on what you are pulling ) I only pull wheaties , Indian Heads, earlier Canadians ( 1963 and back ) I think you are going to enjoy cents !

You exclude the '64 Canadians Argentium? I can imagine why...it just seems kind of weird because it's still a young head haha. 1964 is a strange date for CRH'ers....loved in dimes, halves, and quarters, hated in nickels and (by some) Canadian pennies!

 

[Argentium]

My mistake Quin , I actually do pull all "young head" Queen Elizabeths - I really like the design !

 

[FormerTeller]

So I have always been a silver searcher. Been doing it for about 7 years now. For the past couple years I have been on the fence about searching cents. I think I am finally gonna take the plunge. Is there any thing in particular you guys do that makes it easier to search them or is it just a slow process. I don’t mind it being slow after all that’s part of the fun I think CRH is relaxing. I guess I’m just looking for some pointers and also a good place to learn about errors. Thanks for any advice

I find cents to be relaxing, and very productive compared to searching for silver. I also save (hoard) copper, yet there are a ton of errors and varieties to look for as well as wheats. Try the Lincoln Cent Resource to start with - that will keep you busy for a while!

Lincoln Cent Errors

 

[port ewen ace]

LORDY ______________ again I repeat-----ERRORS

just sold an '84-P zincoln reverse CUD for $50 to a collector of just CUD coins
$8 for a pair of '69-D copper die clashes
sold dozens of Canada copper rolls at 2X+ face
LAM's on copper & zinc go for 2 to 5 bucks each
greaser wheats at 300-400X face
HQ early wheats in lots at 30X++ face
---- and on and on and on------ error pennies rapidly morph into paper money ---- or, cash
with nuttin' but dirty fingers to cause youze da stress
youze can get a killer return on cent boxes

and then_____ a chance of an FE is better than a lottery ticket

 

[mark1982]

Thanks for the input everyone. I’m gonna try to get a box today.

 

[enamel7]

I'm interested in seeing one of the so called "zinc" lams.

 

[GB1]

i like do pennies my oldest is a 1906 IHP and i do get foreign coins too

 

[Death&Taxes]

Cents are great! You should try them! Much better than the halves these days! I just finished dumping twenty boxes and got 5 40s, so you should start doing cents and stick with them. Even quarters are better than half dollars if you try them enough.

 

[mark1982]

Cents are great! You should try them! Much better than the halves these days! I just finished dumping twenty boxes and got 5 40s, so you should start doing cents and stick with them. Even quarters are better than half dollars if you try them enough.

20 boxes and 5 40% that sucks. Halves have never been that bad for me. Quarters have been decent in the past. I’ve been doing this a long time. I won’t be sticking with any particular denomination

 

[lookingharder]

I have 3, 3 lbs. coffee cans of wheaties, I looked online for "books to sort them in but didn't really know what I was looking for. What does everyone keep there penny's in. Who make a good "book" to sort them in?

 

[rcs]

I have antique 1/2 gallon ball mason jars that I keep my wheats in. I like the look.

 

[ugotit22]

Cents are a blast. I love pulling wheats and alure is the indian head which are hard to come by. Think ive pulled like 10-12 since 2008

 

[Dozer D]

I have 3, 3 lbs. coffee cans of wheaties, I looked online for "books to sort them in but didn't really know what I was looking for. What does everyone keep there penny's in. Who make a good "book" to sort them in?

If you plan on putting them in folders and removal when a better coin comes along, then a DANSCO album would be best, expensive but practical when it comes to constant adds & removals., plus you can see both sides of the coin without removing from folder.