I have a somewhat silly question

[VonDigger]

How many of you get coins out of the change you might get at store? That is where the majority of mine came from. I have mostly 1976 Quarters, wheat Pennies, and gold dollars like this.

 

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[GA_Boy]

A few but very seldom.
Marvin

 

[ChampFerguson/TN]

GOLD DOLLARS?!?!??!?!? Wow.

A friend is a manager at a convenience store and every now and again some crackhead comes in at 1am asking if he will take these old silver dollars since he doesn't have new bills to spend.

 

[VonDigger]

I was getting my quarters from a Pepsi machine. One out of every 9 was a 1976 there for a bit. It was like a hot spot of sorts. A find is a find though.

 

[joee5]

Only silly question is the one you don't ask

 

[Jason in Enid]

GOLD DOLLARS?!?!??!?!? Wow.

A friend is a manager at a convenience store and every now and again some crackhead comes in at 1am asking if he will take these old silver dollars since he doesn't have new bills to spend.

He's talking about the new dollar coins that are "gold in color".

 

[Jason in Enid]

How many of you get coins out of the change you might get at store? That is where the majority of mine came from. I have mostly 1976 Quarters, wheat Pennies, and gold dollars like this.

I don't even carry cash, I'm all plastic all the time. If I did find a silver coin in my change it would go into the save pile, but I think that accounts for 1 or 2 out of the MANY that I have dug over the last 33 years of detecting.

I was getting my quarters from a Pepsi machine. One out of every 9 was a 1976 there for a bit. It was like a hot spot of sorts. A find is a find though.

There are still millions of those bicentenial quarters in circulation. They hold no special value to collectors in any kind of circulated condition.

 

[minnesota outdoors north]

I bank roll a little...I buy 1 box of pennies every week...= 25.00 = 50 rolls of 50 pennies ea. = 2500 pennies...usually 1 indian head per 2500...that pays for 1/2 the pennies right there, usually 3 Wheat penny per 2500, 20% of 2500 are all 1982 and older or 500 pennies...I keep these in a large bucket and have about 3000 dollars in pennies...when they lift the ban and start melting pennies like Canada did a few years ago and copper goes go up a little, every penny will be worth 3.2 cents or $3000.00 turns into $9000.00 plus overnight...if they do not get rid of the penny and nickel then just go back to the bank and cash in 3000.00 again....nothing to loose...will it happen? maybe, maybe not...

 

[VonDigger]

There are still millions of those bicentenial quarters in circulation. They hold no special value to collectors in any kind of circulated condition.

I know, but I have a soft spot for them. I been dabbling with coins on and off since I was 5, that was the first coin that my grandfather started me with. Got to love sentimental reasons LOL.

 

[mxh5891]

I bank roll a little...I buy 1 box of pennies every week...= 25.00 = 50 rolls of 50 pennies ea. = 2500 pennies...usually 1 indian head per 2500...that pays for 1/2 the pennies right there, usually 3 Wheat penny per 2500, 20% of 2500 are all 1982 and older or 500 pennies...I keep these in a large bucket and have about 3000 dollars in pennies...when they lift the ban and start melting pennies like Canada did a few years ago and copper goes go up a little, every penny will be worth 3.2 cents or $3000.00 turns into $9000.00 plus overnight...if they do not get rid of the penny and nickel then just go back to the bank and cash in 3000.00 again....nothing to loose...will it happen? maybe, maybe not...

Your finding one Indian head per box? That's insane...I search pennies at times too and I have found maybe 2 Indian heads in about 50 boxes searched.

 

[myfantasia1]

Your finding one Indian head per box? That's insane...I search pennies at times too and I have found maybe 2 Indian heads in about 50 boxes searched.

Same here. I have been doing pennies for over two years and have only found 3 indians

 

[minnesota outdoors north]

I thought so too, I hit the very small towns...when I can...do not make any special trips...just when I am going that way.... here you go...the latest...1903

 

[Chug And Red]

GOLD DOLLARS?!?!??!?!? Wow.

A friend is a manager at a convenience store and every now and again some crackhead comes in at 1am asking if he will take these old silver dollars since he doesn't have new bills to spend.

Hopefully a Good Friend that will Split the Take Chug

 

[ChampFerguson/TN]

I bank roll a little...I buy 1 box of pennies every week...= 25.00 = 50 rolls of 50 pennies ea. = 2500 pennies...usually 1 indian head per 2500...that pays for 1/2 the pennies right there, usually 3 Wheat penny per 2500, 20% of 2500 are all 1982 and older or 500 pennies...I keep these in a large bucket and have about 3000 dollars in pennies...when they lift the ban and start melting pennies like Canada did a few years ago and copper goes go up a little, every penny will be worth 3.2 cents or $3000.00 turns into $9000.00 plus overnight...if they do not get rid of the penny and nickel then just go back to the bank and cash in 3000.00 again....nothing to loose...will it happen? maybe, maybe not...

If your house isn't built on a slab, make sure you reinforce your floor before you get too far along with your penny collecting....

 

[GA_Boy]

What's the cutoff date for pure copper cents, US, '82?
Marvin

 

[DeepseekerADS]

How Can I Tell if My Penny Is a Copper or a Zinc Cent?

If your Lincoln Memorial penny has a date before 1982, it is made of 95% copper. If the date is 1983 or later, it is made of 97.5% zinc and plated with a thin copper coating.

For pennies minted in 1982, when both copper and zinc cents were made, the safest and best way to tell their composition is to weigh them. Copper pennies weigh 3.11 grams (+/- 0.130 g.), whereas the zinc pennies weigh only 2.5 grams (+/- 0.100 g.

 

[minnesota outdoors north]

all I know is 1982 is the cut-off...I think it might be august, anything after august '82 is clad...I take all my hand sorted 1982 and put them in a 5 gal bucket....then I poor them in my machine, light ones go left and heavy ones go right...or you can just weigh them, they are a few grams apart... If your Lincoln Memorial penny has a date before 1982, it is made of 95% copper. If the date is 1983 or later, it is made of 97.5% zinc and plated with a thin copper coating. For pennies minted in 1982, when both copper and zinc cents were made, the safest and best way to tell their composition is to weigh them ...all copper 1926 penny unc (uncirculated) is selling for $185.00

 

[minnesota outdoors north]

omg!!!! I am way past that...my gun safe is very heavy...lookout below

 

[against the wind]

When I have time, I separate my cleaned coins. All 1959 - 1981 get saved in separate plastic jars.

 

[RGINN]

If there's an interest in the modern 'gold' dollars, come to Summit Co. Colorado car washes and get all you want, as that's what the bill changers give. ($4 for 5 minutes, too.)