Avago
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I'm almost exclusively a half dollar hunter but an opportunity came by that I just couldn't pass up! While making my routine dumps, I checked the reject chute of one of the machines as I finished and snagged a handful of 10 wheaties or so. So as regular dumpers will likely understand, that instantly made me wonder how many more made it through the machine and INTO a bag.
Sure enough while my half dollar bag change was being completed, off came the penny bag as well which I could clearly see was topped off with WHEAT. I've never had any luck convincing banks to sell me bags, but since I am a regular they begrudgingly let me swap in $50 for the bag (as long as it doesn't become a habit).
Got the bag home and got to sorting with the fiancee... yes, she even helped with 5,000 pennies! Right off the bat we were getting handfulls of wheats and coppers. Wheatie after wheatie piled up...
Here are the results:
Wheaties-----------------707
1959-1981 Coppers-----1141
Zinc---------------------3112
Dimes----------------------10
Canadian-------------------14
Not much super old, mostly 40's and 50's dates, no '55DDO... Oldest were 1913, 1918 and 1920, commons.
One other notable was this 1953-D clipped planchet, neat find!
Oh, and also while dumping, the machine errored another $2.20 in my favor
Fun to shake things up once in a while when possible, especially when the silver is dry. Happy hunting!
Sure enough while my half dollar bag change was being completed, off came the penny bag as well which I could clearly see was topped off with WHEAT. I've never had any luck convincing banks to sell me bags, but since I am a regular they begrudgingly let me swap in $50 for the bag (as long as it doesn't become a habit).
Got the bag home and got to sorting with the fiancee... yes, she even helped with 5,000 pennies! Right off the bat we were getting handfulls of wheats and coppers. Wheatie after wheatie piled up...
Here are the results:
Wheaties-----------------707
1959-1981 Coppers-----1141
Zinc---------------------3112
Dimes----------------------10
Canadian-------------------14
Not much super old, mostly 40's and 50's dates, no '55DDO... Oldest were 1913, 1918 and 1920, commons.
One other notable was this 1953-D clipped planchet, neat find!
Oh, and also while dumping, the machine errored another $2.20 in my favor
Fun to shake things up once in a while when possible, especially when the silver is dry. Happy hunting!
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