I got hooked on pennies back in 1956-57 Our neighbor , Chuck Janes ,had a donut shop . He told me every time an Indian head penny crossed his counter, he tossed it into a cigar box. He also saved Barber dimes . He said he only saved coins that weren't worn slick. I found this out one evening when I showed him my meager Indian head collection. Him and his wife, Dot would play cards with my parents. I would go around the table looking for old pennies and Indian nickels. I think back then, everyone had a few Indian head pennies stashed in a drawer someplace, just like we have old copper pennies now, and they would eventually just spend them. But , as a kid I was shocked that he would still get them in his shop. He said , "Yes." like it was no big deal. So..... I set my target date at 1920. I would only save pennies from before that date. Years later, it was only pennies before 1940. Old Chuck Janes had a cigar box under his kitchen sink level to the top with Indians and another box of Barber dimes. That was the incentive that started me saving pennies. Never bought rolls or boxes from the bank. Only went through pocket change. It's a habit I've never been able to break. Chuck also collected stamps. Another obsession he helped launch me on. He'd give me envelopes of old United States stamps. He gave me his childhood arrow head collection too [ that I still have today] He also gave me my first Gilbert chemistry set. [The bottles were all made of wood] Everyone should have a neighbor like old Chuck Janes. I'm an old man myself, now. I try to start kids off collecting.... anything. It's a sad world we live in today and what's more wholesome than a kid collecting stuff that others shun, or think it's just junk. Just my thoughts tonight........ 9:30.... past my bedtime.
They “powers that be” have successfully turned neighbor against neighbor. Most are so quick to assume the worst in someone. David. I appreciate your understanding in the importance of collecting. The importance of holding on to something, not necessarily because what it’s worth in the sense of money. It’s the experience and memory of every damn thing you’ve collected. When you’re occasionally looking through your collection. I can imagine your whole inner being awakening itself to the smells the time of day time of year. The feeling of excitement. Out memories are now stored on devices that are never going to respect our passions.
What an amazing man you had the chance to know! I'm sure some of that rubbed off on you. I've had people like that in my life, and I treasure those memories.
So let me get this straight, so if you have 1 pound of copper its like what 4 bucks? So you need 100 pounds of copper to have 400 bucks give or take, and pound of copper is 16 oz, gold and silver is in troy oz which is like 14 standard oz roughly for a troy pound, or you can get 1/10 oz gold and 2 oz silver to be the same as 100 pounds of copper.........
I've no doubt copper cents will be highly desirable and become the poor man's silver. There may be a day when Cosco begins stocking copper bars along side the gold and silver ones.
@@paulcoenen7918 I know they do tax it unlike gold and silver here in Arizona though many gladly purchase the big bars when they were on sale and most places would still provide free shipping if over $200 purchase. Would be nice if they removed the tax on copper, but would take some doing for sure.
I'd rather collect the Lincoln on log series and odd 2006 nickels uncircumcised 1$ or so ea ..did find a 17 walker in a roll looking for silver once for the 40% halves
I don’t just collect copper, I collect silver, gold, foreign, and clad coins alike. There is so much to collect, and so much to find in this hobby. That’s why I love it
I live in Philadelphia when we rehab homes we always find old coins from silver dollar coins old wheat pennies the house's here are from the beginning of our country.
got all most 400 pounds,plus about 3 lbs. of indian heads,found about a lb. of those in an old house we demolished when i was a kid,some child i would imagin saved pennies by stuffing them behind the mop boards of this house,every room every wall...it was the coolest fun find ever!
I work in a grocery store and every shift I get 2 rolls of Pennie’s in my drawer. First thing I do is break open each roll and look through them. I also bring a bunch of regular Pennie’s to swap them out with the copper ones
Yes, I heard copper pennies. I've got probably close to a 100 pounds. We'll continue to go through boxes and find more because copper prices will go up, especially when the dollar crashes.
Hopefully one day, boxes of Pennie’s will be free, we only need copper to double in price for that to happen (500 copper Pennie’s at 5 cents)! Happy hunting Craig!
Not sure who the penny hoarders expect to sell all those pennies to. Personally I don't ever expect government to ever allow you to melt them for profit. Secondly if you do find someone dumb enough to buy them for copper content the shipping cost would eat up all gains. I do hoard copper but I would never hoard pennies, I would probably rather buy scrap copper with those pennies and hoard something I can sell quickly to most any scrap yard.
@howardlittell8834 Pretty sure that is inaccurate. There was a guy doing it awhile back and congress passed a law to stop him. Pretty sure no scrap yard will give you anything for them at least any I have heard of and I have been scrapping for many years.
You also want to look out for the Canadian pennys from 1942 to 1996, they are all made out of 98% copper and prior they had pretty much the same amount of copper as the American pennys.
I've no doubt copper cents will be highly desirable and become the poor man's silver. There may be a day when Cosco begins stocking copper bars along side the gold and silver ones.
I bought my first box yesterday. I have been through 35 rolls so far and have recovered one dime, ten Wheaties, and one Canadian copper. I have yet to weigh my pre-82's to see my total copper. I have weighed all the 1982's so far to remove the copper ones (3.11 grams). Hoping for more Wheaties in the remaining rolls. Happy Hunting .....JackMaster
@@Lolmaro. awesome! I’m from New York, so it’s not uncommon to get a few Canadians per box! Part of my hunt and fill series is collecting Canadian coins! I love the colorized quarters, but my favorite coin of my Canadian collection is my 1915 25c, I believe only a quarter million minted!
All cents 1981 and earlier are copper. 1982s do need to be weighed to be sure. Really bugs me that I have seen many videos and articles that say all 1982 and earlier are all copper- not true.
Copper will become the poor mans silver. Save them while you can. I save some of the proof zink pennies aside as well. Add them to my children's little coins banks.
I like the idea of copper being the poor man’s precious metal. Though there is an abundance of copper in this world, it is heavily used. A reason why it is becoming more and more collectible
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@nspadanuta1442 Awesome, I need to do another weigh sometime, It's been a while since I have. Next time, I will write the weights on the containers so I can keep track better.
I like the 95 copper, the wheat, the 98 maples. Have found 5 1959 D that look like they were preserved in time from a box, I keep wrapped up, very beautiful coins not worth a lot but cool . Also found a Panama penny 95 copper.
I have been saving the copper pennies for at least 15 years. I just look for them in change. I don't go to the bank and buy rolls. I have around 3500 of them.
The US Mint temporarily stopped producing coins in April 2009 due to low demand and on the grips of of the Great Recession. A lower mintage results in harder to find coins especially when production has increased over the next decade after.
I have 40 lbs of "trash" Cu pennies (ones that don't look AU condition or better). Locally, these days, I find coppers pose themselves at a rate of about 10-12%, and around 8 wheats/bx worth. I have a box from a bank in the Cherokee Nation I can't wait to get into, although I do have one local (Texas) box to peruse before that. Pretty good Cu % rate, not too shabby! Sounds like next time I'm up north, I should be picking up New England boxes.
Awesome, keep up the good work, currently I am at about 180 pounds and growing! I’ve hunted 33 boxes in my penny hunt and fill series with most of the boxes being from New York and I’ve averaged 16.5% coppers a box and 14 wheat Pennie’s. I hope those New England coins treat you well, you can also find some more Canadians as well!
You can go to any bank. I typically go to one I have an account with though. If they have a spare box, they will exchange it for you! Often times they do rarely they don’t
I got this box while at work mid hitch. Sometimes after working 14 hour shifts 7 days a week causes me to focus on other priorities. It’s hard to bring full boxes home because of flights so this box just sat in my closet on the ship for months, that is until I decided to focus on CRH this time again at work. Currently I have another 2 boxes from Jacksonville on the ship, which won’t be gone through for another 3 months when I return, but it is something to look forward to after my 75 day vacation!
Any coin that isn’t collectible I bring to the coin return at my local credit union to go back into circulation. The money than goes to the next box of coins!
No, the best time to start hoarding Copper pennies was back in 1981, but the second best time is right now. I've been keeping pennies since I was a kid, but I didn't start keeping them specifically for their Copper until I was in my mid to late 20s, which was 20 years ago. Granted, I don't search penny boxes at all, and I never have. I simply prefer to use cash, for a variety of reasons, and I always save my change. I keep all pre-'82 Copper pennies and all pre-2004 American nickels. I have 100+ pounds of Copper pennies...so probably 16,000 to 17,000+ pennies. I have about 75 to 80 pounds of nickels as well. Copper pennies are already in tradable form and will sell for above their face value already. As the dollar continues to devalue and things like Copper, Silver, and Gold continue to reflect that devaluation in their dollar denominated price rises, people will eventually locate the value they are looking for in commodities like the various monetary metals, which will include Copper and Nickel. Right now, they are being distracted with a variety of technological abstractions masquerading as money, but that will end eventually too.
I don’t know when I started, probably in the early 2000’s. I have roughly 25,500 copper Pennie’s now! I haven’t started collecting nickels yet, though I anticipate it to be soon.
Always good to hoard copper pennies! These days, banks don't like handing out coin, especially in large amounts so I'm glad I started sorting a decade or so ago. These days I just go through my change. If your bank is cool about it and aren't out of change all the time then I'd say go for it.
Definitely had a little more trouble getting coins this decade opposed to last, but generally, I’ve always had a good stockpile. Glad to hear you are continuing to hoard. Every penny counts!
@@captaincoincollector I decided to take a break last year or so when my own bank started making me wait while they ran a back ground check on me after politely requesting 10 rolls of penny. In all fairness I believe was from the shortage during & following the lock downs. They gave me rolls straight from the mint that time.
@@VincentCaporina sorry about the penny box, but that nickel box sounds awesome! My most recent nickel box had a buffalo, silver and 39-S, nickels have been good so far. Hopefully the two boxes I picked up have the same results! Happy hunting Vincent! Keep up the good finds!
*Hey there Genius's...Since 2006, It is a violation of Federal Law to melt ANY US Currency down for its metal content. It is also against the law to export more than $5 in coin outside United States borders...These crimes are punishable by up to 25 years in a federal petitionary...So keep on hoarding those pennies..LOL*
Yes, that is an obvious fact, the point of hoarding is for for the moment when legislature reverses the law, and copper needs to be recalled, we will be ready. Lol
Newbee here good video i biught a decent coin micriscope 6 minths ago looking fir doubleing and error coins only used it a few times but found alot if doubling in pennies and a 1042 s nickel pretty goid shape front was realy nice back was average have a good day thanks
To all you folks who think hoarding copper pennies is a good idea i urge you to think this thorough to the day you may actually want to cash them in for thier copper value. If you think congress is ever going to let you bring these to a scrap yard , i very much doubt it. They will probably do exactly what canada did. If you think you're ever going to find a buyer, i doubt you could make any profit after the manual labor it takes to physically move these things and OMG heaven forbid the shipping cost. Ask yourself does this really make sense? 😊
This comment has some factual data. However, I am saving copper as not only an investment though, I coin roll hunt for the enjoyment of the hobby. Because I am already going through a box, I have the time to separate the coppers that I find. Will I make a profit from it? Who knows, time can only tell. If I can’t bring them to the scrap yard, I’m sure my grandson will spend them in 50 years as they will be passed along as relics of the past.
@Paulcoenen I will trade you face value 1965 or newer US quarters/dimes/halves for your pre 1965 US quarters/dimes/halves. What you don't want that trade, why not? It makes sense a Pre 65 quarter is worth the same face value as a post 65 quarter right? See how ridiculous that sounds?
@@BobbaDons I think you are missing my point all together. I understand perfectly your point with the 90% silver but with copper pennies it's a completely different scenario. They are very heavy , worth much less than silver coins and of yet are not legal to refine into pure copper, the manual labor and shipping cost involved with copper pennies begs the question of will it ever be worth it even if copper triples in value and assuming congress ever approves refining of them by the general public. Look up how canada handled it and you will see how they can screw you out of the melt value. To me it just makes a lot more sense to use those pennies to buy other wealth preserving assets (90% silver coins or even gold coins). I would also recommend saving copper wire or even brass items because they can easily be turned into cash if you have a scrap yard near by. Try bringing a bucket full of pennies to a scrap dealer or a coin shop or even a pawn shop, that's when you will find out that you have waisted your time energy and money . Like I siad think it through to the end before you end up doing things that make little cents. 🙃
I made the huge mistake of grabbing a bag of mini oreos to eat while watching this video. When it started, I got a glimpse of the crud under his fingernails. Almost made me yak... 🤢
I got hooked on pennies back in 1956-57 Our neighbor , Chuck Janes ,had a donut shop . He told me every time an Indian head penny crossed his counter, he tossed it into a cigar box. He also saved Barber dimes . He said he only saved coins that weren't worn slick. I found this out one evening when I showed him my meager Indian head collection. Him and his wife, Dot would play cards with my parents. I would go around the table looking for old pennies and Indian nickels. I think back then, everyone had a few Indian head pennies stashed in a drawer someplace, just like we have old copper pennies now, and they would eventually just spend them. But , as a kid I was shocked that he would still get them in his shop. He said , "Yes." like it was no big deal. So..... I set my target date at 1920. I would only save pennies from before that date. Years later, it was only pennies before 1940. Old Chuck Janes had a cigar box under his kitchen sink level to the top with Indians and another box of Barber dimes. That was the incentive that started me saving pennies. Never bought rolls or boxes from the bank. Only went through pocket change. It's a habit I've never been able to break. Chuck also collected stamps. Another obsession he helped launch me on. He'd give me envelopes of old United States stamps. He gave me his childhood arrow head collection too [ that I still have today] He also gave me my first Gilbert chemistry set. [The bottles were all made of wood] Everyone should have a neighbor like old Chuck Janes. I'm an old man myself, now. I try to start kids off collecting.... anything. It's a sad world we live in today and what's more wholesome than a kid collecting stuff that others shun, or think it's just junk. Just my thoughts tonight........ 9:30.... past my bedtime.
David, Thanks for your story. I heard a story the other evening, which I will share another day.
They “powers that be” have successfully turned neighbor against neighbor. Most are so quick to assume the worst in someone. David. I appreciate your understanding in the importance of collecting. The importance of holding on to something, not necessarily because what it’s worth in the sense of money. It’s the experience and memory of every damn thing you’ve collected. When you’re occasionally looking through your collection. I can imagine your whole inner being awakening itself to the smells the time of day time of year. The feeling of excitement. Out memories are now stored on devices that are never going to respect our passions.
What an amazing man you had the chance to know! I'm sure some of that rubbed off on you. I've had people like that in my life, and I treasure those memories.
So let me get this straight, so if you have 1 pound of copper its like what 4 bucks? So you need 100 pounds of copper to have 400 bucks give or take, and pound of copper is 16 oz, gold and silver is in troy oz which is like 14 standard oz roughly for a troy pound, or you can get 1/10 oz gold and 2 oz silver to be the same as 100 pounds of copper.........
I've no doubt copper cents will be highly desirable and become the poor man's silver. There may be a day when Cosco begins stocking copper bars along side the gold and silver ones.
Too costly to ship copper without adding a huge premium.
@@paulcoenen7918 I know they do tax it unlike gold and silver here in Arizona though many gladly purchase the big bars when they were on sale and most places would still provide free shipping if over $200 purchase. Would be nice if they removed the tax on copper, but would take some doing for sure.
I'd rather collect the Lincoln on log series and odd 2006 nickels uncircumcised 1$ or so ea ..did find a 17 walker in a roll looking for silver once for the 40% halves
I don’t just collect copper, I collect silver, gold, foreign, and clad coins alike. There is so much to collect, and so much to find in this hobby. That’s why I love it
I live in Philadelphia when we rehab homes we always find old coins from silver dollar coins old wheat pennies the house's here are from the beginning of our country.
got all most 400 pounds,plus about 3 lbs. of indian heads,found about a lb. of those in an old house we demolished when i was a kid,some child i would imagin saved pennies by stuffing them behind the mop boards of this house,every room every wall...it was the coolest fun find ever!
I work in a grocery store and every shift I get 2 rolls of Pennie’s in my drawer. First thing I do is break open each roll and look through them. I also bring a bunch of regular Pennie’s to swap them out with the copper ones
Just buy boxes of them from the bank
Yes, I heard copper pennies. I've got probably close to a 100 pounds. We'll continue to go through boxes and find more because copper prices will go up, especially when the dollar crashes.
Hopefully one day, boxes of Pennie’s will be free, we only need copper to double in price for that to happen (500 copper Pennie’s at 5 cents)! Happy hunting Craig!
Not sure who the penny hoarders expect to sell all those pennies to.
Personally I don't ever expect government to ever allow you to melt them for profit. Secondly if you do find someone dumb enough to buy them for copper content the shipping cost would eat up all gains.
I do hoard copper but I would never hoard pennies, I would probably rather buy scrap copper with those pennies and hoard something I can sell quickly to most any scrap yard.
The day copper reached90cents a pound it became leagle to scrap Penny's you won't get in trouble
@howardlittell8834
Pretty sure that is inaccurate.
There was a guy doing it awhile back and congress passed a law to stop him.
Pretty sure no scrap yard will give you anything for them at least any I have heard of and I have been scrapping for many years.
@@paulcoenen7918 you heard or know for sure
You also want to look out for the Canadian pennys from 1942 to 1996, they are all made out of 98% copper and prior they had pretty much the same amount of copper as the American pennys.
Perhaps we will see a day when copper coins will be used for small purchases again just like centuries past
I've no doubt copper cents will be highly desirable and become the poor man's silver. There may be a day when Cosco begins stocking copper bars along side the gold and silver ones.
It is considered to be semi-valuable metal.
Jesus is coming: no need of that…
I have 46,103 normal copper pennies from 1959-1982 and another 20,002 wheat cents!!!
I bought my first box yesterday. I have been through 35 rolls so far and have recovered one dime, ten Wheaties, and one Canadian copper. I have yet to weigh my pre-82's to see my total copper. I have weighed all the 1982's so far to remove the copper ones (3.11 grams). Hoping for more Wheaties in the remaining rolls. Happy Hunting .....JackMaster
Sound like a fun hunt! Enjoy the finds and keep up the good work!
Nice! I'm a Canadian and I'm recovering a lot of american coins, I'm so happy when it happens!
@@Lolmaro. awesome! I’m from New York, so it’s not uncommon to get a few Canadians per box! Part of my hunt and fill series is collecting Canadian coins! I love the colorized quarters, but my favorite coin of my Canadian collection is my 1915 25c, I believe only a quarter million minted!
@@captaincoincollector Oh we are not far, just a couple hours up north 👌 I also love George's V 25 cents, actually I love everything silver haha
All cents 1981 and earlier are copper. 1982s do need to be weighed to be sure. Really bugs me that I have seen many videos and articles that say all 1982 and earlier are all copper- not true.
I have 99 pennies but a copper ain’t one.
Copper will become the poor mans silver. Save them while you can. I save some of the proof zink pennies aside as well. Add them to my children's little coins banks.
I like the idea of copper being the poor man’s precious metal. Though there is an abundance of copper in this world, it is heavily used. A reason why it is becoming more and more collectible
@@captaincoincollector Exactly & keep close eye on silver over demand. Will impact copper demand, obviously.
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Thanks for tuning in and sharing your videos on this hobby as well!
Extremely slow and boring
I have been hoarding copper pennies for at least 15 years, probably have well over 500 pounds, and most are separated by year.
I have 800lbs
@nspadanuta1442 Awesome, I need to do another weigh sometime, It's been a while since I have. Next time, I will write the weights on the containers so I can keep track better.
Awesome! I wish to organize my collection one day! but first I need the space to expand it!
I like the 95 copper, the wheat, the 98 maples. Have found 5 1959 D that look like they were preserved in time from a box, I keep wrapped up, very beautiful coins not worth a lot but cool . Also found a Panama penny 95 copper.
I HAVE 120 LBS SO FAR
Great start!
It’s nice today I picked up from the bank 2 boxes full of customer wrapped rolls all from the 60s.
I have been saving the copper pennies for at least 15 years. I just look for them in change. I don't go to the bank and buy rolls. I have around 3500 of them.
Awesome! They add up fast!
How can you tell when they're copper???
@@OhWel, 1981 and before.
@@leegee4275 thanks
@@leegee42751982** and before actually. 1982 was the transitional year some are copper some are not.
This is a fun hobby. But don't forget nickels that all contain 75% copper.
And 25% nickel, another coin that costs the mint more to make, a video on that soon to come!
I've noticed 2009 are hard lincoln cent s to find in wild. Any reason?
It's because the mintage is very very low.
The US Mint temporarily stopped producing coins in April 2009 due to low demand and on the grips of of the Great Recession. A lower mintage results in harder to find coins especially when production has increased over the next decade after.
I have 40 lbs of "trash" Cu pennies (ones that don't look AU condition or better). Locally, these days, I find coppers pose themselves at a rate of about 10-12%, and around 8 wheats/bx worth. I have a box from a bank in the Cherokee Nation I can't wait to get into, although I do have one local (Texas) box to peruse before that.
Pretty good Cu % rate, not too shabby! Sounds like next time I'm up north, I should be picking up New England boxes.
Awesome, keep up the good work, currently I am at about 180 pounds and growing! I’ve hunted 33 boxes in my penny hunt and fill series with most of the boxes being from New York and I’ve averaged 16.5% coppers a box and 14 wheat Pennie’s. I hope those New England coins treat you well, you can also find some more Canadians as well!
Crushed the like button! EXCELLENT video and thank you so much for sharing!
Thank you for watching, glad you enjoyed!
Where did you get the box of pennies from? Do they charge shipping shipping
You can go to any bank. I typically go to one I have an account with though. If they have a spare box, they will exchange it for you! Often times they do rarely they don’t
It's a fun hobby to have, especially if you have time on your hands like in between jobs or down time.
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Invest in a pair nail clippers ,unless they help you open rolls.
Send me some if you have alot of same dates, I'm in Papua New Guinea!
Wheat pennies are getting harder to find unless you get rolls from the bank.
Good morning Captain! Good luck hunting! Hope all is well
Thanks, all is great, back in New York and just picked up 5 boxes of Coins!
I do don't throw anything from 1982 down.
How about cleaning your fingernails lol 😂
Fun Video man! But just Curious why was that Penny Box sitting around for 15 Months? Do you not have alot of time to Coin Roll Hunting?
I got this box while at work mid hitch. Sometimes after working 14 hour shifts 7 days a week causes me to focus on other priorities. It’s hard to bring full boxes home because of flights so this box just sat in my closet on the ship for months, that is until I decided to focus on CRH this time again at work.
Currently I have another 2 boxes from Jacksonville on the ship, which won’t be gone through for another 3 months when I return, but it is something to look forward to after my 75 day vacation!
I think I have a similar amount of what you have.
How can you tell between copper and zinc
What is the last copper penny minted?
Copper Cents I save but not post 82 cents.
Where can i get a box?
so if it doesn't have a mint mark it's a philadelphia ?
for all pennies, this is correct, except the 2017 Philadelphia penny, which has a "P" mintmark to commemorate the 225th anniversary of the U.S. Mint
what do you do with all left overs that arent collectible?
Any coin that isn’t collectible I bring to the coin return at my local credit union to go back into circulation. The money than goes to the next box of coins!
No, the best time to start hoarding Copper pennies was back in 1981, but the second best time is right now. I've been keeping pennies since I was a kid, but I didn't start keeping them specifically for their Copper until I was in my mid to late 20s, which was 20 years ago. Granted, I don't search penny boxes at all, and I never have. I simply prefer to use cash, for a variety of reasons, and I always save my change. I keep all pre-'82 Copper pennies and all pre-2004 American nickels. I have 100+ pounds of Copper pennies...so probably 16,000 to 17,000+ pennies. I have about 75 to 80 pounds of nickels as well. Copper pennies are already in tradable form and will sell for above their face value already. As the dollar continues to devalue and things like Copper, Silver, and Gold continue to reflect that devaluation in their dollar denominated price rises, people will eventually locate the value they are looking for in commodities like the various monetary metals, which will include Copper and Nickel. Right now, they are being distracted with a variety of technological abstractions masquerading as money, but that will end eventually too.
I just take mine to coinstar, it’s awesome, the machine counts your coins and give you a gift certificate in exchange!
I don’t know when I started, probably in the early 2000’s. I have roughly 25,500 copper Pennie’s now! I haven’t started collecting nickels yet, though I anticipate it to be soon.
I've been hording copper pennies for years now. I must have at least 50 pounds of copper pennies.
Only 50 lbs? 3 rolls is 1 lb. I have at least 500 lbs.
Awesome! Keep that collection growing!
Where can I get penny rolls at?
All you have to do is go to your bank
LEAD IS 2 DOLLARS A POUND. LOL....NEVER THOUGH ID SEE THOSE PRICES FOR LEAD. SMH
Do you ever clean the dirty ones with olive oil in order to not harm the value of your coin? If you do clean them what do you clean them with?
Always good to hoard copper pennies! These days, banks don't like handing out coin, especially in large amounts so I'm glad I started sorting a decade or so ago. These days I just go through my change. If your bank is cool about it and aren't out of change all the time then I'd say go for it.
Definitely had a little more trouble getting coins this decade opposed to last, but generally, I’ve always had a good stockpile. Glad to hear you are continuing to hoard. Every penny counts!
@@captaincoincollector I decided to take a break last year or so when my own bank started making me wait while they ran a back ground check on me after politely requesting 10 rolls of penny. In all fairness I believe was from the shortage during & following the lock downs. They gave me rolls straight from the mint that time.
How do i buy a box of pennies for $25.00 where do i go to purchase
I still find a wheat penny in My change once in a while I keek everything 1982 and older
Use a knife to open rolls. It makes it so much easier. I never saw anyone open rolls like that.
Delve deep my friends: Americana is a resource…
A nice hobby, but you won't get rich.
Cut and clean your fingernails dude.
Good stuff
Thanks for the visit!
Nice Hunt, hunting through a box of pennies right now
Thanks Vincent! How was that box of Pennie’s?
@@captaincoincollector it was not that great only found 3 wheat cents but better than nothing
And then i hunted a box of nickels and found 3 war nickels and 2 buffalos
@@VincentCaporina sorry about the penny box, but that nickel box sounds awesome! My most recent nickel box had a buffalo, silver and 39-S, nickels have been good so far. Hopefully the two boxes I picked up have the same results! Happy hunting Vincent! Keep up the good finds!
How to know if it's copper
*Hey there Genius's...Since 2006, It is a violation of Federal Law to melt ANY US Currency down for its metal content. It is also against the law to export more than $5 in coin outside United States borders...These crimes are punishable by up to 25 years in a federal petitionary...So keep on hoarding those pennies..LOL*
Yes, that is an obvious fact, the point of hoarding is for for the moment when legislature reverses the law, and copper needs to be recalled, we will be ready. Lol
Poor man's silver. It takes 120 pennies to make a pound and copper is over 4$ a pound. Do the math
Plus, it's illegal to melt them down. Maybe you could take a tractor trailer full of them to Mexico, melt them, and make a profit!
Glad you trimmed your nails, damn
Newbee here good video i biught a decent coin micriscope 6 minths ago looking fir doubleing and error coins only used it a few times but found alot if doubling in pennies and a 1042 s nickel pretty goid shape front was realy nice back was average have a good day thanks
I see 10 errors in what you wrote. Don't you proofread what you write?
@barrywainwright3391 don't care what you think and no I don't and I hate your name
how much are wheat penny worth
Like all coins it depends on condition and how many were mented
I always rub “red blazers” on my cotton shirt to avoid finger print tarnish. 👍
Wow - I never would have thought that you would find 479 Copper cents in a $25.00 face value box !
400+ is typical for all the boxes I’ve hunted in the Northeast and NY where I currently reside.
My last box had 679 coppers
To all you folks who think hoarding copper pennies is a good idea i urge you to think this thorough to the day you may actually want to cash them in for thier copper value.
If you think congress is ever going to let you bring these to a scrap yard , i very much doubt it. They will probably do exactly what canada did.
If you think you're ever going to find a buyer, i doubt you could make any profit after the manual labor it takes to physically move these things and OMG heaven forbid the shipping cost.
Ask yourself does this really make sense? 😊
This comment has some factual data. However, I am saving copper as not only an investment though, I coin roll hunt for the enjoyment of the hobby. Because I am already going through a box, I have the time to separate the coppers that I find. Will I make a profit from it? Who knows, time can only tell. If I can’t bring them to the scrap yard, I’m sure my grandson will spend them in 50 years as they will be passed along as relics of the past.
@Paulcoenen I will trade you face value 1965 or newer US quarters/dimes/halves for your pre 1965 US quarters/dimes/halves. What you don't want that trade, why not? It makes sense a Pre 65 quarter is worth the same face value as a post 65 quarter right? See how ridiculous that sounds?
@@BobbaDons
I think you are missing my point all together.
I understand perfectly your point with the 90% silver but with copper pennies it's a completely different scenario.
They are very heavy , worth much less than silver coins and of yet are not legal to refine into pure copper, the manual labor and shipping cost involved with copper pennies begs the question of will it ever be worth it even if copper triples in value and assuming congress ever approves refining of them by the general public. Look up how canada handled it and you will see how they can screw you out of the melt value.
To me it just makes a lot more sense to use those pennies to buy other wealth preserving assets (90% silver coins or even gold coins). I would also recommend saving copper wire or even brass items because they can easily be turned into cash if you have a scrap yard near by. Try bringing a bucket full of pennies to a scrap dealer or a coin shop or even a pawn shop, that's when you will find out that you have waisted your time energy and money .
Like I siad think it through to the end before you end up doing things that make little cents. 🙃
I made the huge mistake of grabbing a bag of mini oreos to eat while watching this video. When it started, I got a glimpse of the crud under his fingernails. Almost made me yak... 🤢
Thank you for the insight. Hope the mini Oreos were good
Stop with the hate speech guy. Your account is going to be shadowblocked
nice video subscribe done
Thank you!
How about sunken treasure coins u got⛴️🪙