Going through my life's penny pocket change.

softparade · November 17, 2025 5:22PM

What are some apps for penny identification? Thanks in advance

MsMorrisine · November 17, 2025 5:31PM

what about them needs identification? what years?

softparade · November 18, 2025 4:43AM

I have several 5 gallon jugs of pennies from over the years. I've begun the process of sorting out the 95% copper and wanted to scan some of them ...

jmlanzaf · November 18, 2025 5:43AM

@softparade said:
I have several 5 gallon jugs of pennies from over the years. I've begun the process of sorting out the 95% copper and wanted to scan some of them ...

Scan them for what? Varieties? Value?

There are no really good apps for any coins.

Personally, I'd dump them all in a coin sorting machine or take them to one of those 0.02 gift card promotions. YMMV

softparade · November 18, 2025 5:45AM

@jmlanzaf said:

@softparade said:
I have several 5 gallon jugs of pennies from over the years. I've begun the process of sorting out the 95% copper and wanted to scan some of them ...

Scan them for what? Varieties? Value?

There are no really good apps for any coins.

Personally, I'd dump them all in a coin sorting machine or take them to one of those 0.02 gift card promotions. YMMV

Yeah, mainly just the really old buggers. It's more for kicks than actually trying to "find" something. THx for your input.

Coins3675 · November 18, 2025 6:07AM

There aren't any really good apps.

softparade · November 18, 2025 6:11AM

@Coins3675 said:
There aren't any really good apps.

Thanks. I'm happy I asked first.

291fifth · November 18, 2025 6:12AM

Unless they were hoarded before 1963 you will probably be wasting your time and eyesight. It is always possible you could have some of the microscopic varieties that are all the rage these days but probably not many. Even if you do find any you have to be able to market them without running up significant sales related costs.

Is it worth the effort?

softparade · November 18, 2025 6:20AM

@291fifth said:
Unless they were hoarded before 1963 you will probably be wasting your time and eyesight. It is always possible you could have some of the microscopic varieties that are all the rage these days but probably not many. Even if you do find any you have to be able to market them without running up significant sales related costs.

Is it worth the effort?

No. Will just seperate for 95% copper.
Thanks!

softparade · December 7, 2025 4:49PM

Nicest pull so far. Common wheat but oh that color

DCW · December 7, 2025 6:11PM

People really underestimate what you can still find in change. We are coin collectors for crying out loud! Why not look at your change and see if you've got something? All it costs is your time. Save it for a rainy day if youre too busy. It doesnt have to be some microsopic variety to find after 1963. Never heard of the 1972, 1983, 1984, 1995 doubled dies? They are all still out there and are worth hundreds of dollars. I found the 1983 ddr in MS64RD conditions about 9 years ago:
You could also find those close AM 1992 cents and sell them for a couple grand and buy something you prefer with the proceeds.
But probably a waste of time, right? 😆

No good apps for scanning, but you can visit coppercoins.com and learn about all the varieties. Good luck

Tramp · December 7, 2025 7:06PM

@DCW said:
People really underestimate what you can still find in change. We are coin collectors for crying out loud! Why not look at your change and see if you've got something? All it costs is your time. Save it for a rainy day if youre too busy. It doesnt have to be some microsopic variety to find after 1963. Never heard of the 1972, 1983, 1984, 1995 doubled dies? They are all still out there and are worth hundreds of dollars. I found the 1983 ddr in MS64RD conditions about 9 years ago:
You could also find those close AM 1992 cents and sell them for a couple grand and buy something you prefer with the proceeds.
But probably a waste of time, right? 😆

No good apps for scanning, but you can visit coppercoins.com and learn about all the varieties. Good luck

+1

bsshog40 · December 7, 2025 10:00PM

Yep, me and the wife are gonna take ours to the coin counter at our bank next month. We figure we can have a couple bucks for the gun show coming up.

MsMorrisine · December 7, 2025 11:18PM

@bsshog40 said:
Yep, me and the wife are gonna take ours to the coin counter at our bank next month. We figure we can have a couple bucks for the gun show coming up.

some stores are offering over face gift cards for cants

johnny9434 · December 8, 2025 4:29AM

Use the pennies/ cents for food at the gun show. Gotta keep your energy levels up 😈

Onastone · December 8, 2025 4:42AM

@bsshog40 said:
Yep, me and the wife are gonna take ours to the coin counter

Careful, those bottles get very heavy. Glad to see you have it split in two. Careful with your back.

bsshog40 · December 8, 2025 8:05AM

@MsMorrisine said:

@bsshog40 said:
Yep, me and the wife are gonna take ours to the coin counter at our bank next month. We figure we can have a couple bucks for the gun show coming up.

some stores are offering over face gift cards for cants

We're pretty rural. Hasn't been any offers that we've seen like that around here.

softparade · March 10, 2026 7:36AM

Depression penny. Just found this in a now half full 5 gallon jug. This is tsking forever separating the coppers ... a little at a time.

skier07 · March 10, 2026 8:11AM

What are you going to do with the 95% copper ones?

I probably have 100 rolls of searched wheaties. I would be lucky to get 2-3 cents per coin selling them. It costs too much to ship them and shopping them around at coin shops or shows is labor intensive and not good for my back.

softparade · March 10, 2026 8:14AM

@skier07 said:
What are you going to do with the 95% copper ones?

I probably have 100 rolls of searched wheaties. I would be lucky to get 2-3 cents per coin selling them. It costs too much to ship them and shopping them around at coin shops or shows is labor intensive and not good for my back.

I'm going to stash them away. My kids will probably end up with them.

TPring · March 10, 2026 10:46AM

@softparade said:

I'm going to stash them away. My kids will probably end up with them.

@DCW said:
People really underestimate what you can still find in change. We are coin collectors for crying out loud! Why not look at your change and see if you've got something? All it costs is your time. Save it for a rainy day if youre too busy. It doesnt have to be some microsopic variety to find after 1963. Never heard of the 1972, 1983, 1984, 1995 doubled dies? They are all still out there and are worth hundreds of dollars. I found the 1983 ddr in MS64RD conditions about 9 years ago:
You could also find those close AM 1992 cents and sell them for a couple grand and buy something you prefer with the proceeds.
But probably a waste of time, right? 😆

>
I found a 1988-D RDV-6 in 65rd in 2017 [though this variety is a bit harder to detect] along with a couple of 68-D DDRs. And there is a '99 WAM that may be worth finding.
>

RedRocket · March 10, 2026 10:51AM

@Coins3675 said:
There aren't any really good apps.

Okay, how about some really bad ones?

softparade · March 10, 2026 12:44PM

@TPring said:

@softparade said:

I'm going to stash them away. My kids will probably end up with them.

@DCW said:
People really underestimate what you can still find in change. We are coin collectors for crying out loud! Why not look at your change and see if you've got something? All it costs is your time. Save it for a rainy day if youre too busy. It doesnt have to be some microsopic variety to find after 1963. Never heard of the 1972, 1983, 1984, 1995 doubled dies? They are all still out there and are worth hundreds of dollars. I found the 1983 ddr in MS64RD conditions about 9 years ago:
You could also find those close AM 1992 cents and sell them for a couple grand and buy something you prefer with the proceeds.
But probably a waste of time, right? 😆

>
I found a 1988-D RDV-6 in 65rd in 2017 [though this variety is a bit harder to detect] along with a couple of 68-D DDRs. And there is a '99 WAM that may be worth finding.

Procrastination? You do realize how much work this is to separate just the coppers right?. I do have a life. I have more than 60,000 pennies all told to go through. Come on .... I'll be lucky if I ever finish just separating the coppers lol

oldglorycoins · March 10, 2026 1:09PM

SPEND THEM ALL, THATS $600

P0CKETCHANGE · March 10, 2026 4:09PM

@DCW said:
I found the 1983 ddr in MS64RD conditions about 9 years ago

I’ve also found an ‘83 DDR sorting through my spare coin jar. They are still out there!

mr1931S · March 11, 2026 10:59AM

Weigh the pennies. Let a penny collector have them for their face value.

mr1931S · March 11, 2026 3:14PM

Accounting for presence of zinc pennies in your hoard, which are lighter than bronze pennies, figure 180 pennies to the pound.

I can't recommend that you use Coin Star to get folding money for your pennies. Get ahold of the local coin club. Tell them about your pennies and they may be able to put you in contact with one of their members who would be delighted to have your pennies to search through.

softparade · March 11, 2026 5:38PM

@mr1931S said:
Accounting for presence of zinc pennies in your hoard, which are lighter than bronze pennies, figure 180 pennies to the pound.

I can't recommend that you use Coin Star to get folding money for your pennies. Get ahold of the local coin club. Tell them about your pennies and they may be able to put you in contact with one of their members who would be delighted to have your pennies to search through.

Right now, my rate is 22.5% copper pennies. I'll be doing this to the bitter end myself. But THANK YOU for the suggestion. BTW, my wheat cent count is at 30. Which is basically 0% until you get to the third decimal to the right of that initial zero lolz. All good. No Indian Heads and i'm sure that count won't change.

mrcommem · March 11, 2026 7:55PM

There are coin discriminators that can separate the 95% copper cents from all the rest. You don't have to look at the coins just run them through the device. They are cheap and effective .

softparade · March 11, 2026 8:34PM

@mrcommem said:
There are coin discriminators that can separate the 95% copper cents from all the rest. You don't have to look at the coins just run them through the device. They are cheap and effective .

Thanks! Honestly though, I'm enjoying this slow grind..... I was always told SAVE YOUR PENNIES! lolz. HERE I AM!

Latest batch…

rte592 · March 11, 2026 9:50PM

You could buy one of those penny slides that separate the copper from zinc.

grote15 · March 11, 2026 10:52PM

@skier07 said:
What are you going to do with the 95% copper ones?

I probably have 100 rolls of searched wheaties. I would be lucky to get 2-3 cents per coin selling them. It costs too much to ship them and shopping them around at coin shops or shows is labor intensive and not good for my back.

You should be able to get twice that for wheaties these days.

DesertCoin · March 11, 2026 11:05PM

@softparade said:

@TPring said:

@softparade said:

I'm going to stash them away. My kids will probably end up with them.

@DCW said:
People really underestimate what you can still find in change. We are coin collectors for crying out loud! Why not look at your change and see if you've got something? All it costs is your time. Save it for a rainy day if youre too busy. It doesnt have to be some microsopic variety to find after 1963. Never heard of the 1972, 1983, 1984, 1995 doubled dies? They are all still out there and are worth hundreds of dollars. I found the 1983 ddr in MS64RD conditions about 9 years ago:
You could also find those close AM 1992 cents and sell them for a couple grand and buy something you prefer with the proceeds.
But probably a waste of time, right? 😆

>
I found a 1988-D RDV-6 in 65rd in 2017 [though this variety is a bit harder to detect] along with a couple of 68-D DDRs. And there is a '99 WAM that may be worth finding.

Procrastination? You do realize how much work this is to separate just the coppers right?. I do have a life. I have more than 60,000 pennies all told to go through. Come on .... I'll be lucky if I ever finish just separating the coppers lol

I guess we know why there’s a penny shortage folks (lol)

oldglorycoins · March 11, 2026 11:29PM

@DesertCoin said:

@softparade said:

@TPring said:

@softparade said:

I'm going to stash them away. My kids will probably end up with them.

@DCW said:
People really underestimate what you can still find in change. We are coin collectors for crying out loud! Why not look at your change and see if you've got something? All it costs is your time. Save it for a rainy day if youre too busy. It doesnt have to be some microsopic variety to find after 1963. Never heard of the 1972, 1983, 1984, 1995 doubled dies? They are all still out there and are worth hundreds of dollars. I found the 1983 ddr in MS64RD conditions about 9 years ago:
You could also find those close AM 1992 cents and sell them for a couple grand and buy something you prefer with the proceeds.
But probably a waste of time, right? 😆

>
I found a 1988-D RDV-6 in 65rd in 2017 [though this variety is a bit harder to detect] along with a couple of 68-D DDRs. And there is a '99 WAM that may be worth finding.

Procrastination? You do realize how much work this is to separate just the coppers right?. I do have a life. I have more than 60,000 pennies all told to go through. Come on .... I'll be lucky if I ever finish just separating the coppers lol

I guess we know why there’s a penny shortage folks (lol)

LOL Exactly what I'm thinking

johnny9434 · March 12, 2026 2:30AM

@oldglorycoins said:

@DesertCoin said:

@softparade said:

@TPring said:

@softparade said:

I'm going to stash them away. My kids will probably end up with them.

@DCW said:
People really underestimate what you can still find in change. We are coin collectors for crying out loud! Why not look at your change and see if you've got something? All it costs is your time. Save it for a rainy day if youre too busy. It doesnt have to be some microsopic variety to find after 1963. Never heard of the 1972, 1983, 1984, 1995 doubled dies? They are all still out there and are worth hundreds of dollars. I found the 1983 ddr in MS64RD conditions about 9 years ago:
You could also find those close AM 1992 cents and sell them for a couple grand and buy something you prefer with the proceeds.
But probably a waste of time, right? 😆

>
I found a 1988-D RDV-6 in 65rd in 2017 [though this variety is a bit harder to detect] along with a couple of 68-D DDRs. And there is a '99 WAM that may be worth finding.

Procrastination? You do realize how much work this is to separate just the coppers right?. I do have a life. I have more than 60,000 pennies all told to go through. Come on .... I'll be lucky if I ever finish just separating the coppers lol

I guess we know why there’s a penny shortage folks (lol)

LOL Exactly what I'm thinking

Yes and its all mine (ours) 🤨

jmlanzaf · March 12, 2026 4:12AM

@softparade said:

@jmlanzaf said:

@softparade said:
I have several 5 gallon jugs of pennies from over the years. I've begun the process of sorting out the 95% copper and wanted to scan some of them ...

Scan them for what? Varieties? Value?

There are no really good apps for any coins.

Personally, I'd dump them all in a coin sorting machine or take them to one of those 0.02 gift card promotions. YMMV

Yeah, mainly just the really old buggers. It's more for kicks than actually trying to "find" something. THx for your > @skier07 said:
What are you going to do with the 95% copper ones?

I probably have 100 rolls of searched wheaties. I would be lucky to get 2-3 cents per coin selling them. It costs too much to ship them and shopping them around at coin shops or shows is labor intensive and not good for my back.

They are very cheap to ship as you can put them in flat rate priority boxes. With bags of wheat selling for close to $300, you would net about $250 on eBay which is 5 cents each.

softparade · March 27, 2026 9:05PM

I WISH I could say I found this in my stash that I'm going through, but NO. I did just pick it up recently very fairly though Indian Heads fascinate me.

Going through my life's penny pocket change.

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