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Hand Rolled Vs. Machine Rolled Cents
SaorAlba
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I have been copper mining again, looking for pre-1982 bronze cents and anything else that needs to be retired. I usually go through 2-3 boxes of cents a week, a box contains 2500 cents.
Anyway I usually get machine rolled cents from a couple of my banks, I went to a third on Monday and got nothing but hand rolled cents in boxes. I was a bit iffy on taking them, figuring sure they had been checked for the good stuff.
To my obvious surprise, uh uh, they hadn't. I had higher percentages of bronze in those rolls, 40% vs. 27% in machine rolls, but the best thing was I got 52 wheats from 1918-1958 in three boxes, 7 George VI cents from Canada, 37 early QEII cents, ie before 1964, a Panama Centesimo, and 21 S mints. Oh, and a dime for good measure. Usually when I get handrolled cents in boxes, I end up with at least one dime.
Anyway I usually get machine rolled cents from a couple of my banks, I went to a third on Monday and got nothing but hand rolled cents in boxes. I was a bit iffy on taking them, figuring sure they had been checked for the good stuff.
To my obvious surprise, uh uh, they hadn't. I had higher percentages of bronze in those rolls, 40% vs. 27% in machine rolls, but the best thing was I got 52 wheats from 1918-1958 in three boxes, 7 George VI cents from Canada, 37 early QEII cents, ie before 1964, a Panama Centesimo, and 21 S mints. Oh, and a dime for good measure. Usually when I get handrolled cents in boxes, I end up with at least one dime.
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