Why You Should Be Hoarding Copper Pennies!!! Coin Roll Hunting For Copper!

Coin Roll Hunting for copper Pennies! Not many people know about this hack and it doesn’t cost much to get started!

[Thomas-fko]

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.

[davidlarson]

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. 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 9:30.... past my bedtime.

[paddypointhound]

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!

[Whalermansteve]

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

[SlavicCoffee]

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.

[CraigFamily-ebkd]

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.

[MAN]

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

[coleweglian]

It’s nice today I picked up from the bank 2 boxes full of customer wrapped rolls all from the 60s.

[Happycamper]

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.

[tonyalba]

It's a fun hobby to have, especially if you have time on your hands like in between jobs or down time.

[coincollectingfun]

Crushed the like button! EXCELLENT video and thank you so much for sharing!

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[crewnail]

I have been hoarding copper pennies for at least 15 years, probably have well over 500 pounds, and most are separated by year.

[raysitzes]

I still find a wheat penny in My change once in a while I keek everything 1982 and older

[JadeDragon]

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.

[marymastromauro]

Good morning Captain! Good luck hunting! Hope all is well

[jessewatkins]

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

[coinbounty]

I have 46, 103 normal copper pennies from 1959-1982 and another 20, 002 wheat cents!!!

[Silvereagledude]

Perhaps we will see a day when copper coins will be used for small purchases again just like centuries past

[paulbowman]

I've noticed 2009 are hard lincoln cent s to find in wild. Any reason?