Pennie’s, Pennie’s, Pennie’s…🤨

[TRIPLE-SSS]

I spend about 10 hours to dig about $3.00 in Pennie’s. I spend less than 2 hours digging quarters to get the $3.00. Thinking about notching out all the Pennie’s on my Legend. I ran some VDI #s on all my different gold jewelry and could not get anything in the Penny numerical range. Most of the gold #s were in the pull tab range which are also a pain in the butt . I know I might miss the occasional silver but is it worth all the effort.
Here are just a fraction of some of my Pennie’s that I have dug, thinking of running the descent ones through the coin star machine. Just curious what your thoughts might be.
Thanks
Stan

 

[RichW]

Most gold rings in the zinc penny range will be a wider target than the penny . Go to pinpoint mode and you can size the target pretty well. If they seem wider than a penny but smaller than a can I always did them. Lots of times it's a large fishing weight but I've found a lot of large gold rings too. If I'm only running into an occasional penny I usually did them but if they're everywhere I don't. Knowing your machine really well helps a lot. A lot of this strategy is age related. I used to did it all, now I don't.

 

[TRIPLE-SSS]

Most gold rings in the zinc penny range will be a wider target than the penny . Go to pinpoint mode and you can size the target pretty well. If they seem wider than a penny but smaller than a can I always did them. Lots of times it's a large fishing weight but I've found a lot of large gold rings too. If I'm only running into an occasional penny I usually did them but if they're everywhere I don't. Knowing your machine really well helps a lot. A lot of this strategy is age related. I used to did it all, now I don't.

Hi, I know exactly where you’re coming from, in my 70’s and just trying to be wiser vs. my younger years.
Thanx

 

[PDH]

I still dig pennies because I love finding Indian Heads and wheat pennies too. If you don't care about those, I dont think you'll miss anything notching them out.

 

[sprchng]

Geez , I have found dozens of silver rings in both the zinc and Cu penny range and this guy smacked a solid 40 on my Legend

 

[still looking 52]

I've got zinc pennies disc out but not regular Penny's.

 

[Ohio pull tabs]

Geez , I have found dozens of silver rings in both the zinc and Cu penny range and this guy smacked a solid 40 on my Legend

Nice ring. Is that a Thunderbird on the side

 

[Waterdog]

I swing a xp deus 2 and I have bottle cap reject on and I do not dig zincs as there are to many. I do dig pull tab's, nickles, dimes, copper pennies,, and quarters and higher.

 

[sprchng]

Nice ring. Is that a Thunderbird on the side

yes sir , size 14.5 about 16.3gm , 10k

 

[casull454]

yes sir , size 14.5 about 16.3gm , 10k

That's a honker.

 

[Ohio pull tabs]

yes sir , size 14.5 about 16.3gm , 10k

That's a really nice ring

 

[north1]

One caveat for digging cents is that if they are pre 1982 they are worth close to $.04. If precious metals continue to rise might become more beneficial in the future. Don’t know the ratio of zinc-copper you are digging as the places I hunt are almost exclusively pre 1982 and copper cents.

 

[sprchng]

The problem is ,,,, how do you get the Cu price and not the .01?

One caveat for digging cents is that if they are pre 1982 they are worth close to $.04. If precious metals continue to rise might become more beneficial in the future. Don’t know the ratio of zinc-copper you are digging as the places I hunt are almost exclusively pre 1982 and copper cents.

 

[north1]

The hope, and I realize this may not come to fruition, is that because they are no longer being produced the prohibition for melting cents will be dropped. The sole reason for the prohibition is so not to deplete the economy of its small coinage leading to a shortage. But with them no longer being produced this becomes a mute point.

As crazy as it sounds I have heard that in the not to distant future the zinc value in post 1982 cents will increase their value. But as we all know they will probably have disintegrated by then.

 

[sube]

The problem is ,,,, how do you get the Cu price and not the .01?

Their selling for 4 cents a piece e-bay buyer pays shipping . sube

 

[Odanscoils]

I spend about 10 hours to dig about $3.00 in Pennie’s. I spend less than 2 hours digging quarters to get the $3.00. Thinking about notching out all the Pennie’s on my Legend. I ran some VDI #s on all my different gold jewelry and could not get anything in the Penny numerical range. Most of the gold #s were in the pull tab range which are also a pain in the butt . I know I might miss the occasional silver but is it worth all the effort.
Here are just a fraction of some of my Pennie’s that I have dug, thinking of running the descent ones through the coin star machine. Just curious what your thoughts might be.
Thanks
Stan

You know if you're into reloading.
Using swage dies from Corbin.
Solid copper pennies make some Really Sweet bullet jackets.
Especially if you're making steel or cobalt core bullets !!!

 

[Odanscoils]

Bullets with Lincoln or Wheatie on the sides would be Cool sending down range.