I read through this older thread as I like collecting copper pennies and other coins.
I still find some indian heads and wheats as well as a 1943 steel penny on rare occasion as they are quite noticeable.
I also find penny sized coins from around the world as well as a few dimes that get stuck to the pennies.
Last time I got $200.00 in halves from my bank I found some silver. Haven't been able to get any halves from the banks in awhile.
The problem with collecting/hoarding copper pennies is that they weigh a lot and are a problem to move. I've been putting mine in the yellow square cat litter pails. It's a job moving them around.
I bought 2 and a half pounds of foreign coins from a guy a couple weeks ago for $10. and found over $8.00 face in canadian and a silver 1962 canadain quarter. There were plenty of other coins that value .25 to a dollar or more each. Might be a bit more silver in the lot as I haven't looked through them closely. Many coins from other countries can have silver in them. There are some coins that can look the same but one has silver and the other is mostly nickel.
Thought I would bump this up as their are still plenty of deals to find in coins from the bank or other places that don't search them.
I have found that most 1982 pennies are copper. I put them in a separate container then weigh them when I feel like sitting and doing something. It seems to be about 80% copper pennies and 20% zinc pennies.
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