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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;Tanton, post: 2659654, member: 85554&quot;]I&#039;m new here so bare with me!</p><p><br /></p><p>I figured some back story is necessary to give everyone an idea of the situation. My family just moved out of my moms childhood home and In the process I found my grandfathers collection of US Pennies. My grandfather passed away in 1991 and my grandmother didn&#039;t have any interest in the Pennies so they had been locked in a cabinet in our basement and I don&#039;t think they had been moved since before he died. </p><p><br /></p><p>He collected other coins that were kept in a safe, and my grandmother has those under a close eye, however she basically left all the pennies behind when she moved out (my mom and I moved out after her). Before I left I boxed them all up and am just going through them now. There&#039;s probably around 10,000 total so it&#039;s a really daunting task... A majority of them are in rolls ranging from 1909 through 1960- all labeled with the mint, some with the condition. He was an accountant and very organized so most of the collection was meticulously organized to the point where even I could figure out what was what. He definitely put a lot of time and effort into them so I want to try and carry on that appreciation if I can.</p><p><br /></p><p>The strange part about these to me is the number of pennies from 1982. I knew that was the year the mint changed the composition of the coin itself- from copper to copper plated zinc- along with the various different versions that were produced during the year due to the fact the changes were made mid year. It seems as if this part of his collection is less organized than the rest, and less complete. All of the 1982 cents were kept in a tin; and inside some in plastic bags, some in a pouch, some a yellow envelope, and a couple In cardboard. I&#039;ve done a little bit of research and concluded that they are somewhat split up by Bronze, Zinc, large date, small date. Basically I&#039;m trying to figure out if he was saving these with something in mind and they are worth something now (obviously that&#039;ll depend on each individually but there&#039;s so many that I wanted to get a rough idea first), or if he had high hopes and they aren&#039;t actually worth anything.</p><p><br /></p><p>Out of his collection as a whole the bunch of 1982 seem to be in the best condition, but then again I&#039;m no expert. I&#039;ve attached some pictures for reference. I&#039;d love to get some opinions or specifics that I should look for from this year, Any info would be amazing! He clearly spent a significant amount of time with the collection so I&#039;m hoping after 25+ years they&#039;re at least something of value here and not just &quot;stacks of pennies&quot; as my grandmother likes to call them! </p><p>[ATTACH=full]589734[/ATTACH] [ATTACH=full]589735[/ATTACH] [ATTACH=full]589736[/ATTACH] [ATTACH=full]589737[/ATTACH] [ATTACH=full]589738[/ATTACH][/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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