Penny Miser Copper Coin Sorter
The “Penny Wise Copper Penny Miser ™” coin sorter
An automated hand crafted device designed to conveniently, accurately,
and quickly sort through and separate copper pennies from zinc pennies.
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Dudes, cool machine – but yer all over thinkin’ it. ***If you haven’t yet, do what I do – TRY THE “DING” TEST. Copper pennies make a distinctive “Ringing sound” when bounced on a wood floor or table. Zinc pennies do not. Easy. No need to look at dates. Give it a try. Oh, and but some silver too! – SGT? out.
Comment by SGTbull07 — October 11, 2009 @ 2:45 am
You are absolutely right. Copper rings like a bell and zinc makes a thud. That’s how I use to do it. This machine does it a lot? quicker so if you have $30.00 in pennies to sort through, you’re done in an hour without searching for the one that bounced off the coffee table and under the sofa.
Comment by ThePennymiser — October 11, 2009 @ 3:06 am
not everyone can hear the ringing sound. I have demonstrated this technique to more than a few people who are unable to notice to ringing of copper cents. If a copper cent is heavily circulated and worn making it weigh less than 3.1 g, how does? this machine sort such a worn copper cent?
Comment by IvanAtlas — October 11, 2009 @ 3:39 am
Are these machines? for sale?
Comment by hailgov — October 11, 2009 @ 4:02 am
Yes they are for? sale. Go to my website which is listed in my profile or under “more info” for pricing information
Comment by ThePennymiser — October 11, 2009 @ 4:43 am
Thats pretty cool,? nice craftsmanship.
Comment by 1ToNJaB — October 11, 2009 @ 5:28 am
Awesome Machine! What’s? the sale price going to be?
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Comment by pba20420 — October 11, 2009 @ 5:33 am
Excellent device. Do you have an optimum number of coins you can put in the tube to sort? (I.e. if too? many does the machine stop due to shear weight?) Could you devise something to help people sort through half dollars to find silver ones?
Comment by mongobongocat — October 11, 2009 @ 5:42 am
The tube I include with teh Penny Miser is plexiglas. It is 6″ long 1″ OD, 7/8″ ID and holds a dollar. 34 pennies per inch. At 3000 coin per hour, it takes 2 minutes to run that dollar. You at anytime as it’s running. Now… You can get a longer tube but it will add wear to the penny wheel (heavier stack of pennies) and? if a penny goes down sideways and jams the tube (not very often), it won’t be as as quick and easy to clear as it is now… The holes would need to be enlarged for halves
Comment by ThePennymiser — October 11, 2009 @ 6:42 am
I have been separating by hand using dates and a small scale. 3.1 grams for copper any thing less is zinc. I? wish I had one of those machines!
Comment by Larryd1001 — October 11, 2009 @ 7:12 am