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Pillar of the Community
United States
1536 Posts |
I used to save these I have a small cookie tin full. Now though, since there is so much copper in circulation, I just save wheats. I actually got $25 in rolls from a credit union that someone brought in where every single coin was 1979 or older.
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Valued Member
United States
84 Posts |
I just started last week but only have about $5 worth
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New Member
United States
20 Posts |
I recently started saving, I have about $10 worth now. Mostly from change and roll searching.
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Pillar of the Community
United States
1088 Posts |
I have just been pulling out all copper cents out of my pocket change as well. I have not been roll searching for them. I have around $20 worth over the last year or so.
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Valued Member
 United States
271 Posts |
Right now I have 4,300 pennies and shows me a little over 103 dollars melt value that's a sixty dollar profit. I also found a local Pawn Shop that said they will melt it down for me if I just want the copper.
Edited by jsbruton
01/06/2013 1:59 pm
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Pillar of the Community
United States
1536 Posts |
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Right now I have 4,300 pennies and shows me a little over 103 dollars melt value that's a sixty dollar profit. I also found a local Pawn Shop that said they will melt it down for me if I just want the copper.
This is illegal and they can go to prison and/or pay a steep fine. |
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Pillar of the Community
United States
1536 Posts |
I have a bunch of Canadian pennies and that is okay since it isn't our currency. I always save Canadian coppers I find in our circulation.
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Pillar of the Community
United States
1450 Posts |
I have been hoarding for about 8 years now and just crossed the $1400 mark. It is getting much harder to find but I still roll search boxes and just can't pass up something worth 2.5 times what it costs me. I guess that makes it an obsession.
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Valued Member
United States
78 Posts |
I roll search and keep them all. I put them in paper rolls, and then put 15 dollars at a time inside a small priority flat rate box and tape it up good, then store it away. I have over a hundred dollars after almost a year. I will eventually put them on ebay, down the road, but at the very words it's kind of a forced savings. Over a hundred dollars worth so far, and I didn't even notice the small amount of money they cost. Plus, the fun of finding and pulling the wheats! |
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Pillar of the Community
United States
3843 Posts |
I don't go out of my way to find them but if I see copper cents in my pocket change I put them aside. Likely have $10 face accumulated but not keeping track.
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Moderator
 United States
188317 Posts |
I am keeping mine because I can. However, I am only pulling them from normal circulation, not from roll hunting.
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Valued Member
United States
89 Posts |
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I am keeping mine because I can. However, I am only pulling them from normal circulation, not from roll hunting.
That's exactly what I do. |
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Valued Member
United States
386 Posts |
I buy several rolls a week from the bank and get a kick out of finding BU copper Lincolns. They are so beautiful. I save all my coppers.
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Pillar of the Community
United States
543 Posts |
I have $175 face value of copper pennies saved and constantly collecting more.
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Bedrock of the Community
United States
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This is illegal and they can go to prison and/or pay a steep fine.
So is Murder, robbery, etc and still that goes on. The coin melting police are all on vacation now.  I don't save Copper Cents for the Copper. If it has a date I need, then yes. Otherwise to much trouble hoping for making any profit on bulk Copper coins. Everyone uses the phrase melt but just where do you sell it for that? |
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