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How Many People Are Pulling All Copper Pennies From Boxes?

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 Posted 08/05/2012  10:39 am  Show Profile   Bookmark this reply Add Sixthcents to your friends list
I hoping to be able to sell it as fractional bullion should they lift a melting ban. lol.

Mini-Maples will be all the rage lol.
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 Posted 08/05/2012  11:19 am  Show Profile   Bookmark this reply Add Williamsonj320 to your friends list
I pull copper from my Lincoln cents, roll it and sell it on ebay between face and spot. Then use that to fund other purchases or more CRH.
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 Posted 08/05/2012  5:25 pm  Show Profile   Bookmark this reply Add 1967Canadapenny to your friends list
I have quite a few jars full of copper that I have saved.
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 Posted 08/05/2012  6:22 pm  Show Profile   Bookmark this reply Add Coin Chick to your friends list
I'm keeping aside any copper I find. It wont hurt, and you never know.

I wish I had gotten on the silver train when it was low.
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 Posted 08/05/2012  7:33 pm  Show Profile   Bookmark this reply Add samsnate to your friends list
I find it weird that so many are keeping all copper from boxes, thats a lot of pennies to hold onto! Thats like 1200 pennies per box! Wow.
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 Posted 08/05/2012  7:43 pm  Show Profile   Bookmark this reply Add halfhunter to your friends list
Iv got about 200$ face copper, plus maybe another 100-200 in wheats, and a nice stash of indian heads, probually got 10-20 in canadian also. I dont do pennys rarely anymore, but if I do or get an old stash, Ill sit on the copper.
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 Posted 08/06/2012  10:32 am  Show Profile   Bookmark this reply Add samsnate to your friends list
Im the same as you half hunter. I have a big jar that looks like will hold maybe $200 in pennies. I think I will pull all copper until that is full from my box searches then I will just add what I get from change. I figure, if I get to melt them then I could double my $200 and if not, then I only have $200 I need to roll and bring to the bank.
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 Posted 08/06/2012  10:52 am  Show Profile   Bookmark this reply Add Double J to your friends list
I haven't been pulling copper for the sake of copper. I do see value of doing that though. I personally don't have the funds or the space for that, instead I just hold onto pre 1970's. In Canada it is even more ineteresting as they stopped making the penny so now the question is do we collect all pennies, just copper or what? I haven't decided yet, I think what I can afford to do will ultimately dictate that.lol
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 Posted 08/08/2012  10:20 pm  Show Profile   Bookmark this reply Add samsnate to your friends list
started trying to get together all penny dates. Working on the 1920 to date. Probably going to have to buy everything from 1858 to 1919 if I want to have a complete set, which sux, but would be nice to have all years. Anyone know how much the large cent (Canada) set is going for in just g to vg condition?
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 Posted 08/11/2012  12:23 am  Show Profile   Bookmark this reply Add Coin Chick to your friends list
I have seen large pennies go for $1 a piece
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 Posted 08/11/2012  12:30 pm  Show Profile   Bookmark this reply Add BigAppleBucky to your friends list
I've got a gallon bottle nearly full. Problem is, I threw in a few zincs as well and need to eliminate them to have just coppers.

If copper prices start to really take off, or cents stop being minted, I think I'll start hording them. But they take up space and are a pain to move around.
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 Posted 08/11/2012  1:31 pm  Show Profile   Bookmark this reply Add collectall to your friends list
I keep all I find,only up to 1979.1980 to 1996 has less copper content and I found I was hoarding too much (Took all the rolls 1980 and later to the bank)
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 Posted 08/12/2012  09:46 am  Show Profile   Bookmark this reply Add wulffy11 to your friends list
I have roughly 15,000 copper pennies. I have been saving them the last six years.
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 Posted 08/12/2012  9:41 pm  Show Profile   Bookmark this reply Add hockingzig to your friends list
I just surpassed the $1200 mark in copper cents. They stack nicely rolled and boxed . Makes a nice stack 8 boxes wide by 6 boxes high.
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 Posted 08/12/2012  11:17 pm  Show Profile   Bookmark this reply Add Double J to your friends list
Hockingzig, that's a lot, you could wire your house in pennies. I'm working on about $50, I don't think I'll catch up now that time is running out in Canada.
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