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Pillar of the Community
Canada
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@ NC, it's 1981 and older Canadian nickels that are .999 pure nickel. The years 1982-1999 are cupronickel (75% copper, 25% nickel). FYI...
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Pillar of the Community
United States
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The kids love these, they are starting a collection of every different one they can find. A nice cheap buy at every coin show we go to. Quote:
Coincidental that you should start this thread now. I was at a coin show a week ago and just bought my first ACE (American Copper Eagle--which is actually just a big, silly
1oz copper round with the Walking Liberty design on it).  |
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Pillar of the Community
United States
511 Posts |
Why complicate the simple? Get Jefferson nickels at face value if you want a base metal position. |
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Pillar of the Community
 Canada
2019 Posts |
True enough if that's what you are looking for , but I just like the looks of the 1oz Nickels and most of the 1oz coppers , I don't buy these for a "Metal position" I would get the Canadian nickels which are 999 percent nickel over the Jeffersons 75% copper, 25% nickel values.
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Pillar of the Community
United States
2168 Posts |
I would just keep nickels and pre 1982 pennies and not buy rounds as some have said. I keep all nickels now!
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Valued Member
United States
161 Posts |
Just buy nickels and copper pennies.
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New Member
United States
31 Posts |
I like nickels... mainly since they are legal tender, melt value close to face value & likely going away to some stainless steel concoction. For fun, I've been withdrawing boxes ($100) of nickels from the bank. It will take a long, long time for these to disappear out of circulation unless the base metal prices skyrocket. Then, people will hoard them. Regardless, I figure why not get some now to pass along to my son.
The copper half dollar Kennedy coin is also a coin I like. Unfortunately, base metal value is LOW compared to face, but, the coin sounds like it has some heft when dropped on a table. For souvenir sake (anticipating a future replacement), I saved a box of these.
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Pillar of the Community
United States
2168 Posts |
Yes, worth keeping. Probably any coin is better than paper. All have some intrinsic value just that nickels (all) and pennies, even the post 1982 version, have more value than the pieces of paper. I say keep some of your cash on hand in the form of coins especially nickels since no sorting etc. for now.
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Valued Member
United States
149 Posts |
Not all copper rounds are strictly bullion even though they probably started out as such.
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