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Valued Member
United States
117 Posts |
this is not cheap but if your sorting ALOT of cents, it "may" be worth it. There is also a video of it running http://www.ryedalecoin.com/ |
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Pillar of the Community
United States
5318 Posts |
This makes me kinda curious--has "melt value" of copper cents stalled? I remember it was discussed when copper was $4 a pound, but it's back to $1.48.  |
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Pillar of the Community
United States
3294 Posts |
Last I heard, melt on a copper cent was 0.97 cents. Is it still illegal to melt them in the US?
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Bedrock of the Community
United States
19935 Posts |
It sorts 'em a heck of a lot faster than I do! LOL
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Pillar of the Community
Spain
1361 Posts |
question: How does this work sorting what? wheats from memorials or culls?
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Pillar of the Community
United States
3098 Posts |
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Pillar of the Community
United States
588 Posts |
18000 per hour, lots of pennies
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Pillar of the Community
Spain
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New Member
United States
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Nod2003, no it's not illegal:
Section 331 of Title 18 of the United States code provides criminal penalties for anyone who "fraudulently alters, defaces, mutilates impairs, diminishes, falsifies, scales, or lightens any of the coins coined at the Mints of the United States." This statute means that you may be violating the law if you change the appearance of the coin and fraudulently represent it to be other than the altered coin that it is. As a matter of policy, the U.S. Mint does not promote coloring, plating or altering U.S. coinage: however, there are no sanctions against such activity absent fraudulent intent.
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Pillar of the Community
United States
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 Wow! I thought I was fast sorting cents. This puts me to shame.  If anyone wants to send me over the $800 for this, just let me know and I will give you my Paypal address..It is Christams season and a time for giving!  |
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Valued Member
 United States
117 Posts |
i "might" save for the cheapest unit, still though, not cheap at over $400
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Pillar of the Community
United States
3098 Posts |
jeez... how many pennies do you guys have?!
I just hand sort them..
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Valued Member
United States
117 Posts |
well apparently you can get a COIN COMPARITOR and a power supply, and wala, but "if it sound too good to be true, then you know"
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Moderator
 Australia
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Nod2003, no it's not illegal:
Section 331 of Title 18 of the United States code provides criminal penalties for anyone who "fraudulently alters, defaces, mutilates impairs, diminishes, falsifies, scales, or lightens any of the coins coined at the Mints of the United States. I realise it's been covered in previous threads, but right now, melting 1¢ and 5¢ coins is in fact illegal. Section 5551(d) Title 18 of the USC gives the Secretary of the Treasury the right "to prohibit or limit the exportation, melting, or treatment of United States coins when the Secretary decides the prohibition or limitation is necessary to protect the coinage of the United States." This law was activated briefly back in the 1960's to try to prevent melting of silver coins. Since December 2006 (and renewed in April 2007) it has been in force for 1¢ and 5¢ coins. Don't say "infinitely" when you mean "very"; otherwise, you'll have no word left when you want to talk about something really infinite. - C. S. Lewis
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Pillar of the Community
United States
535 Posts |
I have been playing around with building my own. I certianly could do it for less than $700! I've piddled around with it,and have come up with a few different ways to do it, but have never finished one. Maybe I otta do that.
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Valued Member
United States
117 Posts |
could you divuldge some information, will any ebay coin comparator suffice, would would I need to do to make it work properly? Thanks |
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Posted 12/10/2008 4:30 pm
