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admin Do you recycle copper pennies? 06-30-2012, 09:26 AM
GeorgeB Im sure it would be a felony... 06-30-2012, 09:56 AM
admin I'm not sure what the exact... 06-30-2012, 09:58 AM
joebob49 Soon it will be legal. As... 06-30-2012, 09:59 AM
hobo finds One copper cent is worth .023... 06-30-2012, 10:30 AM
LadyScrappers You can, however, sell big... 06-30-2012, 11:56 AM
waredu It is currently only illegal... 06-30-2012, 12:11 PM
IdahoScrapper IIRC it was a few years ago... 06-30-2012, 12:49 PM
harrisvh In the UK it's illegal to... 06-30-2012, 01:34 PM
Copper Head A fast look on ebay and you... 06-30-2012, 02:55 PM
hobo finds admin If you could buy them... 06-30-2012, 07:19 PM
Bear In my offshore oilfield days,... 06-30-2012, 11:34 PM
oldtoothlessbassmaster guilty:cool: down the... 07-01-2012, 07:16 AM
Mechanic688 Based on what your saying I... 06-30-2012, 11:53 PM
admin that was an interesting read... 07-01-2012, 06:29 AM
Mechanic688 Here's what I found... 07-01-2012, 01:46 PM
Copper Head I see those press machines... 07-01-2012, 10:37 PM
joebob49 I know they have one of the... 07-01-2012, 07:24 AM
pizzaman55792 the defacing of currency has... 07-01-2012, 07:32 AM
Bamcis Here are my two cents... 07-01-2012, 08:05 AM
Filthy Some people buy them and... 07-01-2012, 08:20 AM
Bear Hmmm! That's interesting... 07-01-2012, 08:43 PM
Bear It may have just been an over... 07-01-2012, 11:23 PM
dirtymoney FOr the past couple of months... 07-02-2012, 01:43 AM
TexasDeere I keep my copper pennies. I... 07-06-2012, 07:16 AM
Scrappile no really hoarding the penny,... 11-25-2012, 09:47 AM
jaydee1445 More than you will ever want... 07-02-2012, 04:10 AM
charn I have a bucket of pennies... 07-02-2012, 07:48 AM
hobo finds PennyCollector.com - The... 07-02-2012, 08:05 AM
hobo finds The U.S. Mint redeems... 07-02-2012, 08:13 AM
rickcarufel I would like to point out... 11-02-2012, 01:39 PM
DiamondN I don't think too many people... 11-02-2012, 02:23 PM
Mick Is this post somehow related... 11-02-2012, 03:20 PM
Copper Head I am sure with the ease of... 11-03-2012, 04:40 PM
Otto I believe the last new... 11-03-2012, 04:49 PM
Copper Head That is a loss , with the... 11-03-2012, 05:56 PM
Otto The rule will be to round to... 11-03-2012, 06:07 PM
Copper Head Just for the heck I am... 11-05-2012, 07:11 AM
jghilino I am just hoarding them. I... 11-05-2012, 04:47 PM
Copper Head 300 pounds of copper is 300... 11-05-2012, 05:26 PM
hammerdown So is it legal to melt down... 11-05-2012, 04:58 PM
ParkerFlyer4 This SMF topic should help:... 11-05-2012, 05:30 PM
CopperMiner Up here, pennies are been... 11-05-2023, 05:32 PM
Catfish Bob Saving your copper pennies is... 11-05-2023, 06:11 PM
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    The U.S. Mint redeems mutilated coins at the rate of $3.21 per kilogram, or $1.46 per pound for cents; $9.99 per kilogram, or $4.54 per pound, for 5-cent coins; $44.09 per kilogram or $20 per pound, for copper-nickel clad coins (dimes, quarter dollars and half dollars); and $123.46 per kilogram, or $56 per pound, for dollar coins.



    Mint adopts Mutilated Coin Redemption Program changes | CoinWorld

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