Hi all. my name is Fred and I have a question

**fredp** · 03-03-2013, 08:39 AM

I am thinking the coating would devalue the copper but if the coating is in fact nickel it shouldn't devalue it much.

**Mechanic688** · 03-03-2013, 09:02 AM

Originally Posted by fredp

I am thinking the coating would devalue the copper but if the coating is in fact nickel it shouldn't devalue it much.

If it's what I'm thinking, (my crystal ball is not working) then it's what we call "tinned copper", kind of silver looking.
My yard pays at #2 all day long.

**Phantoms001** · 03-03-2013, 10:26 AM

Originally Posted by fredp

I am thinking the coating would devalue the copper but if the coating is in fact nickel it shouldn't devalue it much.

There is no difference between the tin coating and the varnish used in motors, glue, paint, or anything else used as some kind of insulator. It really doesn't devalue the copper, it is just a lower grade. At my yard I get #1 which they pretty much consider bare bright, #2, and #3 which is pretty much roofing copper. It's only like a .10-.15 cent difference between #1 and #2 here. I usually only deal with 10-20 pounds at a time so it never really mattered much to me. If I had a few hundred pounds .10 a pound would matter more, you need to make sure you consider this before driving an extra 20 miles to a different yard that pays a nickel more a pound.