To: Abathar
The value of copper has sky-rocketed. Witness the theft of electrical cables.
He might make a profit if he melted them down...
28 posted on
03/08/2007 8:19:44 AM PST by
GoldCountryRedneck
("There are no stupid questions. There are, however, many inquisitive idiots." - unknown)
To: GoldCountryRedneck
$10k fine if you get caught doing it. I guess pennies and nickles both are getting to the point of making it profitable to do it again.
34 posted on
03/08/2007 8:22:15 AM PST by
Abathar
(Proudly catching hell for posting without reading the article since 2004)
To: GoldCountryRedneck
The value of copper has sky-rocketed. Witness the theft of electrical cables. He might make a profit if he melted them down... If pennies were actually made of copper, you might have a point. ;)
37 posted on
03/08/2007 8:23:45 AM PST by
kevkrom
(WARNING: The above post may contain sarcasm... if unsure, please remember to use all precautions)
To: GoldCountryRedneck
Pennies are 97.6% zinc after 1982.
To: GoldCountryRedneck
Most pennies today are 97.6 percent zinc and only 2.4 percent copper.
46 posted on
03/08/2007 8:30:18 AM PST by
CJ Wolf
To: GoldCountryRedneck
Pennys have not been made of copper for many years.
They are copper plated over zinc.
To: GoldCountryRedneck
He might make a profit if he melted them down...Since 1983 they have been made of copper coated zinc. Unless he could sort them, he would not end up with just copper in the melt.
138 posted on
03/08/2007 8:39:14 PM PST by
Smokin' Joe
(How often God must weep at humans' folly.)
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