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minus-squareEvilphd666 [he/him, comrade/them]@hexbear.netlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up22·2 days agoPennies 1982 and older are made of actual Copper and are worth about twice their value in melt copper. There are still plenty in circulation.
minus-squareporcupine@lemmygrad.mllinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up18·2 days ago excuse me sir, melting pennies is a felony punishable by up to 5 years in prison and a $250,000 fine.
minus-squareHakFoo@lemmy.sdf.orglinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up10·2 days agoThey will treat it like “junk silver”. Pre-1964 10/25/50c coins contain a known weight of silver so they trade by rolls and bags as a commodity without being melted.
Pennies 1982
and older are made of actual Copper and are worth about twice their value in melt copper. There are still plenty in circulation.
They will treat it like “junk silver”. Pre-1964 10/25/50c coins contain a known weight of silver so they trade by rolls and bags as a commodity without being melted.