Copper Bullion Error value?

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  1. jon12

    jon12 Young Numismatic

    I have this copper bullion coin that was not struck. Is it worth any thing. I has a rim in case you were wondering.
     
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  3. rickmp

    rickmp Frequently flatulent.

    Weight, dimensions and pic. Without those, we cannot tell you anything more than that you have a slug with no value.
     
  4. jon12

    jon12 Young Numismatic

    It is 38.65 mm across. It weighs: exactly one ounce. Here are the photos.
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    I bought this coin directly from the mint in a box of 250 coins and this was found. So it is not a fake.
     
  5. rickmp

    rickmp Frequently flatulent.

    Your pick looks like an unstruck cent. But 1.5 inches (38.65 mm) in diameter? 1 ounce? What was the box of 250 coins supposed to contain? Cents? Nickels? Quarters? Were they rolled or loose?
     
  6. d.t.menace

    d.t.menace Member

    The only 250 coin boxes that I'm aware of that the US Mint sells are dollar coins. This is much bigger than a dollar planchet and bigger than the 1-5/16 medals. o_O
     
  7. rickmp

    rickmp Frequently flatulent.

    Jon, post a picture of it next to a dime.
     
  8. furryfrog02

    furryfrog02 Well-Known Member

    Sounds like it is a copper round from some private mint that makes them. Am I right? If that's the case, I would say your 1oz copper round is worth whatever an ounce of copper is worth.
     
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  9. jon12

    jon12 Young Numismatic

    Thank you, I didn't think private mints had valuable errors. And yes, it is a 1 oz copper round.
     
  10. rickmp

    rickmp Frequently flatulent.

    It came in a box from the mint? Again I ask, what was the box supposed to contain?
     
  11. rascal

    rascal Well-Known Member

    in the OP's first post he or stated that this was a copper bullion coin that was not struck . this means that the entire box was probably the copper bullion 1 oz. pieces or the op would not have known what he or she had.I'm thinking that this unstruck one is probably only worth what 1 oz. of copper is worth.
     
  12. rickmp

    rickmp Frequently flatulent.

    OP also stated "I bought this coin directly from the mint in a box of 250 coins and this was found. So it is not a fake."

    So, again, I ask, what were the other 249 coins? And I add, does the mint sell 1 oz. bullion?
     
  13. jon12

    jon12 Young Numismatic

    Yes it sells 1 oz bullion. And other 249 had a design stamped on them. They were rolled.
     
  14. rickmp

    rickmp Frequently flatulent.

    The US Mint or a private mint?
     
  15. jon12

    jon12 Young Numismatic

    Private mint.
     
  16. rickmp

    rickmp Frequently flatulent.

    Now I understand.
     
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