Are any of these potentially udesirable? Like especially the 1982-90 ones that had a reddish rainbow look. Might some of the 83s be a AM ERROR also. Apologize for taking them in a group photo but if anything stands out I can upload more singular ones if anyone notices any possible varieties
They all look normal to me. I would recommend getting a book about varieties or do some basic research on what you are looking for. The vast majority of coins in circulation are not worth more than face value. Even many errors and varieties are worth very little once they have been circulated much. Don't trust much of what you see on YouTube and eBay.
Since you posted in the What's it Worth section of CoinTalk.. you have a total of 7 Cents and nothing else!
Not necessary. You can take a bucket full of copper Cents to a scrapyard and they will turn you away. Not worth it!
But since the dissolution of the penny, they might finally allow... ah who am I kidding? The US government will never allow that. Your point is proven... 7 cents it is!
Kind of silly IMHO Yes, you can buy the 95% Copper Cents. Anyone can sell you anything if you are willing to buy it. But try selling it.
I sell a roll of 50 cents dated 1965 to 1981 for $1.00 a roll in my antique shop. If I can’t get copper cents in circulation it’s not worth it. You ha e seven cents as stated.
Well, that site does say to call them if you're looking to sell. I'm betting they'll still pay above face value -- but not enough above face value to be worthwhile to anyone who places value on their own time. Sure, pre-1982 cents contain copper "worth" more than face value. And sure, as inflation continues, that multiple will increase, until eventually even the price for second-rate copper scrap makes it "profitable". And once melting cents is legalized, refiners will optimize their processes for that mix, allowing them to pay more and still make a profit. But when each cent is worth a hundred times its face value, the $50 "profit" you'll make from selling a 50-cent roll will be just about enough to buy you a pint of gas, or a small candy bar. And Dollar General will be "Benjamin General", where everything is $100. Still better than Whole Foods, which will be selling milk for $500 a gallon.
It's all about scale. If you can get 2x face, and you can supply 1,000,000 units, you make $10,000. Sure, individually they are insignificant but in quantity they become valuable. And there are BILLIONS of them out there floating around.
A million cents weigh well over three tons. At scale - at industrial scale - it's absolutely worthwhile to process three tons of stuff for a $10K return. Steel recyclers handle a lot more for a lot less. But I don't see this as a path for hobbyists to grow wealthy.
I read that as potentially undesirable, so my answer is yes. A couple of them have environmental damage.
Not long ago my daughter was caring for an elderly man. One day he gave her a small sandwich bag of cents and told her that he had saved them and wanted her to have them because they were special. She gave them to me. It was about 150 pre-82 cents. We rolled them up and sent them back into the wild.
I have insufficient privilege to post a question in the 'FREQUENT ASK QUESTION FORUM. I need help or example understanding this comment "So there shouldn't be any coins posted for sale who's numismatic value exceeds their bullion value" ? It may be simple, but my brain can compute it. Thank you much
Totally agree. I am being a bit obstinate I know, but when I hear old coppers are only worth 1¢ it pokes at my Obsessive/Compulsive nature.
