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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;Spark1951, post: 3362797, member: 90692&quot;]&quot;What we&#039;ve got here is a failure to communicate&quot;... Strother Martin/Cool Hand Luke.</p><p><br /></p><p>Chris/cpm9ball was merely underlining the mistaken concept held by User12345666 and others...that it is a losing proposition to hoard pre-1982 (copper) cents thinking they are worth more for their metal content than FV.</p><p><br /></p><p>Using the proferred amount of $1.46, a net of 25% equals 36.5 cents.&nbsp; I challenge anyone to describe how a profit could be made at these levels.</p><p><br /></p><p>The bottom line:&nbsp; The extraction of the copper costs way more than the metal is worth.</p><p><br /></p><p>One of the pre-requisites for becoming a CT forum member is to be willing to learn.&nbsp; Now, this lofty ideal may not be included in the rules, per se, nor written in stone anywhere, but we all learn from not only the mistakes of others but also from the brilliant knowledge and expertise of the collective.</p><p><br /></p><p>Maybe the melting of copper cents should be allowed...it wouldn&#039;t be illegal because there is no way in Hades a profit is made...jmho...Spark[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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