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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;foundinrolls, post: 1807267, member: 4350&quot;]That coin was cut up with cutting pliers.</p><p><br /></p><p>As far as the profitability of Copper cent melting, the price you quoted is for pure electrolytic copper.&nbsp; That is the quality of copper used to determine the melt price. </p><p><br /></p><p>A smelter would, if they could be melted legally, discount the buy prices paid for the copper alloy in Lincoln cents to a point where there would be a small profit but not nearly as much as you suggest.&nbsp; The alloy has to be cleaned up and that is expensive for a refiner to do.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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