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<p>[QUOTE="theegypt, post: 1385120, member: 36284"]<a href="http://www.ebay.com/itm/1500-Copper-Pennies-1959-to1981-Copper-Bullion-Scrap-10-LBS-/220960186982?pt=LH_DefaultDomain_0&hash=item337240e266" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="http://www.ebay.com/itm/1500-Copper-Pennies-1959-to1981-Copper-Bullion-Scrap-10-LBS-/220960186982?pt=LH_DefaultDomain_0&hash=item337240e266" rel="nofollow">http://www.ebay.com/itm/1500-Copper-Pennies-1959-to1981-Copper-Bullion-Scrap-10-LBS-/220960186982?pt=LH_DefaultDomain_0&hash=item337240e266</a></p><p><br /></p><p>Here is an example of copper pennies selling for right under 2x face. Now, as an ebay seller, you are probably breaking even on shipping. In this case, the seller made a profit of $4.77 if he broke even on shipping. Now how much time and effort goes into sorting 1500 pennies? Even with a ryedale machine it's gotta take some time. Is all that time and effort worth $5? Probably not. You could say copper pennies will appreciate over time, but then you have to factor in inflation. Plus as someone else mentioned they take up a lot of space and weigh alot. So although I do have a few rolls of coppers, I'm sure there are other more lucrative investments out there <img src="styles/default/xenforo/clear.png" class="mceSmilieSprite mceSmilie1" alt=":)" unselectable="on" unselectable="on" />[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>
[QUOTE="theegypt, post: 1385120, member: 36284"][URL]http://www.ebay.com/itm/1500-Copper-Pennies-1959-to1981-Copper-Bullion-Scrap-10-LBS-/220960186982?pt=LH_DefaultDomain_0&hash=item337240e266[/URL] Here is an example of copper pennies selling for right under 2x face. Now, as an ebay seller, you are probably breaking even on shipping. In this case, the seller made a profit of $4.77 if he broke even on shipping. Now how much time and effort goes into sorting 1500 pennies? Even with a ryedale machine it's gotta take some time. Is all that time and effort worth $5? Probably not. You could say copper pennies will appreciate over time, but then you have to factor in inflation. Plus as someone else mentioned they take up a lot of space and weigh alot. So although I do have a few rolls of coppers, I'm sure there are other more lucrative investments out there :)[/QUOTE]
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