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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;Tom Maringer, post: 383453, member: 7033&quot;]I have started overstriking US memorial copper cents (mechanically sorted from circulation, eye verified) with a new design redefining them as per their bullion content (1/10 troy ounce .950 copper) and with a patriotic theme (bust of Lincoln with the inscription AMERICAN MINED, AMERICAN MADE) alluding to the fact that copper cents before 1982 were actually made using copper mined in the US.&nbsp; On eBay now is a bag of 128 of these overstrikes, totalling 1 troy pound of pure copper content. </p><p><br /></p><p><a href="http://cgi.ebay.com/Copper-Bullion-Coins-one-Troy-Pound-Copper-12-troy-oz_W0QQitemZ130229515544" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="http://cgi.ebay.com/Copper-Bullion-Coins-one-Troy-Pound-Copper-12-troy-oz_W0QQitemZ130229515544" rel="nofollow">http://cgi.ebay.com/Copper-Bullion-Coins-one-Troy-Pound-Copper-12-troy-oz_W0QQitemZ130229515544</a></p><p><br /></p><p>Added June 13th</p><p>I&#039;ve put up another one:</p><p><a href="http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&amp;rd=1&amp;item=130230739098" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&amp;rd=1&amp;item=130230739098" rel="nofollow">http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&amp;rd=1&amp;item=130230739098</a></p><p>The stroke counter on the press just passed 2700 pieces, so the dies are lasting fairly well. But while I&#039;m using a mechanical press, the feeding and centering is all manual. The struck coins tend to stick on the upper die (the eagle side) and try as I might I keep getting distracted and forgetting to pluck that coin off the die... resulting in a brockage error. I have several brockage pairs set aside now, and will include one with each purchase.</p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p>Good luck and have fun!</p><p><br /></p><p>Tom[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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