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<p>[QUOTE="SnoBalz, post: 648010, member: 19791"]I looked at the U.S. Mint's website and the Federal Register online and there was no mention of this regulation. I searched the entire month of Dec 2006 and Jan 2007. </p><p><br /></p><p>One cent pieces minted 1864-1982 were 95% copper and either 5% Zinc making them brass or had 5% Tin/Zinc making them bronze. The copper alone Friday 24 July made them worth 1.4 cents each. That is a good return on saving your pennies. I found a dozen or so pre 1982 pennies in the three dollars worth that i spent to buy silver the other day.</p><p><br /></p><p>Chris[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>
[QUOTE="SnoBalz, post: 648010, member: 19791"]I looked at the U.S. Mint's website and the Federal Register online and there was no mention of this regulation. I searched the entire month of Dec 2006 and Jan 2007. One cent pieces minted 1864-1982 were 95% copper and either 5% Zinc making them brass or had 5% Tin/Zinc making them bronze. The copper alone Friday 24 July made them worth 1.4 cents each. That is a good return on saving your pennies. I found a dozen or so pre 1982 pennies in the three dollars worth that i spent to buy silver the other day. Chris[/QUOTE]
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