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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;Endeavor, post: 2102067, member: 60292&quot;]For a little while there (about a year) I was taking every nickel in my change and setting it aside. The idea was to have a stash when the mint announces they are changing the composition due to high nickel and copper prices. At one point the five cent piece had a melt value of double the face value. Since then melt values plumetted to its current value, below face value.</p><p><br /></p><p>I now realize that was a very dumb idea. Especially when you can (and will after announcement) be able to walk into a bank and buy as many nickels as you want. Even after doing so you won&#039;t be able to do anything with them anyway since law prevents anyone from melting them legally. Take the copper penny for example. Even with a melt value well above face you can&#039;t find someone to pay you melt. And they are still found easily even after the composition changed over 30 years ago!</p><p><br /></p><p>Bottomline, I realized it was extremely foolish to hoard nickels.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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