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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;Danjohnson, post: 2746542, member: 80228&quot;]Granted, there&#039;s not a huge market for them but there is a market. I&#039;ve noticed them becoming scarce in change around here lately too.</p><p><br /></p><p>&quot;Melt values are theoretical because actually melting down pennies is illegal. But just as coin collectors did with quarters and dimes after 1964, when the coins went from being 90% silver to a copper-nickel blend, some intrepid entrepreneurs have now started <a href="http://www.dailyfinance.com/2012/05/11/should-you-melt-down-pennies-for-profit-not-u-s-pennies-but/" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="http://www.dailyfinance.com/2012/05/11/should-you-melt-down-pennies-for-profit-not-u-s-pennies-but/" rel="nofollow">bagging up old pennies and selling them</a> as unofficial copper bullion.</p><p><br /></p><p>Currently, auctions are asking between $2 and $3 per pound for quantities of 10 to 25 pounds of coins. One auction featured 100,000 pennies -- weighing about 680 pounds -- that sold for $1,500 plus $125 in shipping charges. That&#039;s less than the melt value of more than $2,000, but a nice profit for those who kept their penny jars around.&quot;</p><p><br /></p><p><a href="https://www.aol.com/article/2012/12/05/copper-pennies-old-sell-by-the-pound/20393105/" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="https://www.aol.com/article/2012/12/05/copper-pennies-old-sell-by-the-pound/20393105/" rel="nofollow">https://www.aol.com/article/2012/12/05/copper-pennies-old-sell-by-the-pound/20393105/</a>[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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