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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;calcol, post: 2484529, member: 77639&quot;]Yes, I&#039;m quite aware of the zinc price run-up starting in 2005, and very briefly it reached the point in 2006 where it would be profitable to melt pennies (i.e. more than $1.82 per pound).&nbsp; However, it was too brief for significant melting to get underway.&nbsp; It had never been close to that point before nor has it been since, but will be eventually. You can go to infomine.com to see historical prices of zinc and other metals.</p><p><br /></p><p>Zinc melts at less than 800 F, far below silver, gold or iron.&nbsp; Everyone with an iron pot and propane burner will be able to recycle pennies into zinc ingots at a profit when zinc gets to and stays at about $2 per pound.&nbsp; However, I&#039;m sure that fact it will be illegal means it won&#039;t happen.</p><p><br /></p><p>Cal[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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