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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;calcol, post: 2487178, member: 77639&quot;]Sorry again.&nbsp; I thought you were referring to zinc cents.</p><p><br /></p><p>Copper cents weigh 3.1g, so there are 146 in a lb.&nbsp; That&#039;s way below copper price of $2.15/lb, which is less than half its price 5 years ago.&nbsp; But you can&#039;t get copper cents at face value except finding a few still in circulation or in rolls.</p><p><br /></p><p>Consideration of why so many are being retained leads us into the strange lands of hoarding, speculation, and (dare I say it?) collection:&nbsp; inertia, ignorance, anticipation of rise in numismatic value, expectation of rise in copper price,&nbsp; fear of the apocalypse, fear of monetary collapse, mistaken idea that heirs would want to keep them,&nbsp; drive to collect (I wouldn&#039;t have a clue about that!), etc.&nbsp; I&#039;m sure that if zinc hit twice face value of current cents that many millions would be hoarded rather than melted.</p><p><br /></p><p>Cal[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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