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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;-jeffB, post: 3021209, member: 27832&quot;]I get that, and if you&#039;re wanting to do it as a craft or hobby, that&#039;s fine. Right now, though, 95% copper/5% zinc sells for <b>a lot</b> less than 95% of pure copper&#039;s price -- in fact, less than half, from what I&#039;ve seen. That means your bar cast from melted cents would be worth <i>less</i> than the face value of those cents.</p><p><br /></p><p>If the cent is discontinued and they lift the <i>legal</i> ban on melting them, this might change -- if foundries have a steady stream of copper with this composition, they can probably come up with specialized processes to refine it, and afford to pay more for it. Someday.</p><p><br /></p><p>But if your goal is profit, not craftsmanship, you&#039;d do best to cash them in and buy silver or gold. Or, much better, stocks. <img src="styles/default/xenforo/clear.png" class="mceSmilieSprite mceSmilie1" alt=":)" unselectable="on" unselectable="on" />[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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