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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;-jeffB, post: 6325375, member: 27832&quot;]One quick correction: it&#039;s 25% of the <i>outer layers</i> of clad coins, 8% of the coin&#039;s total weight. The balance is copper, also pricey, but a good bit cheaper than nickel.</p><p><br /></p><p>So, as you say, the 5 cent coin has the most nickel per given face value: 25 grams per dollar, as opposed to 1.8 grams per dollar for dimes, quarters, and halves. According to Coinflation, a nickel holds about 3.1 cents worth of copper and 2.3 cents worth of nickel today -- but you can&#039;t get that price for them if they&#039;re mixed together.</p><p><br /></p><p>I started tossing nickels and copper cents into a big glass jar when a nickel&#039;s &quot;melt value&quot; exceeded its face value a few years back. I took them out and rolled them once, but now it&#039;s full again. I&#039;m torn between storing them and dumping them. If I keep them, I might <i>weigh</i> them into boxes instead of bothering with dozens of rolls. I don&#039;t think we&#039;ve yet reached a point where it would be worthwhile putting them up on eBay; anyone anywhere can still buy unlimited nickels at face value. Copper cents are getting harder to find amid the Zincolns, and I think that&#039;s likely to drive premiums.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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