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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;mynamespat, post: 2668161, member: 83738&quot;]A multi-million dollar company, such as NF String, didn&#039;t design and build a machine specifically to pull copper cents out of circulation without first running the numbers to see if it was profitable.&nbsp; They have been around since 1929.&nbsp; This is not their first rodeo in regards to profiting by metal reclamation from circulation.</p><p><br /></p><p>I would estimate the top currency movers are poised to easily gross a million dollars each (that&#039;s giving a low estimate closer to 5-10% premium on copper cents) the first year the trade/melt ban is eliminated.&nbsp; After a certain point, they won&#039;t be able to maintain the same levels of profitability because of diminishing supply.&nbsp; However, they are all poised to be among the first and take the lion&#039;s share.</p><p><br /></p><p>When copper prices spike people assess more risk.&nbsp; They no longer care about the legality (some don&#039;t care about the legality ever.).&nbsp;&nbsp; It is not difficult to find forum posts dated around the last copper spike of people describing their backyard inventions to separate the metals.&nbsp; There are two different systems: an electrolysis set-up to create copper anodes, or by using known metallurgy techniques (melting and adding an agent to assist in seperation).&nbsp; In order to be profitable in either endeavor you would need to utilize economy of scale.&nbsp; </p><p><br /></p><p>Many raw coins would probably just end up in Japan or South Korea.&nbsp; Thus the real profiteers will be the exporters and shipping companies.&nbsp; During the last copper spike, export of cents was a growing problem for customs.</p><p><br /></p><p>The most glaringly obvious use of recycled copper from cents is making new guild copper.</p><p><br /></p><p>I don&#039;t understand why you assume there would be any new building of infrastructure.&nbsp; It already exists.&nbsp; What do you believe happens to cents after they are deemed not fit for circulation?[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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