Save Copper Penny? What year are real Copper pennies? What was the last year of Copper pennies?

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  • čas přidán 17. 02. 2017
  • Many say Copper Prices could triple in coming years! Information on US Copper Cents and potential value in hoarding them. Is the Copper value worth more than face value of the coin?
    After checking all our copper for errors & rare varieties we hoard them! What are your thoughts on this?
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Komentáře • 80

  • @bobbrueckner7498
    @bobbrueckner7498 Před rokem +3

    Another reason to not melt your copper pennies is because they are a proven commodity. You can prove that it is a penny and made of copper. As a copper lump you would have to have it assayed to prove what it is. Why go through the trouble of melting them then?

  • @pjdownsouth1435
    @pjdownsouth1435 Před 6 lety +2

    Just the info I was looking for. Thanks Chad and keep up the good work.

  • @dbx1233
    @dbx1233 Před 3 lety +1

    When I was a kid I used to get a lot of the pennies from 1793, the one's you mentioned in this video. lol I'm old but not that old. Thanks for the good information.

  • @36dumbdumb
    @36dumbdumb Před rokem +3

    Hahahaha!!!!! Make sense!!! Good one!

  • @valuvivao3434
    @valuvivao3434 Před 5 lety +3

    Thanks for your information two thumbs up... I will tried......Thanks again for your hard work of your information video......

  • @DiggingCanuck
    @DiggingCanuck Před 7 lety +10

    Very informative. Canada phased-out the penny and the world didn't stop :-)

    • @alan30189
      @alan30189 Před 6 lety

      That's because the Canadian government is ten times smarter than ours. They got rid of their paper dollar bill, also. They are beating us on trade, as well, with NAFTA.

    • @SicaGR
      @SicaGR Před 6 lety

      So did the UK and the rest of Europe.

    • @jimibmore
      @jimibmore Před 10 měsíci

      @@alan30189 NAFTA...LOL...

  • @Christian-uy4do
    @Christian-uy4do Před 3 měsíci

    Thanks for the vid!

  • @Vicscoincollection007
    @Vicscoincollection007 Před 6 lety +1

    Nice video CFA

  • @Car1Sagan
    @Car1Sagan Před 6 lety +3

    Good presentation. I'd save them.

  • @LittleGidget1
    @LittleGidget1 Před 4 měsíci

    I’m obsessed with copper. Great video

  • @campbellfalls7430
    @campbellfalls7430 Před 2 měsíci

    Great work

  • @davidsusskin1545
    @davidsusskin1545 Před rokem +2

    One reason to save copper pennies...BARTER! If the economy tanks, it is REAL MONEY.

  • @Antares214
    @Antares214 Před 7 lety +8

    Nice vid, I keep all my copper cents I come across. I have just have over $75 face value in copper cents.

    • @CoinsforAmateurs1
      @CoinsforAmateurs1  Před 7 lety +1

      Eric Barron Very nice, I keep all mine too! You never know! Thanks for watching! HH

    • @Antares214
      @Antares214 Před 7 lety +1

      Coins for Amateurs yup, you never know! Also how do you get your copper cents? CRH? Most of mine come from CRH.

    • @CoinsforAmateurs1
      @CoinsforAmateurs1  Před 7 lety

      Eric Barron I find many CRH and I also pick up some in change now and again. Always check coin stars when you see them and ya know those little trays at the store when you pay that usually have pennies in them; I always check those for copper and exchange zinc for them- I have found quite a few that way!

    • @theamericannumismatist1373
      @theamericannumismatist1373 Před 7 lety +1

      Aww I only got $21 in copper pennies but I have been only coin roll hunting for less than a year.

    • @Antares214
      @Antares214 Před 7 lety

      Coins for Amateurs what is your average amount of copper per box when CRH?

  • @lindawallace6750
    @lindawallace6750 Před rokem +2

    Hey CFA ! YOU ROCK !!

  • @dirtywaterjones7232
    @dirtywaterjones7232 Před 7 lety +18

    I think the Government stopped making "sense" long ago ! LOL

    • @CoinsforAmateurs1
      @CoinsforAmateurs1  Před 7 lety +1

      Hahaha, excellent point my friend! Although I am a bit more encouraged as of late! Great to hear from ya Jonesy!

  • @bobbrueckner7498
    @bobbrueckner7498 Před rokem +2

    You really should consider weighing ALL your pennies for copper because there have been a very rare few that have been found in copper on later dates than there are supposed to have been made and they are very valuable. If you have a coin scale and get used to doing it, it takes a split second each to weigh them.

  • @KathrynKandSVarietyShop
    @KathrynKandSVarietyShop Před 6 lety +1

    thanks for info

  • @silverwishes6000
    @silverwishes6000 Před 5 lety +1

    Great video

  • @CoinsforAmateurs1
    @CoinsforAmateurs1  Před 7 lety

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  • @baltimoremetaldetectives8025

    Great video as always!!

  • @lonewolf277
    @lonewolf277 Před 6 lety +4

    I know, I could never melt them down!

    • @CoinsforAmateurs1
      @CoinsforAmateurs1  Před 6 lety +1

      Hey Linda! Yea it would be tough due to love for coinage for us as well! Thanks for watching and commenting! HH

  • @tbm9160
    @tbm9160 Před 6 lety +6

    Your math was a bit off as you forgot that the pennies are 95% copper (not 100%). It takes 154 pennies to get 1 pound of copper which would make the copper value per penny just over 2 cents each. Great video, just wanted to make the small correction for you. Happy Hunting.

  • @jonasyracheta2185
    @jonasyracheta2185 Před 3 lety

    What is the agreed upon standard of pre 1982 pennies relative to how many pennies equals a pound of copper. Is 145 pre 1982 pennies usually the rule of thumb?

  • @owndu3
    @owndu3 Před 2 lety +1

    do ya know what to do with em cuz if I sell em at eBay I feel like nobody will buy them

  • @paulpuckett1320
    @paulpuckett1320 Před 9 dny

    The Secretary of Treasury could decide to lift the melting ban, especially since the government recently declared copper to be a strategic metal. Also, copper pennies can be melted to make things such as artwork, tools, pots and pans - just not solely for its monetary value. The cost of melting is not profitable for most people yet, but with copper value increasing and the utility of the penny declining, it is a distinct possibility that the USA will follow Norway's lead and simply stop producing pennies.

  • @lewis9888
    @lewis9888 Před měsícem

    Before I watch this video, I would say the last year pennies were copper was 1981 because even though there were copper pennies in 1982, some 1982 pennies have zinc in them.

  • @bobmears3732
    @bobmears3732 Před 4 měsíci

    Save all nice cents weighing over 3.18 grams.

  • @bill4572
    @bill4572 Před 6 lety +1

    The monetary value is more than the value of the coin people will hord will not work something like that what if there was still silver in coins wow who would spend what it would be all paper money when people sell the silver ok to much paper nothing going back into circulation simple logic great video

    • @CoinsforAmateurs1
      @CoinsforAmateurs1  Před 6 lety

      Thanks for the input Bill! We appreciate you watching, commenting and supporting our channel! HH

  • @elihu217qd5150
    @elihu217qd5150 Před rokem

    good math!

  • @paulcesargonzalez3331
    @paulcesargonzalez3331 Před 2 lety +1

    Uhm 80 percent more than it's face value is a no brainer trade. Ima go get some pennies ill be right back

  • @moisesmontecillo7570
    @moisesmontecillo7570 Před 3 lety

    How would anyone know if I melt pennies?

  • @jonasyracheta2185
    @jonasyracheta2185 Před 3 lety +2

    Copper melt price at $4.07 led me here! I think it will go much higher this decade. Industrial growth to build the jetsons world begins this decade and building the suborbital airspace as well.

  • @matthewa8532
    @matthewa8532 Před 7 lety +2

    like your video thanks

  • @lebowskiunderachiever3591

    Started watching today and found nothing of interest in my junk drawer at home (full of change). At work today I did find '1999 $5 🌟 and '2013 1$ 🌟 . I purchased both plus all the copper pennies i found and older stuff . Thank you for feuling my ocd'ness . I plan on saving anything that looks wrong or too shiney. Overall I exchanged about $9 from my till but feel confident in doing so . In doing that I grabbed what my be a proof quarter , 44 nickel and a few other cool coins . A coworker asked what i was doing and told her .... Asked me to look at what she had and was amazed (sadly , she had more money in her pocket than i have in savings ) 2 x 100 star notes consecutive (2013 i think) ... Buy the end of the day I found only one penny log cabin 2009 . Curse you (kidding) for making me atart this 10 years late !

  • @perrydavis3612
    @perrydavis3612 Před rokem +1

    I think your chart meant from 1793 to 1857 was the half cent

  • @d.r.s.6557
    @d.r.s.6557 Před rokem +1

    It takes 154 pennies to give you a pound of copper.

  • @MrLodak
    @MrLodak Před 7 lety +1

    Food for thought.

  • @tinachavez3914
    @tinachavez3914 Před 10 měsíci

    The tin cans they sell at Christmas for $10 with 3 different popcorn, I save them I have 4 tin cans full of copper pennies I'm a hoarder 😊

    • @RyanJohnson-ed5hv
      @RyanJohnson-ed5hv Před 3 měsíci

      Good Lord!!! How heavy is one of your cans filled with copper pennies??

  • @sidewaysvertical2138
    @sidewaysvertical2138 Před rokem

    Once the pennies are smelted and you cast an ingot, you can not tell what the source of the melt is??....I smelt copper down clean when ever I can and pour bullion bar$ for SHTF backup!!...Copper is always going to be a needed metal!!

  • @davidburgess9401
    @davidburgess9401 Před 2 lety

    When metal detecting I like finding copper cents just for the reasons u stated, I believe the price of copper will keep going up, and I believe it will be legal to melt them soon.

  • @edwindominguez9431
    @edwindominguez9431 Před 2 lety

    Currently at $4.60 in year of 2022

  • @diggingtreasure1
    @diggingtreasure1 Před 7 lety +1

    It's only a matter of time till they discontinue the penny. I have over 5 lbs of dug Canadian cents and scrap yards wont even take those.

    • @CoinsforAmateurs1
      @CoinsforAmateurs1  Před 7 lety

      Maybe once the US dumps the cent you will be able to cash in on the copper value of those?

  • @michaelcarr3037
    @michaelcarr3037 Před 11 měsíci

    I don't see it as cost affective to melt them down with propane maybe with used motor oil burner I still think they're worth more as a coin down the road but ya just fun to collect I haul copper sometimes from mines sometimes in plate form sometimes raw ore like little flakes in big bags one time I had an MT trailer to pick up a load at walmart we need to sweep out are trailers so they're clean to be loaded and I'm sweeping out this trailer it's dark in the front can't see but I'm thinking geez this stuff is heavy ends up its copper ore they holed a bag with the forklift over 50 pounds I still have it was keep it or through it in the dumpster imagine if it was gold still bit expensive to melt it into bars be kind cool hobby but ya

  • @brianpercival1829
    @brianpercival1829 Před 7 lety +2

    It doesn't make 'cents' making a penny for more than it is worth.

    • @buckfizzard291
      @buckfizzard291 Před 10 měsíci

      Yes it does that’s how money is backed up

  • @annemaster5254
    @annemaster5254 Před 3 lety +2

    I think copper pennies are good in the garden

  • @Christian-uy4do
    @Christian-uy4do Před 3 měsíci

    Chat is dead💀

  • @t.e.g.4405
    @t.e.g.4405 Před 3 lety

    You're stating that in 1943 the penny got smaller please clarify your statement of saying a 1943 steel penny is smaller or does it weigh less could you clarify. Are you measuring it or are you weighing it. please clarify your unit of measure, and if you would standardized it throughout your video. 🤥 The last time I checked steel does not weigh what copper does.

  • @scmatlock1
    @scmatlock1 Před rokem

    Almost 2023 and it still don’t make any cents! 😂

  • @johntracy72
    @johntracy72 Před 6 lety +1

    I just reached 2500 copper pennies today, January 18, 2018, since I started saving them separately from zinc pennies. We should also save zinc pennies as their current metallic value is about 87 percent of the face value.

    • @johntracy72
      @johntracy72 Před 6 lety

      I have about 2850 copper pennies as of today. I have been rolling them up as I go which is why I know how many I have and I have a bank box full. I cashed in the nickels and the zinc pennies (about $40.00 total) a few days ago because I needed the money. Still have the copper pennies and I still also have the Louisiana Purchase nickels and Lincoln's 200th birthday pennies from 2009, about $2.00 worth.

    • @johntracy72
      @johntracy72 Před 6 lety

      I reached 3,000 copper pennies yesterday, April 3, 2018. I also have 51 Lincoln 200th birthday pennies, 30 Louisiana Purchase nickels, 8 bicentennial quarters and a two dollar bill. I also have just over 500 zinc pennies and 63 nickels. That's just over $44 in total. I also have 75 wheat pennies, 3 of which are 1943 steel pennies.

  • @charlenealston4658
    @charlenealston4658 Před rokem

    I just saw its no longer illegal to melt down America idk if this was the video that he said it was in 2017 but I remembered his face😅😅😅

  • @JOHNRMECH
    @JOHNRMECH Před 2 lety

    Thank you for calling them 'cents.' America has NEVER minted a penny. I love sifting through my change for these beauties, never went to the bank for rolls. I think there's a good chance that the dollar will collapses, due to over printing. If it does, the copper cents just might go to face value on a new gold/silver standard. Imagine: 100 copper cents for a constitutional silver dollar, 140 copper cents for an American silver eagle, or even better, 5,000 copper cents for a gold eagle or buffalo!

  • @superneo123
    @superneo123 Před 7 lety +4

    i keep all my coppers, and i hide them from the copers rofl cya man

    • @CoinsforAmateurs1
      @CoinsforAmateurs1  Před 7 lety

      Lol, yea I know you have one hell of a stash!

    • @superneo123
      @superneo123 Před 7 lety +1

      yeah i need to break out that stash soon, not sure if you are aware or not but there is a new variety that was found recently, 1982d small date copper. So far there is one known to exist, so be on the look out man. Cya

    • @CoinsforAmateurs1
      @CoinsforAmateurs1  Před 7 lety

      Had not heard that- better start checking my 82's! Thanks for the tip!!