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minus-squareBakerBagel@midwest.sociallinkfedilinkarrow-up46·5 months ago$100 in coins is way more valuable than bills. $100 in pennies is worth about $280 in scrap copper these days
minus-squareBizzle@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up17·5 months agoEven though they’re mostly zinc now?
minus-squareBakerBagel@midwest.sociallinkfedilinkarrow-up13·5 months agoApparently the calculator i used refers only to pre-1982 pennies. But those are still plentiful and can be found without issue
minus-squareSergio@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up41arrow-down1·5 months agoYou can sell them to Ea-nasir.
minus-squarePat@feddit.nulinkfedilinkarrow-up2·5 months agoHowever, you’re not legally allowed to smelt pennies into scrap. So, the point still stands.
$100 in coins is way more valuable than bills. $100 in pennies is worth about $280 in scrap copper these days
Even though they’re mostly zinc now?
Apparently the calculator i used refers only to pre-1982 pennies. But those are still plentiful and can be found without issue
You can sell them to Ea-nasir.
However, you’re not legally allowed to smelt pennies into scrap. So, the point still stands.