Comments on: Copper cents will probably get very scarce, very soon http://www.mightybargainhunter.com/2007/12/14/copper-cents-will-probably-get-very-scarce-very-soon/ Personal finance, commentary, and spending less the easy way Fri, 19 Mar 2010 14:24:44 -0400 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.6 hourly 1 By: Shawn Levasseur http://www.mightybargainhunter.com/2007/12/14/copper-cents-will-probably-get-very-scarce-very-soon/comment-page-1/#comment-110640 Shawn Levasseur Mon, 24 Dec 2007 19:45:48 +0000 http://www.mightybargainhunter.com/2007/12/14/copper-cents-will-probably-get-very-scarce-very-soon/#comment-110640 "What a great opportunity for Coinstar to become a commodities dealer." Not so fast... It's against the law to melt down currency for its metals. I'm sure there is some black market melting of copper pennies, but I doubt a company with as public a profile as Coinstar is going to be able to do anything of the sort. “What a great opportunity for Coinstar to become a commodities dealer.”

Not so fast… It’s against the law to melt down currency for its metals.

I’m sure there is some black market melting of copper pennies, but I doubt a company with as public a profile as Coinstar is going to be able to do anything of the sort.

]]> By: David http://www.mightybargainhunter.com/2007/12/14/copper-cents-will-probably-get-very-scarce-very-soon/comment-page-1/#comment-108008 David Fri, 14 Dec 2007 16:52:31 +0000 http://www.mightybargainhunter.com/2007/12/14/copper-cents-will-probably-get-very-scarce-very-soon/#comment-108008 Don't forget nickels too, which are worth more than their face value in metals right now... Oh, and pre 1965 Dimes are actually silver, so they are worth more too... Don’t forget nickels too, which are worth more than their face value in metals right now…

Oh, and pre 1965 Dimes are actually silver, so they are worth more too…

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