Over $325 in Copper Pennies!! Copper Cents!!! What Do We Do With Them???

Thank you all for watching.

I have been hoarding copper Pennies since the beginning of my COIN ROLL HUNTING HOBBY. So now the question is, "What do I do with all of these copper Pennies"? And, why do we keep them? I would like to hear your opinion.

Plus, do you call these coins Pennys, or Cents?

Rick Gee
P.O.Box 2564
Evansville, IN 47728

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[harringtonlackey]

Copper pennies (1909-1981) are worth more in their 95% copper than regular pennies 95% zinc, minted after 1981. You could sell your collection gradually by putting some in bags and ask a higher price than present-day pennies, if you want to sell them on Ebay. Copper's latest price per pound (151 pennies) has been skirting $4.00 this week. So, one copper penny's value is about 2.5 cents. I hope this helps. I also am collecting copper pennies by buying penny coin rolls and pick out the ones made of copper.

[tridentstacking]

The gopher sent me, and wow...you were a man ahead of your time.
Bravo to you sir!

[crtreasures]

I do the same. Keep the coppers and check the 82's and 83's. I don't have as many as you do but I guess I will keep them. Who knows one day copper prices may soar. Stay safe.

[Calico]

I've considered selling mine on Craigslist or another local sales site, thus avoiding shipping and possibly making at least least a few dollars a box.

[papagiorgio]

OMG Rick, and I thought I was bad. I actually returned a bunch of my copper pennies with the exception of certain dates. I keep all my BU coins and dates with RPM's, DDO, DDR or varieties. At some point in my life I will get too them but that is what I focus on and what to save. - Just my 2 cents...no pun intended..lol

[jimnance]

2.61 when you posted this, last I checked, 9/1/21 it was 4.32

[garylee]

I wish you lived in CA Rick. I would drive to your location and pay cash. Indiana is just a little to much driving though. LOL.

[JWsCoinsandHobbies]

A lot of what I've collected are still sitting in boxes waiting patiently for me to sort them and go through them lol. As of right now that's where they'll stay. You have got about double what I've got though, because I dumped a bunch of my searched ones for a plane ticket

[momoneyinc]

Rick Gee that's some awesome organization. I have 85.00 worth of copper wrapped by years and mint marks . What you do with all of your Canadians and foreign coins?

[markhaley]

Hello All,
Steve said it last night in the stream, great minds think alike! It's just a thought, but art or just the value of Cu is worth sitting on for a rainy day. It is still money in the stack. Good luck with your quandary my friend.

[jlunaro]

I am not sure what I would do. Maybe look for error and variety. Or maybe buy a bunch of albums and fill them all.

[fullpushmetals]

Like #13! Hey Rick! Hunt em for errors...then spend em. 😊 Keep Pushin!

[shanehulburt]

I'm keeping them just like you not sure what I'm doing with mine yet either. If you come up with something awesome let me know 👍

[IJonesCoins]

I have been keeping mine for about 10 years. now I just have an entire room full of them. I kinda want to get rid of them even though I spent 10 years collecting them

[richcali]

now you have a small clue to the amount of pennies I have which is about $750 in BU original bank wrapped rolls that I have collected through the years all before 1982 but mostly before 1940 to 1970 and if you include my circulated wheat"s that is about 500 pounds of pennies again $750 and my moderns bring me up to about 1, 400 pounds of pennies in my collection and another 400 pounds in other USA coins which includes about half of that is in 90% silver. So in my opinion your just getting started and need to of course keep them all.

[coinsilver]

I think you should double-check the count, Rick! I don't have nearly as many so I guess it's no emergency here...but you may...! lol

[BackyardScrapping]

Dat allot of penny's Brother!! Can't do anything but stock pile um, can't melt um, not yet anyway.

[ClaytonCountyHistoryHound]

With Forest Fenns treasure being found I think you should bury or hide them leaving a obscure poem sealed in an envelope and given to your local museum not to be opened until 2120 lol. Take care.

[owndu]

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

[Melting]

I put all my boxes of copper pennies in a closet