bc.gold 3,403 #1 Posted March 23, 2021 Landfill score, 51 pounds of penny's, approximately $105.00 4 1 1 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Pullstart 62,803 #2 Posted March 23, 2021 By the pound, are they worth more or less than 1 cent? Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
rjg854 11,351 #3 Posted March 23, 2021 Well @pullstart I'm no mathematician but if 51 lbs equals $105 I'd say that sounds like about $2 a pound 1 3 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
formariz 11,987 #4 Posted March 23, 2021 All kinds of treasure out there if one is willing to look and work for it. I am not sure what copper is going for but perhaps metal worth more than that? Looks like perhaps you cleaned them? Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Jeff-C175 7,199 #5 Posted March 23, 2021 (edited) 3 hours ago, bcgold said: Landfill score, You dug them all out of the landfill? Are they all clad? They look shiny so I suspect so. Zinc probably doesn't have much scrap value, does it? Edited March 23, 2021 by Jeff-C175 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
bc.gold 3,403 #6 Posted March 23, 2021 (edited) 15 hours ago, Jeff-C175 said: You dug them all out of the landfill? Backing my truck up to the metal pile caught a glimpse of the shiny copper and thought I would have a better have look at it before leaving. The two containers were sitting on-top on that dishwasher. When I picked both up to carry over to the truck I'm thinking at lease 50 lbs, got home tared in two fresh containers then weighed up the prize, the weight was 50.95. Pat added a few coins making the total an even 51 lbs. Canadian coins have not been pure copper for years, now I've discovered in the late 90's the mint was experimenting with a copper plated over nickle on an iron planchet , as you can see I have removed the magnetic coins and will be checking these later this evening. Could be more possible coins of value, just don't have the patience to sort through 10,500 penny's. The Canadian penny was removed from circulation about 10 years ago Magnetic experimental coins. Edited March 24, 2021 by bcgold 2 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Jeff-C175 7,199 #7 Posted March 24, 2021 16 minutes ago, bcgold said: two containers were sitting on-top on that dishwasher. Who would throw away money? Very odd. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Mickwhitt 4,593 #8 Posted March 24, 2021 When we had a huge gold bullion heist over here they were smelting copper coins with the pure gold to hide its true identity. They used tons of pennies to do this apparently. Like you say they are now ferrous metal with a copper coating. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
WHNJ701 4,165 #9 Posted March 24, 2021 (edited) 11 hours ago, Jeff-C175 said: Who would throw away money? Very odd. We used to take all the canadian pennys and launch them with a sling shot into the woods as kids Edited March 24, 2021 by jabelman Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
The Tuul Crib 7,336 #10 Posted March 24, 2021 I dont even pick one up anymore when l see one ! Not worth poppin yer back out! Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
R Scheer 502 #11 Posted March 24, 2021 Well at least your prepared for a lot of responses. This is the place to get them. Warning: The responses you receive may have absolutely nothing to do with the question, but they will be entertaining. I was watching one of those diy shows, they cleaned the pennies with muriatic acid, glued them to a sheet of something, and embedded them in clear epoxy to make a backsplash. Looked good, but seemed to tedious for me. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
The Tuul Crib 7,336 #12 Posted March 24, 2021 6 minutes ago, R Scheer said: Well at least your prepared for a lot of responses. This is the place to get them. Warning: The responses you receive may have absolutely nothing to do with the question, but they will be entertaining. I was watching one of those diy shows, they cleaned the pennies with muriatic acid, glued them to a sheet of something, and embedded them in clear epoxy to make a backsplash. Looked good, but seemed to tedious for me. It would be less tedious to use quarters!! Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Jeff-C175 7,199 #13 Posted March 24, 2021 1 hour ago, The Tuul Crib said: It would be less tedious to use quarters!! But at LEAST 35$ a square foot! Not counting labor, glue, and clear epoxy! 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
bc.gold 3,403 #14 Posted March 25, 2021 Last image the total less the banks 5%, without counting the coins 220 grams to the dollar worked out to the penny. The coin counter chocked up and had to be resuscitated Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
The Tuul Crib 7,336 #15 Posted March 25, 2021 I just heard this morning on the news that some employer somewhere paid his employee money owed to him. I believe it was the sum of 950 bucks. Paid him all in pennies soaked them in oil and dumped it on his driveway! cruel world isn't it! Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
