Save Your Copper Pennies
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Copper Pennies are Double Face Value
If you could collect something for one price and immediately sell them for twice the price would you do it? Of course you would. Well, Pennies before the year 1982 are mostly copper. Their copper content is worth 2 cents. That means if you find one in your pocket change, it is worth double what you paid for it. Isn't that cool.
So I am personally keeping all my copper pennies. You might want to do the same.
So I am personally keeping all my copper pennies. You might want to do the same.
Easiest Way to Collect Copper Pennies
At Least I think it is
Do you have fifty cents in your pocket? This is the easiest way to collect copper pennies. When you are at the store or at the bank , ask for a roll of pennies. Buy it with the fifty cents in your pocket. I like the way the cashier usually liiks at me when I ask her to give me a roll of pennies. She doesn't understand why I would want a roll of pennies. She usually asks me what I am going to do with them. I just tell her that I am a coin collector and I like to go through a roll of pennies now and then.
When you get home, open the roll of pennies. Go through them, pulling all the coins before 1982.
In the last roll I bought, I found 9 coppers and 1 wheat cent. It was fun. That means I had 20% of the roll as copper.
When you get home, open the roll of pennies. Go through them, pulling all the coins before 1982.
In the last roll I bought, I found 9 coppers and 1 wheat cent. It was fun. That means I had 20% of the roll as copper.
Investing in Copper Pennies
save them now before they disappear
I used to be able to find about 16-20 copper pennies per roll. Now I am lucky if I find 10 coppers per roll.
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How to Store Your Copper Pennies
Simple, but Not too Heavy
I like to roll my pennies in coin rolls then stack the rolls inside boxed meant for baseball cards. I have several of the medium sized boxes. I can fill each of them with 28-30 rolls of pennies. The box gets heavy, but, they are easier to carry in this form than in most other forms.
I have heard of people filling up those plastic water jugs that fit upside down on water dispensers at your local doctors office.
I have also seen people keep their pennies in 5 gallon buckets. Both of these ways are extremely heavy. You will most likely need a hand truck to move them.
I have heard of people filling up those plastic water jugs that fit upside down on water dispensers at your local doctors office.
I have also seen people keep their pennies in 5 gallon buckets. Both of these ways are extremely heavy. You will most likely need a hand truck to move them.
A Guide Book of United States Coins 2011: The Official Red Book
A Guide Book of United States Coins 2011: The Official Red Book (Guide Book of U.S. Coins: The Official Redbook)
Amazon Price: $3.63 (as of 06/03/2012)
List Price: $16.95
Used Price: $2.32
If you intend on collecting coins in any way, this book is a must have. You don't have to buy a new one every year unless you want to collect the books. The prices are only a guideline. They change throughout the year. The book is better for knowing what to look for when you are looking through your pocket change.
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nickirc
Feb 8, 2012 @ 11:04 pm | delete
- Great lens!
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Mar 31, 2011 @ 10:32 pm | delete
- Nice Squidoo. Very enjoyable to read. Chris
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GreatGazoo
Dec 15, 2010 @ 10:26 am | delete
- I have been saying this for years myself! Save every pre 82 penny you find and always look through your change too!
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