Copper vs Zinc

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  • Radarcoin
    • Jul 2025

    #1

    Copper vs Zinc

    As I sort my third box of Lincolns, I'm wondering if it's time to start saving the older copper cents and put the copper-plated zinc coins back into circulation?

    Anyone doing this???

    Bob
  • jfines69
    Paid Member

    • Jun 2010
    • 28627

    #2
    Bob,
    I do that if there is nothing on them worth keeping (for me anyway)... The older LCs' aren't pure copper anyway... If they were they would be worth more for copper than for a penny... LOL!!!
    Jim
    Jim
    (A.K.A. Elmer Fudd) Be verwy verwy quiet... I'm hunting coins!!! Good Hunting!!!

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    • BadThad
      Member
      • Jan 2009
      • 3010

      #3
      The older LCs' aren't pure copper anyway... If they were they would be worth more for copper than for a penny.
      1909-1982 copper cent value: $0.02173

      VERDI-CARE™ ALL METAL CONSERVATION FLUID

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      • JeanK
        Member
        • Sep 2008
        • 5696

        #4
        I decided to recycle my copper Lincolns because I could not find a way to make a hammered kitchen sink from them. There was 146.00 worth of rolled coins that no one would want in their collection.
        Jean

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        • Radarcoin

          #5
          Thanks everyone! I bookmarked http://www.coinflation.com/. Many thanks BadThad!

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