Can I make money selling copper pennies to a recycler?

Question

They aren't good for much else.

Answer 1

If you need to buy a loaf of bread and you are short 3 cents, do you think the strore is going to give it to you?????

Answer 2

you have to prove that the pennies are copper and not zinc.

Answer 3

Every penny that's made after 1982? has zinc in it. Copper is only used on the top cover.

Answer 4

yup, if they are copper not zinc

Answer 5

The genuine copper pennies--google the date--will be worth more as something to collect than as scrap copper.  Put them in a bucket and wait.  They'll creep up in value over time.

Answer 6

Let me put my two cents in, after the pennies are all gone, no one could have a penny for your thoughts.

Answer 7

your not going to make c**p if you sell

it to the recycler  save it in tell they go up over

time than sell it to a bank thats what i plan

on doing with mine I got one from 1904

or maybey 1913 I think  than I got one made

form stell foom 1940  real still

Answer 8

I'm pretty there's a federal law about destroying coins of the realm.  and I don't really think there's much copper in a penny anymore.  Copper is too valuable to use in pennies.  As you say they are pretty much worthless.

Answer 9

Unlikely. If your time has any value whatsoever you're going to waste more sorting them than they're worth.

Answer 10

no

Answer 11

Most pennies do not really have a whole lot of copper in them, so selling them to a copper recycler will not do you much good.