Very-OT: One Hundred Million Pennies, anyone? - Blu-ray Forum

The Guardian · 12-12-2007, 04:57 AM

http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20071211/...nUBpTig9kuQE4F

Guinness7 · 12-12-2007, 01:05 PM

I saw that article yesterday and thought that was pretty interesting.

glenn22 · 12-12-2007, 04:40 PM

damn, and I thought I had a lot of pennies in my jar at home.

crackinhedz · 12-13-2007, 12:02 AM

hey I see a dime in there...the counts not right.

jkwest · 12-13-2007, 12:15 AM

Ok...now someone calculate how much those are really worth with the market value of copper..

The Guardian · 12-13-2007, 02:28 AM

Well, a while back the price of copper hit 1.5 cents per penny, and it's shot up since then. But up here in Canada they started putting a lot of other metal mixed in with the pennies, making them much lighter in weight and colour, and presumably cheaper. Not sure if the USA does that too?

xtop · 12-13-2007, 02:31 AM

The alloy remained 95 percent copper and 5 percent zinc until 1982, when the composition was changed to 97.5 percent zinc and 2.5 percent copper (copper-plated zinc). Cents of both compositions appeared in that year.

http://www.usmint.gov/about_the_mint...ion=fun_facts2

Hawknelson05 · 12-13-2007, 02:38 AM

I'll steal it. You watch

The Guardian · 12-13-2007, 02:55 AM

Ahhh copper plated, that makes sense... I've noticed some American coins when they get old wear down on the edges and you can see a different color inside (especially quarters, which probably wear down faster due to being used in various change machines)....

Rike255 · 12-13-2007, 02:57 AM

What was the point of doing all that? Sometimes I don't understand people.

EDIT: Oh I see, charity. Didn't see the link before.

12-12-2007, 04:57 AM	#1
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12-12-2007, 01:05 PM	#2
Guinness7 Power Member Top contributor Member since:Jan 2007 Location:NJ Blu-ray collection:259 Trading Score:59	I saw that article yesterday and thought that was pretty interesting.

12-12-2007, 04:40 PM	#3
glenn22 Power Member Member since:Aug 2007 Location:Vancouver, Canada	damn, and I thought I had a lot of pennies in my jar at home.

12-13-2007, 12:02 AM	#4
crackinhedz Super Moderator Member since:Feb 2007 Home Theater Gallery:10 Blu-ray reviews:8 Trading Score:19	hey I see a dime in there...the counts not right.

12-13-2007, 12:15 AM	#5
jkwest Off-Topic King Member since:Jul 2007 Location:Northern California PSN Id: jkwest5 Blu-ray reviews:1 Trading Score:20	Ok...now someone calculate how much those are really worth with the market value of copper..

12-13-2007, 02:28 AM	#6
The Guardian Expert Member Member since:Aug 2007 Location:Kitchener, ON Blu-ray collection:9 Trading Score:1	Well, a while back the price of copper hit 1.5 cents per penny, and it's shot up since then. But up here in Canada they started putting a lot of other metal mixed in with the pennies, making them much lighter in weight and colour, and presumably cheaper. Not sure if the USA does that too?

12-13-2007, 02:31 AM	#7
xtop Blu-ray Count Member since:Oct 2007 Blu-ray collection:- DVD collection:- Digital collection:- Trading Score:3	The alloy remained 95 percent copper and 5 percent zinc until 1982, when the composition was changed to 97.5 percent zinc and 2.5 percent copper (copper-plated zinc). Cents of both compositions appeared in that year. http://www.usmint.gov/about_the_mint...ion=fun_facts2

12-13-2007, 02:38 AM	#8
Hawknelson05 Banned Member since:Oct 2007 Location:Gainesville Trading Score:1	I'll steal it. You watch

12-13-2007, 02:55 AM	#9
The Guardian Expert Member Member since:Aug 2007 Location:Kitchener, ON Blu-ray collection:9 Trading Score:1	Ahhh copper plated, that makes sense... I've noticed some American coins when they get old wear down on the edges and you can see a different color inside (especially quarters, which probably wear down faster due to being used in various change machines)....

12-13-2007, 02:57 AM	#10
Rike255 Blu-ray Ninja Top contributor Member since:Jul 2007 Location:AB, Canada PSNetwork: Rike255 Home Theater Gallery:44 Blu-ray collection:57	What was the point of doing all that? Sometimes I don't understand people. EDIT: Oh I see, charity. Didn't see the link before.

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