The price of copper

[Peter]

Its official.

The price of copper has rocketed recently so now pre 1992 coppers are worth 1.5 x face.

Start collecting boys.

It also means those 1967 1/2ds are now worth 3p in copper scrap...1ds worth 6p.

Of course melting down of coins is illegal.

[Rob]

Its official.

The price of copper has rocketed recently so now pre 1992 coppers are worth 1.5 x face.

Start collecting boys.

It also means those 1967 1/2ds are now worth 3p in copper scrap...1ds worth 6p.

Of course melting down of coins is illegal.

Bad news for eBay. Where will they get their business from?

[Chris Perkins]

It's only illegal to melt down current coins (so I heard, basically to allow people to melt down pre 47 silver) so theoretically you could sell your bronze old pennies to the scrap man!

[krasnaya_vityaz]

Gees, now I can tell my wife that the 6000 predecimals that I have in 20 kilogram bags are worth something, and maybe we can have dinner on them. Surely they are worth more than the £85 or so in face value.

[Chris Perkins]

Have you got a bag or 2 of 1966 halfpennies?

[krasnaya_vityaz]

Have you got a bag or 2 of 1966 halfpennies?

I have lots of 1966's, but most are circulated though.

[mint_mark]

http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/business/4766897.stm

"Please don't melt all the coins" say the Royal Mint

[Geordie582]

No! They want to leave the meltdown to the chancellor!

[Chris Perkins]

No doubt the Royal Mint are taking in the bronze coins as quickly as possible, selling the metal and replacing them with copper plated steel examples as we speak!

[Geordie582]

Then a magnet on a string will help us oldies with dropped change!