Copper: Semi-precious metal

[BaRbArIaN]

Scientific American thinks there will be a shortage soon.... time to stock up?  Makes me want to at least save pre-1982 pennies, which are mostly copper and probably worth more than a penny each now.


http://www.sciam.com/article.cfm?chanID=sa003&articleID=000CEA15-3272-13C8-9BFE83414B7FFE87

[Lloyd Danforth]

If I remember correctly: 160 copper pennies to the pound.

[aries]

Shh don't tell the sheeple that they're worth more than they're worth! Just let them pass them over to Uncle Sam so he can destroy them and make new cheap ones.

[intergraph19]

Scientific American thinks there will be a shortage soon.... time to stock up?  Makes me want to at least save pre-1982 pennies, which are mostly copper and probably worth more than a penny each now.


http://www.sciam.com/article.cfm?chanID=sa003&articleID=000CEA15-3272-13C8-9BFE83414B7FFE87

You wanna stock up on good grade copper, go to nearby construction sites, like new homes and pick up after the plumers and electricians.  I used to collect back when I was a laborer, got some decent money out of that too.

[mvpel]

Reminds me of the Club of Rome Malthusian nonsense that was peddled in the early '70s.

[KBCraig]

You wanna stock up on good grade copper, go to nearby construction sites, like new homes and pick up after the plumers and electricians.  I used to collect back when I was a laborer, got some decent money out of that too.

I'd suggest you make sure they're through with it first. And that it's not actually attached to anything. They frown on that. 

[intergraph19]

You wanna stock up on good grade copper, go to nearby construction sites, like new homes and pick up after the plumers and electricians.  I used to collect back when I was a laborer, got some decent money out of that too.

I'd suggest you make sure they're through with it first. And that it's not actually attached to anything. They frown on that. 

LOL  yeah, they might not like you walking off with a whole reel of electrical wire!