On 11/8/2009 5:40 PM Oren spake thus:
So, do you know if those are worth anything (meaning more than 1¢ each)? Just wondering because I have a bunch of them. Don't really care, since I just like the way they look, but I'm curious.
Current Harbor Freight Catalogs
Nov 07, 2009
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The joy they can bring to a curious kid is priceless. Unless BU condition, probably not worth much to a collector. Somewhere, I have the
1/4 populated blue penny folders my Grandpa gave me when I was a wee lad. I think the folders only run through 1970 or so. One of these days, I will go through my most recent penny jug and populate as many of the holes as I can. Too bad my previous penny jugs, with older pennies in them, got stolen. I save every wheat-back I notice in my hand.-- aem sends...
The joy they can bring to a curious kid is priceless. Unless BU condition, probably not worth much to a collector. Somewhere, I have the
1/4 populated blue penny folders my Grandpa gave me when I was a wee lad. I think the folders only run through 1970 or so. One of these days, I will go through my most recent penny jug and populate as many of the holes as I can. Too bad my previous penny jugs, with older pennies in them, got stolen. I save every wheat-back I notice in my hand.-- aem sends...
The copper in a penny should estimate at 2 cent. (real copper).
It costs 2 cents to make a penny now days. Best I can tell..
it would cost 2 cents to make a 1982 penny. a 2009 penny only has a melt value of about 1/2 cent--
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Jim
On 11/9/2009 4:19 AM Jim Elbrecht spake thus:
Well, that's only the value of the metal. How much does it cost to actually *make* the coin? (IOW, let's talk apples and apples here.)
Which item number is it?
47546 appears in this ad:
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specifically mentions color.
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