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1.What is “Penny Hoarding”? The act of collecting mass ammounts of copper pennies.
2.How much is a 1983-2011 penny worth? Melt value is 0.0051203 (got that?) as of December 13 2011. So face value of 1 cent well above the material value. These pennies have a very low copper content and are mostly made of zinc.
3.How can I get a 50$ box of pennies from a bank? Go to a bank where you have an account and kindly ask the teller.
4.How much are pre-1982 pennies worth?” Wheat pennies” with wheat on the back instead of the lincon memorial are in general worth more than the copper content. Othe pre-1983 coins are worth melt value which changes according to the price of copper. At the moment December 12 2011 one penny is worth around $0.024 or almost 3 cents.
5.What is “Melt Value” ? This is the value of the raw materials in a penny, coin or other object if it were to be melted. At the moment it is illegal to melt US coins.