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Re: How many cents in a 5 gallon pail?

PostPosted: Sat Oct 16, 2010 3:58 pm
by slickeast
I got $288 in and could just get the lid on. $300 has got to be the limit if you could shake it enough.

Is this the BadThad from CCF?

Re: How many cents in a 5 gallon pail?

PostPosted: Sun Oct 17, 2010 11:19 am
by BadThad
slickeast wrote:I got $288 in and could just get the lid on. $300 has got to be the limit if you could shake it enough.

Is this the BadThad from CCF?


The one and only! :mrgreen:

Thanks for the responses everyone, I'll consider it $300 in face. At today's copper prices about $750 worth! Now to gov needs to end the melting prohibition. :x

Re: How many cents in a 5 gallon pail?

PostPosted: Sun Oct 17, 2010 11:41 am
by HoardCopperByTheTon
BadThad wrote:Thanks for the responses everyone, I'll consider it $300 in face. At today's copper prices about $750 worth! Now to gov needs to end the melting prohibition. :x

Welcome to the forum BadThad. I disagree that the gov needs to end the melting prohibition. When that happens.. it's game over for us copper sorters. I don't know about you, but I don't have enough copper yet. :mrgreen:

Re: How many cents in a 5 gallon pail?

PostPosted: Tue Oct 19, 2010 2:47 am
by Sheikh_yer_Bu'Tay
BadThad wrote:I've managed to absolutely, tightly PACK at 5 gallon pail with copper. How many cents do you think are in it? I have no clue, but I do know it's ultra heavy! LOL

Thanks


Weigh the bucket full of copper pennies. Back out the weight of the bucket itself. Then divide the weight by 1.04. There is 1.04 lbs. per $1.53 of copper pennies.

Example: 100 lbs / 1.04 = 96.15
96.15 x $1.53 = $147.10

I got this from Coinflation and weighing pennies on a scale myself. http://www.coinflation.com/coins/baseme ... lator.html

Hoard has dealt with a whole lot more pennies than I have, so, just call it $300! :mrgreen: