misteroman wrote:pennypicker wrote:misteroman wrote:Absolutely not and the coin dealer doesnt seem to be very smart either as Canadians are much more valuable then their US counterparts.
Not altogether true. Lincoln copper cents contain 2.1 cents worth of copper whereas 1982 thru 1996 Canadian cents are smaller in size and contain only 1.7 cents worth of copper. 1980 & 1981 Canadian cents contain just 1.9 cents worth. Only Canadian cents 1979 and older are more valuable than their Lincoln counterparts.
But canadians sell on here for 2X face with relative ease. I just sold 20,000 myself for that personally a month or so ago.
You cant give US ones away for 1.5x hence the Canadians are more valuable .
Are these coins being melted here, or do they just pay more for them because they're harder to find?