HOW MANY IN A POUND?

[uthminsta]

Simple question... how many US nickels does it take to weigh a pound?

And two related questions:
How many to equal a pound of pure nickel?
How many for a pound of pure copper?

[slickeast]

91 Nickels to 1 lb

121 to make 1 lb of Copper
364 to make 1 lb Nickel

[frugalcanuck]

For Canadian It is very close to 100 .999 Ni to 1 lb.
For example Nickel is $10.4980 / lb and according to coinflation the .999 Nickel is worth $.1040225.

[walt2727]

slickeast:
Thanks for the info, I've got 60 lbs in a 5 gallon bucket and I was looking at them wondering "How many nickels to a pound?"

[misteroman]

was wondering here as well. Thanks slick

[Numis Pam]

Old thread but great information I needed to know, so I thought I would comment in case some other newbies might find it helpful too.

[TheJonasCollegeFund]

I needed that info, too!

Thanks!

[SilverDragon72]

I found a website called Copper Cave. They are selling 5 pounds of .999 Canadian Nickels for 71.50. Price seems a bit high. What do you think?

[Engineer]

I found a website called Copper Cave. They are selling 5 pounds of .999 Canadian Nickels for 71.50. Price seems a bit high. What do you think?

Watch out for that guy...he's a troublemaker!

Nate (natsb88) is a member here, and a great person to deal with.

[68Camaro]

Simple question... how many US nickels does it take to weigh a pound?

And two related questions:
How many to equal a pound of pure nickel?
How many for a pound of pure copper?

Put another way... they weigh 5 grams each. There are 453.6 grams per pound. Divide the big number by the small one to get the nickels in a pound. A US 5 cent piece is 1/4th nickel by weight so it takes 4 pounds of coin to make a pound of nickel. And 4/3 of a pound to make a pound of copper. That's the logic of how to figure it for yourself.

[Engineer]

Converting to pounds causes unnecessary confusion when you're dealing with nickels. All you need to remember is 100g equals $1 face value.

My dump bank uses half bags, so when I take them back I just weigh out 10Kg/bag and leave them with the teller.

[SilverDragon72]

I found a website called Copper Cave. They are selling 5 pounds of .999 Canadian Nickels for 71.50. Price seems a bit high. What do you think?

Watch out for that guy...he's a troublemaker!

Nate (natsb88) is a member here, and a great person to deal with.

Well, I ordered something from them a few months back and got everything I asked for in good order and condition. I also just ordered some things last night, and I will expect the same service from them

However, my original question about the Canadian nickels....is $71.50 for 5 pounds too high of an asking price? I know the .999 nickels have some premium, but again I don't know. Thoughts? Not sure what the FV of 5 pounds would be either...

[SilverDragon72]

Or maybe I would have better luck with the Canadian nickels at a coin dealer or show?

[Engineer]

Or maybe I would have better luck with the Canadian nickels at a coin dealer or show?

You'll probably get a better deal if you put a wanted ad in the marketplace section of the forum.

[wheeler_dealer]

Five pounds is approx. $25.00 face in Canadian nickel. Based on coinflation price it has a value of 36.28 approximately.

[SilverDragon72]

Five pounds is approx. $25.00 face in Canadian nickel. Based on coinflation price it has a value of 36.28 approximately.

Wow! So the price of 71.50 for 5 lbs is TOO much, based on this info. I thought so.

[fb101]

Not long ago it wasn't such a bad price.
unless you're willing to stack manually.........

[SilverDragon72]

I found a website called Copper Cave. They are selling 5 pounds of .999 Canadian Nickels for 71.50. Price seems a bit high. What do you think?

Watch out for that guy...he's a troublemaker!

Nate (natsb88) is a member here, and a great person to deal with.

Well, I ordered something from them a few months back and got everything I asked for in good order and condition. I also just ordered some things last night, and I will expect the same service from them

However, my original question about the Canadian nickels....is $71.50 for 5 pounds too high of an asking price? I know the .999 nickels have some premium, but again I don't know. Thoughts? Not sure what the FV of 5 pounds would be either...

I received my stuff in the mail today! I ordered a 1 kilo copper bullion bar...gotta say it looks pretty sweet The premium was kinda high, but I just wanted to have one for myself! I picked up 3 rounds with the phases on Lincoln's life on them. They also look really nice too! A bit pricy, but I figure it doesn't hurt to buy something like this once in a while.

Meanwhile, I have some pennies to sort