Not a Copper

[Slytlytilted]

Hi all slytlytilted here,ok well i was'nt sure about where to post this so i thought i'd put it here.Just what can i do with all these zinc pennies I've cleaned out of the soil? I have a mason jar filled an overflowing with corroded chewed up dissolved useless american pennies an basically they're just taking up room on my showroom shelf,any suggestions?

 

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[rommelvon]

Roll them in penny rolls and get cash, put the worst ones in the center of the roll, the best ones on the outside

 

[IndianaSmith]

The banks here will accept rolled coins, which they promptly unwrap, count & reroll. I'd just take the jar in & cash 'em in, it's still pennies. lol, not like the bank can say "your money's no good here".

Smitty

 

[musclecar]

Aren't those the pennies you buried years ago for safekeeping? You buried them, and Uncle Sam ripped you off by making coins that melt with dirt and water. Any bank should honor the coin IMO. 8)

MC

 

[Murph]

I believe by law that banks are required to take damaged currency. Even paper money must be honored as long as it is identifiable.

Most grocery stores now have change counting machines. Dump them in and sacrifice around 8 percent and get nice new paper money in return. Any coins damaged to bad will be rejected by the machine and those can be taken to the bank.

 

[LadyDigger]

I believe by law that banks are required to take damaged currency. Even paper money must be honored as long as it is identifiable.

Most grocery stores now have change counting machines. Dump them in and sacrifice around 8 percent and get nice new paper money in return. Any coins damaged to bad will be rejected by the machine and those can be taken to the bank.

I rolled all the ones that were in fairly good shape and my bank took my corroded, hardly readable, pitted pennies, unwrapped and gave me the cash. Had no problems.

Good Luck,
Annmarie

 

[Peg Leg]

If theses are old copper pennis you can sell the as scrap copper. IT IS NOT AGAINST THE LAW at this time anyway but the Government is working on it.
Peg leg

 

[re-tek]

If theses are old copper pennis you can sell the as scrap copper. IT IS NOT AGAINST THE LAW at this time anyway but the Government is working on it.
Peg leg

actually it is illegal now. check the treasury website. once they are melted i'd like to see the tech behind id'ind the copper!

as far as the 8% to the supermarket.. blah!
those of you in florida, go to bankatlantic. they have a free to use coin counter machine and you dont even have to have an account with them. dump the coins in the machine get a receipt, go to teller and get cash.