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US Copper Coin Melt Values

Current Intrinsic Metal Value of US Copper and Zinc Coins

The coins that we will list on this page are the mostly copper coins such as 1 cent penny type stuff. The list below shows the intrinsic value of these coins or basically how much the bullion or copper metal content of the coin itself is worth. Also, newer Lincoln Cents are using 99.2% zinc, which makes them less valuable, so we will display information about the Zinc prices as well. Click on the links for each type of coin to view even more information including the numismatic price guide for these coins.

Current Precious and Base Metal Bullion Spot Prices:

Updated Live! Gold, Silver, Platinum and Copper.   Updated Daily: Nickel, Zinc and Manganese.
As of May 17 2012 06:30 PM CDT:

Gold: $1575.40 per Ounce    Silver: $28.03 per Ounce    Platinum: $1453.10 per Ounce
Copper: $3.46 per Pound    Nickel: $7.70 per Pound    Zinc: $0.87 per Pound    Manganese: $3075.00 per Ton   

Image	Type Description	Metal Content	Weight	Denomination	Melt Value
Half Cents
	Liberty Cap Half Cents (1793)	100% Copper	6.74 grams	$0.005	$0.0514
	Draped Bust Half Cents (1800-1808)	100% Copper	5.44 grams	$0.005	$0.0415
	Classic Head Half Cents (1809-1836)	100% Copper	5.44 grams	$0.005	$0.0415
	Braided Hair Half Cents (1840-1857)	100% Copper	5.44 grams	$0.005	$0.0415
Large Cents
	Flowing Hair Large Cents (1793)	100% Copper	13.48 grams	$0.01	$0.1028
	Liberty Cap Large Cents (1793-1796)	100% Copper	13.48 grams	$0.01	$0.1028
	Draped Bust Large Cents (1796-1807)	100% Copper	10.89 grams	$0.01	$0.0831
	Classic Head Large Cents (1808-1814)	100% Copper	10.89 grams	$0.01	$0.0831
	Coronet Liberty Head Large Cents (1816-1839)	100% Copper	10.89 grams	$0.01	$0.0831
	Braided Hair Liberty Head Large Cents (1839-1857)	100% Copper	10.89 grams	$0.01	$0.0831
Small Cents
	Flying Eagle Cent Small Cents (1856-1858)	88% Copper - 12% Nickel	4.67 grams	$0.01	$0.0343
	Indian Head Cent Small Cents (1859-1864)	88% Copper - 12% Nickel	4.67 grams	$0.01	$0.0343
	Lincoln Wheat Cent Small Cents (1909-1958)	95% Copper - 5% Tin and Zinc	3.11 grams	$0.01	$0.0228
	Lincoln Memorial Cent Small Cents (1959-1982)	95% Copper - 5% Tin and Zinc	3.11 grams	$0.01	$0.0228
	Lincoln Memorial Cent (1982 - Present)	99.2% Zinc - 0.8% Copper	2.5 grams	$0.01	$0.0049
Two Cents
	Two Cents Pieces (1864-1873)	95% Copper - 5% Tin and Zinc	6.22 grams	$0.02	$0.0457

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