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Copper pennies are worth more than others, but its illegal to melt pennies. Dec. 2, 2011— -- Joe Henry is on a first name basis with bank tellers across his hometown of Medford, Ore ...

At the time of writing, copper is worth around $3.93 per pound. Based on the price, a pre-1982 penny is currently worth $0.025261, or more than two and a half times its monetary value.

Warning: There are many 1943 Copper Penny fakes floating around. You can take a 1948 copper penny and file down the left side of the 8 to make it into a 3.

Is copper the primary metal used in pennies? Actually, no. The typical penny is around 97.5% zinc and only 2.5% copper. Since 1982, copper-plated pennies have been made primarily from zinc.

You don't need to be a coin collector to have piggy banks stashed around your house filled with quarters, dimes, nickels or pennies. However, you may not be aware of the potential fortune you have ...