Pre-1982 penny's?

Am i crazy to seperate and save all my 95% copper penny's? What are your thought's,,,I know melting is no longer an option,,,But damn,,,The metal value is awsome,,,I sort all my penny's and save em" do you?

i keep all the wheat pennys....i have 2 steel ones from '43 .....and a brass dime from 1916 or somthin like that

Its a felony is deface U.S. currency

....then y do we smash them at the zoo???

violation of Title 18, Section 333 of the United States Code, which says that “whoever mutilates, cuts, disfigures, perforates, unites or cements together, or does any other thing to any bank bill, draft, note, or other evidence of debt issued by any national banking association, Federal Reserve Bank, or Federal Reserve System, with intent to render such item(s) unfit to be reissued, shall be fined not more than $100 or imprisoned not more than six months, or both.”

it just doesnt make sense to me....why wouldnt all these places be shut down for offing these "illegal" gifts that u even have to pay to make.....i think it costs like 50 cents extra per penny or some shit like that...idk maybe im just too stoned...
..there should be an officer standing behind the corner "DID U JUST SMASH THAT PENNY!!! $100"......lol

Balzac89 said:

Its a felony is deface U.S. currency

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I did not say anything about Defacing anything,,,Kinnda like pre-64 silver coin's,,,i think in the future the "value",,,Will be

adjusted.

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As you are already aware, a federal statute in the criminal code of the United States (18 U.S.C. 331), indeed makes it illegal if one "fraudulently alters, defaces, mutilates, impairs, diminishes, falsifies, scales or lightens" any U.S. coin. However, being a criminal statute, a fraudulent intent is required for violation. Thus, the mere act of compressing coins into souvenirs is not illegal, without other factors being present."
http://www.parkpennies.com/pressed-penny/penny-pressing-legal.htm

Balzac89 said:

Its a felony is deface U.S. currency

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actually the way the law is stated it is a felony to spend defaced currency, or at least that is the impression i got when i looked it up ages ago

I did not mean to "deface or melt coin's",,,who know's or care's about the difference?

lol sry.....

i used to put Wheres George? on all my $1 bills, arrest me

Who cares? The internet police, thats who!

when i was a kid we used to put coins on the train tracks because they got squished paper thin and about 3 inches in diameter. the metal would look all brand new after squishing. just so everyone is aware puting coins on train tracks is EXTREMELY dangerous. not because of the stupid urban myth that the train will derail (it won't, i promise) but because the coin goes flying at a speed faster than your eyes can follow, and the edges are so flat they're sharp. think stiffler's character in final destination...

You can put a bunch of copper pennies in copper tubing and have it melted down.