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[Mr Man]

Don;t melt the Indian heads. Or any key dates

 

[bisco]

thanks, already sorted them

 

[AIRFORGE]

There is very little copper in a penny. They're mostly zinc. Only 2 or 3% copper since the early 80's.

 

[Mr Man]

There is very little copper in a penny. They're mostly zinc. Only 2 or 3% copper since the early 80's.

Pre 1982 were copper.

 

[AIRFORGE]

Yes

 

[Houndpup Rc]

There is very little copper in a penny. They're mostly zinc. Only 2 or 3% copper since the early 80's.

Yup, we found that out...We melted a (I think it was like 2016) penny in a campfire one time and it was all shiny inside. (We were fighting inflation! JK 😂 😂 😂 )

 

[Houndpup Rc]

Pre 1982 were copper.

I was wondering when....

 

[Zoom Master]

i have a penny collection i'm hoping to melt down when copper skyrockets

Nice plan but I dont think it will be to profitable !

 

[Zoom Master]

Yup, we found that out...We melted a (I think it was like 2016) penny in a campfire one time and it was all shiny inside. (We were fighting inflation! JK 😂 😂 😂 )

I remember I heard a story that back in the day people started to do this melting pennies for copper and they were making a good amount of money but eventually metal rims were added to the sides of the coin to prevent people from melting them or something like that. I heard the story from YouTube shorts 😂

 

[AJ Sun]

Man we got side tracked. We supposed to be talking about the Champ. But it do cost coins to build and fly. Any of you posters building a AA Industries or zpresedent 1/4th scale Aeronca Champ?. But on our side note ya you are so.right about the content of a silver dollar!AJ

 

[FoamyDM]

Are you looking to build it from balsa or foam board? A 1/3 scale would be 11.5 WS!

It can be done look at my 300% noob wonder build thread.

 

[bisco]

Nice plan but I dont think it will be to profitable !

only if/when copper hits the right price. i read that tariffs might do it: the-copper-penny-is-worth-more-than-one-cent-809218

 

[bisco]

Man we got side tracked. We supposed to be talking about the Champ. But it do cost coins to build and fly. Any of you posters building a AA Industries or zpresedent 1/4th scale Aeronca Champ?. But on our side note ya you are so.right about the content of a silver dollar!AJ

sorry!

 

[AJ Sun]

Well all about Aeronca Champs! I’ve been on other web sites and still a very few are being built. And several collecting dust. Still in the box or half built. I originally placed an order for the smaller version fourty size but were sold out. They offered the larger 1/4th version for If I remember right $40.00 more. I jumped on the deal, only to find a English President 1/4 scale Champ in a consignment shop in Dayton Ohio. Across from the Air Force Museum. It came with a fibreglass cowl, Got it and still have it. I used the cowl on my AA Industries plane. The two kits are very similar and their is not much difference in the design. I figured some body copied some body. Just way to much similarity in the two kits.AJ

 

[AJ Sun]

Well I understand their is very little copper in the modern penny. Years ago we use to place coins on Rail road tracks a penny would flatten out to almost a quarter. We used them to balance our model aircraft.

 

[bisco]

yeah, they seem pretty light these days, almost feel like plastic. don't get me started again 😵‍💫

 

[AJ Sun]

The last time I brought a hamburger I got four new penny's in the change. 2025 dated. I've collected a few of the Lincoln series. That came out in the early 2009. My wife's dad collected several penny's very early years around late 30s and early 40s. I organized his collection she still.has it. I guess destined to the grand kids.AJ

 

[bisco]

i never understood the phrase, 'don't sell it, it's worth a fortune'.

 

[Mr NCT]

i never understood the phrase, 'don't sell it, it's worth a fortune'.

LOL! I know the theory is "Buy low and sell high" but in practice I always default to "Buy high and sell low". Wish I could break the cycle.

 

[AIRFORGE]

i never understood the phrase, 'don't sell it, it's worth a fortune'.

I always thought it was 'Don't sell it, it'll be worth a fortune'. (but usually isn't)