Not reallyAlthough this may happen with the one cent piece if metal values continue with their present trend.
In the UK, pre-1992 'coppers' are made of bronze and currently don't exceed their face value.
From 1992 to 1996 they could be made of either bronze or copper-plated steel. The steel ones are unlikely to ever be worth more than their face value either.
From 1996 onwards they are all made of copper-plated steel.
This, incidentally, is why more recent 'coppers' are magnetic, but older ones aren't.
(In the UK, pre-1992 'coppers' are made of bronze and currently don't exceed their face value.
From 1992 to 1996 they could be made of either bronze or copper-plated steel. The steel ones are unlikely to ever be worth more than their face value either.
From 1996 onwards they are all made of copper-plated steel.
This, incidentally, is why more recent 'coppers' are magnetic, but older ones aren't.
finnbar has officially retired,
Sat 24 May 2008, 11:14,
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i always wondered why the new ones were magnetic!hmmm does this mean surgical steel is magnetic too?
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Sheehan forevermore owes Ttssattsr beer,
Sat 24 May 2008, 11:28,
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Yes indeedyThat's why you can't go in an MRI machine if you have any metal implants, I've got four plates in my hand that set off metal detectors
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Sat 24 May 2008, 13:03,
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