Check out your pennies for rare and valuable coins. Some of them believe these stashes will be an asset when the economy collapses, some are waiting for federal laws to change to allow the melting of coins for recycling, and some of them just like old coins, but most will pay high dollar for small to moderate quantities of old pennies. Many people are hoarding these old pennies in bulk. Here are two viable options for getting more value from your pennies:ĭavid’s Note: Doh! Reading this got me excited there for a moment! 1. Looks like recycling pennies is a bust at this point, but you do have options to still cash in on your old pennies. Melting your own pennies is NOT recommended. If they think the origin is fishy, they’ll refuse it on the spot and may call the authorities to investigate. While I’ve heard stories of people melting down pennies and separating the copper to place in extruders or molds and make it look like copper wire or scrap pieces, this is still highly illegal and most scrap yards question where you got the scrap. currency (see USA Today’s article for more information). The majority of scrap yards will NOT take a bag of pennies for recycling because it’s against federal law to deface U.S. Since most of these copper pennies are only 95% copper (and 5% zinc), technically they are considered brass in recycling terms.īrass is currently selling for between $2.61 and $3.03 in my area (depending on the quality of the brass), not nearly as high as $4.13 for copper.Ģ. “But wait! Can I just bag my pennies and haul them in?” Nope, there are a few catches:ġ. Yep, your $1.51 could yield $4.13 for the work of sorting through a few pennies and driving to the nearest scrap yard. You’ll need about 151, pre-1982 pennies to make a pound of copper. As of the date this post was written, recycled copper was selling in my area for $4.13 per pound (and the price has been rising steadily for several months thanks to a crappy economy). Pennies minted before 1982 are comprised of nearly 95% copper. Recycling pennies may sound a bit like a late night infomercial, but there is some merit in the concept. Buffalo would go on to play in their first Super Bowl in January of 1991 after posting a 13-3 regular season record.Did you know that those hundreds of pennies lying under the couch cushions and on the car floor could be a source of income? You have several options that are far more favorable than rolling and cashing them in at the bank. Bruce Smith also added two sacks on his way to a team season record of 19 in 1990. On a day when the Bills were outgained 410 yards to 197 on offense and 208 to 64 in the rushing game, two big touchdowns by the defense and another huge fumble recovery turned the tide. The onside kick was almost successful, bouncing high over the heads of the kick return team, but Pete Metzelaars jumped through the wall of Broncos to snatch the ball and seal the win. The Broncos went on to score a late TD with just under a minute and a half remaining, but since the two-point conversion wasn't a rule until 1994, they had to settle for an extra point and a 29-28 deficit. Kenneth Davis knifed into the end zone on the next play, and the Scott Norwood kick made it 29-21 with 9:10 left on the clock. Bennett was the benefactor once again, falling on the ball. On the ensuing drive, the miscues by the Broncos continued as Elway fumbled a snap while backed up at his own four yard line. The Bills had scored two touchdowns in one minute, and 9:27 now remained in the game. Two plays later, a batted ball turned into a Buffalo interception return for a touchdown by Leonard Smith that put the Bills in the lead 22-21 after a blocked extra point. Bennett plucked the ball out of the air and rumbled 80 yards for his first career touchdown with 10:27 remaining on the clock. With David Treadwell lining up for an easy 24-yard field goal attempt to push the lead to 15, the kick was blocked into the waiting arms of Cornelius Bennett.
The Denver Broncos led the Bills 14-0 in the second quarter, and by the start of the fourth, John Elway and the Broncos led 21-9. On this date in 1990, the Bills put up 20 points in 77 seconds during the fourth quarter on their way to an exciting 29-28 win. It's been a long time since Buffalo Bills fans have seen 20 points in a game on a regular basis.
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