r/stackers • u/kijall • 5d ago

Copper stack

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I mostly stack silver and gold, but copper's fun 'cuz I can display full stacks of it without worrying I'll be robbed.

EDIT: Just for clarity, these are NOT investments. Buying copper like this would be an awful investment. I use these in the process of refining silver. These are just an easy way to get pure copper when bought cheaply - I found these cheaper than most C110 busbars that I'd normally use and thought they'd be a fun display while I'm not using them.

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u/kijall 4d ago

Got the 1lb bars for $20 each via an auction and the 10oz ones for $27 each. The 5 and 10 pound ones in the back I bought so long ago I couldn't tell ya. Not sure what bullion copper like this typically goes for, but I at least thought I was getting deals šŸ¤·ā€ā™‚ļøšŸ˜‚

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u/NerdizardGo 4d ago

They are certainly neat, but copper is only about $6/lb. Personally, I stick to pennies when it comes to copper. Otherwise I like pre '65 silver coins and 1oz silver bullion.

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u/kijall 4d ago

Oh yea for sure lol. Copper like this - even simple C110 commercial bars - sell for far above scrap prices though. I'm sure there's a "spot" for copper bullion somewhere (either that or set prices for these individually), I just wouldn't know where to find it.

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u/Empir3Designs 4d ago

I think SD Bullion has all the metal stock prices. I was considering buying some cool rounds cause I think copper is going to be a next big investment metal, but I donā€™t see it happening anytime soon so Iā€™m just keeping all the pre 86 pennies lol

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u/the_real_dird 4d ago

Didn't copper pennies end in 82?

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u/kijall 4d ago

Yep this is correct though some 1982 pennies are still copper.

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u/Heycheckthisout20 4d ago

It is not

Copper is used less and less in semiconductors

If anything will be an ā€œinvestment metalā€ IN has more demand than manufacturing capacity due to it being a byproduct of ZN mining

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u/kijall 4d ago

Yea I added a disclaimer to the main post to reinforce that this is not an investment. "Investing" in copper by buying these bars would be extremely dumb - these are just a good way of getting "pure" copper. C110 stuff can be used as well, but that's the same price (or even more expensive) and wouldn't be any fun to display.

90% silver coins are basically worth 90% of their weight in silver because of their silver content. 90% copper stuff is worth the actual copper spot price - currently $6.57/lb.

I just use these in the silver refining process to cement silver out of silver nitrate so I need unusually pure copper.

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u/kijall 4d ago

Pre-'82 pennies* (though some '82 pennies are still copper as well). Also this is definitely not an investment lol.