You may have heard a lot these days about people who hoard copper pennies and wonder why they are.
After all, if you’re like most coin collectors, you probably know that silver coins have historically been the big pocket change prize.
However, the times they are a-changing, and the value of copper has skyrocketed over the past few years.
People are beginning to hoard copper pennies in the opportunistic pursuit of someday cashing in on the coins’ intrinsic value.
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