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2020-04-24 -Lurid Crime Tales-

Airman accused of stealing copper from Dobbins Air Reserve Base, selling it for $18K

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Posted by Besoeker 2020-04-24 00:00|| || Front Page|| [4 views ] Top

#1 ~$1.60 per lb = $0.003/gram....

If a penny = ~5g of Cu, wouldn't he have been better off collecting 10,000 pennies and selling them to the scrapyard?
Guaranteed return of ca. 50%, no?

Posted by Lex 2020-04-24 00:33|| 2020-04-24 00:33|| Front Page Top

#2 Since 1982 pennys have been made of zinc plated with copper.

Posted by M. Murcek 2020-04-24 00:54|| 2020-04-24 00:54|| Front Page Top

#3 Ah, ok.

Posted by Lex 2020-04-24 00:59|| 2020-04-24 00:59|| Front Page Top

#4 I think the current pennies are even of less quality, almost reminescent of the old eastern-bloc coinage.

Posted by Sonny Sforza8575 2020-04-24 01:03|| 2020-04-24 01:03|| Front Page Top

#5 ...Clearly, Airman McCray didn't have anywhere near enough to keep him busy.

Mike

Posted by Mike Kozlowski 2020-04-24 06:51|| 2020-04-24 06:51|| Front Page Top

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