For COPPER lovers, some nice rounds [pics of my stack]

[SpacePete]

Every now and then I pick up a copper round or two and it has now grown into a nice little collection quite affordably

Hopefully there are others who enjoy collecting copper rounds occasionally. My progress so far:

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Don't really know much about these, seem to have been around for a number of years:

These ones come in various front/back combinations:

Big Trivium, 5 ADVP ounces:

Other side:

Nice detail:

Provident:

Copper Prospector rounds:

Some copper Zombucks:

Copper skeleton boobies:

A couple of bars too:

Teensy ingots:

I tried putting some copper Buffs in a plastic bag with a boiled egg. Got some colour but it was splotchy:

Thanks for looking!

 

[SpacePete]

It is perfection manifest in an ingot of copper.

Any plan to make some more?

 

[galifreyan_guy]

Ive never seen copper bars before, do some bullion dealers stock them? Are they sold close to spot price?

 

[noah]

Had a stack of these little babies years before I joined stackers.

Great little bar that went down a treat at a stackers meet awhile back.

The ones I kept have aged very gracefully, really nice patina developing.

Will post some pics when I venture back up into the attic.

 

[noah]

Had a stack of these little babies years before I joined stackers.

Great little bar that went down a treat at a stackers meet awhile back.

The ones I kept have aged very gracefully, really nice patina developing.

Will post some pics when I venture back up into the attic.[/quote]


Those bars are from 2008.[/quote]

That would be right, reckon I got into them around 2009 along with a stack of the copper maple bars.

 

[Gatito Bandito]

Congrats on deciding to go with air-tites for the copper.

Would have done the same.


If you want to give any/all of them a "fresh start," might want to consider giving them a quick dip in something like this..

(While wearing a nitrile glove, of course.)

Followed up with a distilled-water rinse, then patted with a soft & clean microfiber cloth.

Finished with an air-dry, before putting them back in the capsules.


Yes, I "baby" some of my (Ag) pieces on a case-by-case basis. But worth it, in my eyes.

 

[Stroctor]

Very nice, thanks for all the pictures. I never give copper a second thought, but will start to keep my eye out. Way cheaper to collect some unique pieces.

 

[Aureus]

Those bars are flawless! very nice.
Is the clear coat a secret blend or are you able to share what you used?

 

[Skyrocket]

I didn't know they make copper rounds and bars? Guess I'm still a newbie to stacking.

 

[Miksture]

I can see that collecting copper bar/rounds for fun would be fine. Value wise it is a bit different. Copper is still trading fairly well though prices are steadily declining since 2011. A KG of copper in the market is about AUD 5.50 to 6.00 making an ounce worth around 22-23 cents. I guess you can get copper 1oz rounds for AUD$1.50 upwards meaning that the premium is about $1.75

I would say this is just another way to feed the addiction without spending lots. I also guess that it is not really an investment in the metal.

 

[The Crow]

Copper may have a low price, but I'm sure I saw a Periodic Table once based upon scarcity in the Earth's crust, and copper was rarer than gold.
I'll have to try to find it again.
I think lead was also marginally scarcer than each of gold and silver.

 

[noah]

some nice 'vintage' 1oz ingots, worthy of a pic...