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Tourney64
1000+ Penny Miser Member
USA
1011 Posts |
 Posted - 08/03/2009 : 20:21:35
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I received a piece fof junk mail today that had a copper penny attached to the advertisement. It had the obverse showing, but I knew it was copper before even seeing the date, which was 1972. The advertisement was so funny for my what it said and my particular situation.
On the envelope front it said:
What's a penny worth? Of course it's worth almost 2 cents if it's copper.
The letter starts off - I'll bet you have hundreds of pennies lying around the house. Most of us do. And we leave them around because a penny is pretty close to worthless. Right?
Well, I actually have about 300 thousand pennies, and I don't leave them around because they are worthless.
So the junk mail gave me a copper penny and I got a good laugh out of it. Not bad for not doing anything for it.
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barrytrot
Penny Collector Member
USA
410 Posts |
Posted - 08/03/2009 : 20:35:21
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| Wait, please elaborate. Was the letter trying to get you to hoard copper? Please explain. I'm very curious! |
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chris6084
Penny Pincher Member
103 Posts |
Posted - 08/03/2009 : 21:19:32
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| Yes, elaborate. I would hate to see mass advertizing to get this hobby more mainstream. It will make copper pennies dissapear even faster! |
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Neckro
1000+ Penny Miser Member
Saudi Arabia
1595 Posts |
Posted - 08/03/2009 : 21:27:07
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| I remember getting those a few years back, but it was for a pennysaver(local ads) magazine |
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Tourney64
1000+ Penny Miser Member
USA
1011 Posts |
Posted - 08/03/2009 : 21:28:13
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| It was a life insurance advertisement, which I could get my first month's premium for only 1 penny. |
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HoardCopperByTheTon
Administrator
USA
5250 Posts |
Posted - 08/04/2009 : 00:05:01
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You might need it.. that ton of pennies you have lying around the house could fall on you.  |
If your percentages are low.. just sort more. If your percentages are high.. just sort more.
Let me see if I understand this? If you cross the North Korean border illegally, you get 12 years hard labor; the Iranian border illegally you are detained indefinitely. If you cross the US border illegally, you get a driver’s license, a social security card, welfare, food stamps, free health care!
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slickeast
1000+ Penny Miser Member
USA
1370 Posts |
Posted - 08/04/2009 : 01:31:09
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the red letters are what the ad said. the black after the red is what he was thinking when he read the red writing.
they were trying to tell you a penny was worthless....except that they will sel you life insurance for 1 penny for the 1st month.
don't worry...they are DIScouraging hoarding. |
You don't have to be the BEST you just have to be.......SLICK
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wolvesdad
Penny Hoarding Member
USA
754 Posts |
Posted - 08/04/2009 : 05:15:14
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I want a free copper penny!!!!
Oh, wait, I got one today off the ground! SCORE!!! |
"May your percentages ever increase!"
Will buy any quantity of .999 Canadian Nickels at current spot - shipped (US Address). |
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Cerulean
Penny Hoarding Member
USA
823 Posts |
Posted - 08/04/2009 : 13:34:33
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| I've gotten two nickels in the last month, both in life insurance mailings. |
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Cerulean's Standing Offer: $5/lb+shipping for foreign coins |
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jadedragon
Administrator
Canada
2819 Posts |
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gatzdon
Penny Sorter Member
37 Posts |
Posted - 08/06/2009 : 17:16:49
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Yes!!!! My plan is working. I mail out junk mail with
free copper pennies attached. Little do the recipients know,
I've embedded a tracking device in each one so that I may
track down all the copper hoards later. |
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psi
Penny Collector Member
Canada
303 Posts |
 Posted - 08/08/2009 : 11:14:37
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Originally posted by jadedragon
No one mails me cash in Canada. Must be an American thing to send free money to get people's attention.
I got a toonie ($2 coin) in the mail once when I lived in montreal. It was with some kind of survey and the copy said something about buying a nice cup of coffee to drink while doing the survey. Yeah, right. As a side note I got a cut from the edge of the coin, apparently it jammed the machinery a bit at the post office and mangled it a bit. Maybe it was karma for tossing the survey in the recycling, haha. |
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Copper penny received in junk mail
