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Tourney64
1000+ Penny Miser Member
USA
1035 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
Administrator
USA
721 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 Collector Member
303 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
2080 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
1035 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
6807 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.
Now selling Copper pennies. 1.6x plus shipping. Limited amounts available. |
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slickeast
1000+ Penny Miser Member
USA
2533 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. |
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wolvesdad
1000+ Penny Miser Member
USA
2164 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!" |
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Cerulean
Penny Hoarding Member
USA
993 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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jadedragon
Administrator
Canada
3788 Posts |
Posted - 08/04/2009 : 22:05:24
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| No one mails me cash in Canada. Must be an American thing to send free money to get people's attention. |
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gatzdon
Penny Sorter Member
39 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
399 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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