I have one of those. I was told the same thing, that it comes from a mint set. Here's a link that shows that coin with others. Its in the bag underneath the first bag.
quote:I know they sell the dumb things in lots on ebay. Who would buy a bunch of them?
The only value I would see is if it's from a pre 1982 set since it should be struck on the same planchet as pennies. So if it's 3.1 grams, it's copper just the same as a penny. :) But no, I wouldnt buy them unless the melt ban was lifted.
My hobby: collecting real money 1 copper cent or nickel at a time.