WASHINGTON – Given rising metal prices, the pennies and nickels in your pocket are worth more melted down than their face value – and that has the government worried. U.S. Mint officials said ...

WASHINGTON - Given rising metal prices, the pennies and nickels in your pocket are worth more melted down than their face value - and that has the government worried. U.S. Mint officials said ...

This week`s column answers more questions about coins and currency. Q–Is it against the law to melt coins for their metal content? T.R., Chicago A–No. Persons who alter, mutilate or deface coins are ...

People scoffed when the U.S. Mint ordered Americans not to melt down pennies and nickels a few months ago. Sure, the zinc and copper in the coins had gotten to be worth more than their face value, ...

Dec 14, 2006 — -- Find a penny, pick it up, and all day you'll have good luck. Find a penny, melt it, and you could get locked up. Effective today, the U.S. Mint has implemented an interim rule ...