Is it normal for copper pennies to sell below spot? This seems like a good investment opportunity but I don't know what I should be comparing to.
Edit: further investigation answered my question. Okay, that makes some sense.
It's definitely a unique product in and of itself. I've written a FAQ for the "basics" if you or anyone else would like to read more on it:
http://coincollectingenterprises.com/faqA good comparison is to look at the price of Canadian copper pennies now that Canada eliminated producing more pennies to see how that has driven up Canadian copper penny prices.