What is Copper
What is Copper
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The concept of what copper is changes based on what exactly you’re trying to accomplish with a search to determine a definition. Some definitions are more basic than others which are more subjective versus objective and based on perspective. |
| Copper is a metal that generally has a reddish-brown color. Chemically speaking, it is the atomic number 29. Copper is a very good conductor of electricity which yields one of its dominant values in society.
Copper comes in various forms from investment bars like the above photograph, copper scrap pieces like to the right and even
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pennies minted mid-1982 and older were made of 95% copper. It may seem odd, but inflation has caused these little United States coins to become more valuable for their actual weight in copper more so than their actual face value in currency. People collect them to eventually cash out just like silver coins from the 1970s.
So what is copper? Copper is just a metal. But what how you choose to reap the benefits of copper is up to you.
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Industrial Copper Punchings
Copper Punchings from post-USA manufacturing use usually get sent to refineries to be re-processed into pure copper bars. Why does this happen?
Copper bars sell for more than the copper punchings. Interestingly enough, copper punchings yield a great way to diversify your copper investments into more manageable, smaller pieces suitable for low-value barter trades.
Regardless of your reasoning for an interest in copper punchings, the key is to buy quality for cheap. After all, .999 copper is .999 copper regardless of its form.
If you need bars for practical industrial use, that’s the way to go. But if you’re simply looking to hold onto copper for investment purposes, punchings may be a unique and innovative solution for you by intercepting the punchings post-use but pre-refinery.
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