The Copper Melt Value Calculator, located below, will help you find the total copper value of an
individual copper round, bar, or ingot; or of several different types and quantities of copper
items. The copper value is based on the total weight of copper content. The copper calculator
will only calculate what the copper metal is worth (intrinsic value), and will not determine any
numismatic (collector) value of your copper bullion.
Use the copper calculator to determine how much your copper bullion is worth, or to decide what
you are willing to pay based on the spot price for a pound of copper.
(Instructions Below)
You might also care to try one of the many other calculators from the drop-down menu above.
If your copper is in the form of pennies, then use the
Copper Penny Melt Value Calculator. There is also a
Nickel Melt Value Calculator, and for your junk silver coins, check out this
Silver Coin Melt Value Calculator.
More applications will be added to this website on a regular basis. Be sure to check back often,
or find out how to stay updated when new
tools, features and resources are added.
How to use the Copper Melt Value Calculator.
Enter the total amount of rounds, bars or ingots for each copper item, based on its actual copper weight. Enter your numbers
in the text boxes located directly to the right of that item’s corresponding unit of weight. As an alternative, you can
simply click on that row’s copper weight image, or its link, to increment the value of its text box by 1. The calculator
will automatically update the Total Copper Value (in red), whenever a change is made to the number of copper items.
The Total Copper Value is computed based on the U.S. Dollar amount shown in the Copper
Price text box. The default price is updated periodically throughout the trading day. The
Copper Price can be changed to reflect the price you're wanting to pay per pound for the
copper contained in any combination of copper items. This will help you to determine the maximum
bid you could submit for an online copper bullion auction.
In addition to the Total Copper Value (in red), the copper calculator will also figure a Bid and Ask price based on the amount
displayed in the Price Spread text box. This amount defaults to 5%, but can be changed if you like. The copper Bid and Ask
prices are shown in the lower section of the copper results box, for those who would like to use them.
If your copper item is alloyed with another metal, you can use the Bullion Purity text box to adjust accordingly. Simply enter
the item’s percentage of pure copper by weight, and all resultant values will be multiplied by that percentage value.
The copper calculator figures total copper value and total copper weight related to the amount
of copper content in items that have no wear from handling. A copper round or bar that does
indicate some wear will not have as much copper. You may want to enter a percentage of that wear
in the "Amount of Wear" text box. A value larger than the default of 0 (zero), will
adjust the total copper value and total copper weight results accordingly.
