The Copper Melt Value Calculator, located below, can compute the total copper value and total
copper weight of a single copper round, bar or ingot; or a combination of many different types
and quantities of copper items. This application will only figure what the copper content, of your
items, is worth (intrinsic value), and cannot determine any numismatic (collector) value.
You may use the calculator to see what your copper is worth, or to figure your max bid for any online copper bullion
auction, based on the price you’d pay for a pound of actual copper.
(Instructions Below)
This application is designed for use with copper items of a known weight and purity. The total copper value is
based on the spot price for one avoirdupois pound of copper.
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 apps, 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 calculated based on the U.S. Dollar amount displayed in the Copper Price text box. The default
price is updated periodically throughout the trading day. You may change the Copper Price to represent how much you’d
prefer to pay per pound, for the copper contained in any combination of copper items. This can help you to determine the
maximum bid you could enter, 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 based on the amount of copper content in items that have
no wear from handling. A copper round or bar, that does have some wear, will not contain as much copper. You may want to indicate
a percentage of that wear in the Amount of Wear text box. A value greater than the default of 0 (zero), will reduce the total copper
value and total copper weight results accordingly.
