>>20635978>plz hate the boomers anon plz plz plzzinc pennies have value even now, but I'd bet a lot of you guys would consider them junk. Value changes over time. We're one good zinc shortage away from pennies getting melted for scrap.
I think over half of the US silver coins circulating in the 60's got melted. Some estimates are as high as 80% of them.
I left some doré in a bucket under my porch 20 years ago. Gold is finally high enough I went out and retrieved it today.