<prompt> Human: I know the pre-1982 pennies are worth more than 0.01 in their copper. There might also be collector value to some of them too. Do I have any options or should I just take them to the bank?  <response>: It is illegal to melt down pennies to get the copper Some old pennies may have some collector value, if in good condition If there are any with manufacturing errors, they might have value. But youd have to sort through all those pennies to find any such collectable pennies if there are any in there. 