Melt Prices

AR · copper · 1882–1949

Argentina 2 centavos bronze melt value

One coin holds 9.500 g of copper (0.02094 lb) at 95% of 10.000 g. At today’s copper price of $6.5215/lb, melt is $0.1366. Collector coppers are usually worth more as coins than as scrap.

Copper melt (base metal) — Copper is priced by the pound, not the troy ounce. Melt here is the copper in the coin at Kitco’s copper bid. Collector coppers are usually worth more as coins than as scrap.

Copper spot / lb
$6.5215/lb

Spot as of Sep 7, 2026 1:05 PM · $1 move in copper changes this coin by $0.0209

Gold
$4,412.90
 Silver
$66.18
 Platinum
$1,824.00
 Palladium
$1,374.00
PhotoNot on file yet — specs below are mint weight.

What this coin is

The Argentina 2 centavos bronze is a copper coin of Argentina struck 1882–1949. This page is for the type × composition — every date and mint of this issue has the same metal if the weight and fineness match the spec below. Melt is that metal times today’s spot, not a collector or dealer bid.

What is written on the coin

Read the denomination, the date, and the country name on the coin. People often search the words actually stamped on the piece (for example DOS PESOS or VEINTE PESOS on Mexican gold). Those words are indexed on this site.

Metal content (the melt spec)

Mint specification: 10.0000 grams at 95% copper, which is 9.500 g / 0.02094 lb of copper (ACW). Copper is priced per pound. Formula: grams × fineness ÷ 453.59237 × copper $/lb. Date and mintmark do not change that number. Melt today is $0.1366 per coin at $6.5215/lb copper.

Mintage

Mintage varies by date. We do not publish a year-by-year mintage table here because melt is the same for this composition. A scarce date or a high grade can be worth more than melt; a common worn piece is often near melt.

A little history

This type belongs to the 1882–1949 period in Argentina. Use the date on the coin to confirm you have this composition, not a later clad or debased issue of the same design.

How to tell you have this type

Match denomination, metal color, and date range. If two compositions share a design (for example 90% vs clad), the date or the edge (solid silver vs copper stripe) decides which page to use.

Date and mintmark do not change the metal on this page. Collector value is a different market — see Sold Comps for sold prices.

Copper is a base metal, quoted in dollars per pound (Kitco), not per troy ounce. Melt here is the copper in the coin at that bid. Collector cents are usually worth more as coins than as scrap. Zinc cents from 1982-on have almost no copper.

Melt / coin$0.1366
Copper spot / lb$6.5215/lb
Copper in coin9.500 g · 0.02094 lb
Gross weight10.000 g
Fineness95%
Coins / lb47.7

Figure yours

Count the pieces. A roll of this type varies.

Copper lb 0.2094
Melt $1.37

If a buyer pays a percent of melt

$0.9562 at 70% of melt

Starts at 70% — a common shop bid on generic metal. Not a quote. Drag or tap a percent to sanity-check an offer.

Open stack

If you want to sell Find a shop near you

A local coin shop can look at what you have. Melt may not be the whole story — dates and condition matter.

US ZIP. We only use it to look up shops on CDXList, the public dealer directory. Not a quote and not a lead form.

Before you sell

Copper melt (base metal)

Copper coins are usually worth more to a collector than as scrap. Melt is the floor. Confirm the type and date before you sell a bag as metal.

Melt is the metal floor. For auction and eBay solds on the same type, see Sold Comps. We list 399 melt values; collector premiums are a different market.

Quick amounts

Using $6.5215/lb copper.

You havePure ozMelt
1 coin 0.3054 $0.1366
10 coins 3.0543 $1.37
20 coins 6.1086 $2.73

Melt alert

Email me if this coin’s melt crosses a number I set.

Related types

Same metal, nearby coins.

Argentina 1 centavo bronze 1882–1948 · 0.15272 ACW $0.0683 Chile 2 centavos bronze 1878–1894 · 0.21380 ACW $0.0956 Colombia 2 centavos copper 1874–1886 · 0.15272 ACW $0.0683 Mexico 2 centavos bronze 1905–1941 · 0.15272 ACW $0.0683 Brazil 40 réis copper 1823–1835 · 0.23149 ACW $0.1035 Brazil 80 réis copper 1823–1835 · 0.46297 ACW $0.2070 Peru 1 centavo copper 1863–1919 · 0.15272 ACW $0.0683 Mexico 5 centavos bronze (Josefa) 1914–1935 · 0.27489 ACW $0.1229

Questions people ask

How much copper is in a Argentina 2 centavos bronze?

Mint spec is 10.000 grams at 95% copper, which is 9.500 g / 0.02094 lb of copper. Copper is priced per pound, not per troy ounce. Date and mintmark do not change that.

What is a Argentina 2 centavos bronze worth in melt today?

At copper spot of $6.5215/lb, one coin’s melt is $0.1366. Multiply by how many you have. A collector copper is usually worth more as a coin than as scrap.

How many Argentina 2 centavos bronzes equal one pound of copper?

About 47.75 coins equal 1.00 lb of copper at mint weight.

Does mintmark change the melt value?

No. Mintmark and date do not change the metal for this composition. A Mexico City (Mo) piece and another mint of the same spec have the same melt. Collector premiums still follow date, mint, and grade.

Is melt what I should sell this Argentina 2 centavos bronze for?

Copper is priced by the pound, not the troy ounce. Melt here is the copper in the coin at Kitco’s copper bid. Collector coppers are usually worth more as coins than as scrap. Copper coins are usually worth more to a collector than as scrap. Melt is the floor. Confirm the type and date before you sell a bag as metal.

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