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Posted on 4/19/16 at 8:37 am to CAD703X
You should have coated it when it was shiny and copper colored. 
Posted on 4/19/16 at 8:41 am to slackster
Is there any painting/picture of the Statue of Liberty actually copper colored? Here is a mock up
This post was edited on 4/19/16 at 8:43 am
Posted on 4/19/16 at 8:44 am to lsupride87
Here is a touched up photo in 1880 that shoes the original color
Posted on 4/19/16 at 8:44 am to CAD703X
Posted on 4/19/16 at 8:44 am to lsupride87
I wonder what the Statue of Liberty would be worth in scrap metal these days?
Posted on 4/19/16 at 8:45 am to lsupride87
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Here is a touched up photo in 1880
That is putting it lightly.
Posted on 4/19/16 at 8:46 am to slackster
quote:It looks pretty good to me?
That is putting it lightly
Posted on 4/19/16 at 8:47 am to slackster
Imagine how bright that copper statue would have been. Would have been cool to see in the late 1800s
Posted on 4/19/16 at 8:49 am to LSUBoo
According to the Internet, the copper in the statue weighs 62,000 lbs. So at $2.19 a pound, that gives you $135,780.
Posted on 4/19/16 at 8:52 am to LSUBoo
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I wonder what the Statue of Liberty would be worth in scrap metal these days?
60,000 pounds of copper @ $1.50 per pound for No. 3 roofing copper is $90,000
250,000 pounds of steel @ $.045 per pound for scrap steel is $11,250
So a little over $100,000 in scrap metal prices. Something tells me people would guess much, much higher than that, and I know for a fact someone would try to haggle for more than that at their local metal recycling facility.
Posted on 4/19/16 at 8:53 am to OneMoreTime
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So at $2.19 a pound, that gives you $135,780.
On the upper limit of copper prices for scrap, especially for roofing copper.
Regardless, it is safe to say the statue is worth more in place than it is in scrap.
Posted on 4/19/16 at 8:54 am to OneMoreTime
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According to the Internet, the copper in the statue weighs 62,000 lbs. So at $2.19 a pound, that gives you $135,780.
I would have definitely guessed higher. That's not worth the demo contract... I guess it can stay.
Posted on 4/19/16 at 8:54 am to slackster
Yeah, I just searched "price of copper"
Posted on 4/19/16 at 8:55 am to lsupride87
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It looks pretty good to me?
Those "workmen" in the photo look suspiciously like carved wooden figures to me, and the photo looks suspiciously like a museum diorama.
Posted on 4/19/16 at 8:56 am to lsupride87
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It looks pretty good to me?
Yeah, it does, but calling it a "touch up" when it is a full-color photo from the 1800s is an understatement. For the record, I love when they do that to old photos.
Posted on 4/19/16 at 8:57 am to BigPapiDoesItAgain
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Those "workmen" in the photo look suspiciously like carved wooden figures to me, and the photo looks suspiciously like a museum diorama.
Yes indeed.
Posted on 4/19/16 at 8:57 am to BigPapiDoesItAgain
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Those "workmen" in the photo look suspiciously like carved wooden figures to me, and the photo looks suspiciously like a museum diorama.
I didnt mean to think the workman were actually real or the photo itself. I meant I think they nailed the color of what the statue would have beenPosted on 4/19/16 at 8:57 am to OneMoreTime
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Yeah, I just searched "price of copper"
You were in the ballpark, and I don't think anyone is going to fault you for being slightly off on your quote for the scrap value of the Statue of Liberty.
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