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The copper spot price is $0.4700 per troy ounce, up $0.0100 (2.17%) over the last 24h. Live copper spot price per pound, troy ounce, and kilo -- recorded every 30 minutes -- with 30-day charts and copper rounds and bars from verified sellers.
| Per troy ounce | $0.4700 |
|---|---|
| Per gram | $0.0151 |
| Per kilogram | $15.11 |
| Per pennyweight (dwt) | $0.0235 |
| Per pound | $6.85 |
| 24h range | $0.4600 — $0.4700 |
USD spot, recorded every 30 minutes. Last reading Sep 22, 8:19 AM ET. Physical products carry a premium over spot.
Metal value at today's spot -- before any premium or refiner's cut.
Daily closes, last 7 days (ET). Today's row is the latest reading.
| Date | Close | Change |
|---|---|---|
| Tue, Sep 22 | $0.4700 | 0% |
| Mon, Sep 21 | $0.4700 | +2.17% |
| Sun, Sep 20 | $0.4600 | 0% |
| Sat, Sep 19 | $0.4600 | 0% |
| Fri, Sep 18 | $0.4600 | 0% |
| Thu, Sep 17 | $0.4600 | +2.22% |
| Wed, Sep 16 | $0.4500 | 0% |
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Copper is priced by industry, not by investors. Construction, power grids and electrical equipment take the majority of demand, with China alone consuming roughly half the world's supply; electric vehicles and renewable build-out are the fastest-growing slice. Mine supply is concentrated in Chile, Peru, the DRC and China, and new mines take a decade to open, so the price is very sensitive to disruptions and to Chinese growth data.
Industrial copper is quoted per pound on COMEX and per metric tonne on the London Metal Exchange. PeerMetals converts that to troy ounces so it sits alongside the precious metals; a pound is 14.58 troy ounces, and the price card above shows both. For melt maths on scrap, per pound is the number to use.
A 1 oz .999 copper round costs many times its metal content -- the minting is the cost, not the copper. Buyers collect them for the designs and as an inexpensive way to hold physical metal, and that's fine, but don't expect to sell one for anything near a multiple of spot. Copper bars in 1-10 lb sizes carry lower premiums per ounce.
US cents struck before 1982 are 95% copper and weigh 3.11 g, so each holds about 2.95 g of copper -- worth more than one cent at today's price, though melting US coinage is illegal. Plumbing pipe, wire and old radiators are the real scrap market, graded by cleanliness and paid per pound at a discount to spot.
The copper spot price is $0.47 per troy ounce ($0.02 per gram), recorded Tue, 22 Sep 2026 12:19:05 GMT. PeerMetals records the global spot price every 30 minutes, so the number on this page moves through the trading day.
The spot price is the current market price for one troy ounce of pure copper for immediate delivery. It is quoted in US dollars, set by trading on global markets (COMEX futures and the London OTC market for precious metals), and it is the benchmark every dealer, refiner, and marketplace seller prices from.
A troy ounce is 31.1035 grams -- about 10% heavier than the 28.35-gram avoirdupois ounce used for food. All precious metal prices, including the copper price on this page, are quoted per troy ounce.
The difference is the premium: minting, distribution, and the seller's margin. Premiums are lowest on large bars and generic rounds and highest on small fractional pieces and collectible coins. On PeerMetals the marketplace grid below shows each listing's asking price so you can compare it against today's spot and buy close to melt.
Continuously while markets are open -- roughly Sunday 6 PM to Friday 5 PM US Eastern time, with a short daily pause. The price on this page is refreshed every 30 minutes from the recorded spot feed; the chart above shows the last 30 days of those readings.
The spot price is global and quoted in USD, so yes -- what differs by location is the currency conversion, local taxes, and dealer premiums. Bullion in the US is generally exempt from sales tax in most states above a threshold, but check your state.
Rarely -- spot is the wholesale benchmark, and every physical product carries some premium. You can get closest with generic bars and rounds from individual sellers who have no retail overhead, which is exactly what the PeerMetals marketplace is built for: a flat 2.75% seller fee and no listing fees keep asking prices near melt.
Industrial copper is quoted per pound -- $6.85/lb at today's spot. Copper bullion rounds and bars are sold by the troy ounce ($0.47), which is why this page shows both.
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