#1 no solder or paint or anything. Just copper (tubing or other.... But stripped wire should get you a higher price that #1 as 'bare bright')
#2 same as #1 but allowed to have solder on it
Usually if I have copper pipes I cut off all the joints where there is solder and all that goes as #2 (or sometimes the joints are brass) and then the rest (clean copper pipe) goes as #1. The pricing difference isn't HUGE but usually worth the few seconds to do some separating for a few extra cents per lb
Currently prices at my yard are
Bare bright $2.70/lb
#1 $2.65/lb
#2 $2.45/lb
Sheet/light copper $2.30/lb
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