Funny, I do that exact same thing while watching T.V. at night. Or when I have a little free time. I carry around a small case with some needle nose pliers, A husky HD-74501 precision set (this rocks by the way) and a Klein D209-5C (basically small dykes, these are also a great tool). It’s true the floppy boards are not worth shipping so you might as well do something with the pins. Also the internal CD-ROM mechanism is often cast Alum which I'm sure most metals folks would notice. There are also some small I.C. type chips often in a clear square like container; you can often times see the small gold circuits inside them. And last of all sometimes (its not often) there are even small Ceramic I.C. chips on those as well. I add them in my Ceramic CPU stash.
Note. You will not get rich doing this.... It’s really just something to do when you have a little time and want to keep your hands busy. it can be fun to watch that pile of pins grow as well.
Gold plated pins can contain .5 grams up to 3+ grams per LB, but with like everything else it comes down to quality and floppy pins are as a general rule of thumb on the lower end.
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