For metal content, or melt value, copper pennies (pre-1982) are worth about 2 cents each. As far as collector value, that depends more on specific dates, mint marks, and condition.
There are many years that have valuable 1 cent coins. For Lincoln cents, this usually will involve a combination of the year and the mintmark -- a small "D" or "S" below the date. You can find a list of retail values for all the different types of U.S. cents here : http://www.numismedia.com/fmv/fmvcents.shtml
Newer pennies are primarily made of zinc, with a thin copper plating on the surface. The core of these pennies is composed of 97.5% zinc and 2.5% copper.
any copper penny is worth more than its face value.
i know they were made from 1909-1959, and contain a valuable 95% copper. some people melt pennies and turn them into ''copper nuggets'' because the metal used for a coin is worth more than 1 cent
No, pennies do not contain gold. Modern pennies are mostly zinc with a little copper, older pennies are mostly copper with a little zinc.
There are no lead pennies. Usually they were copper or some form of copper mixed with another metal. Lead has never been considered a valuable metal.
copper is important because it makes pennies and pennies are good
The 1943 penny sticks to a magnet because it is made of steel, not copper like other pennies from that era. While a 1943 copper penny is rare and valuable, it is not worth a million dollars. The most valuable 1943 pennies are those mistakenly struck in copper instead of steel and can fetch tens of thousands of dollars at auction.
240 copper pennies equal a pound.
In the 1950s, pennies in the United States were primarily made of copper, consisting of 95% copper and 5% tin and zinc. This composition remained until 1982, when the penny's formulation was changed due to rising copper prices, leading to the introduction of a zinc core with a thin copper plating. The use of copper in pennies during the 1950s made them heavier and more valuable in terms of metal content compared to later versions.
copper. That is why they call them copper pennies. There is also a zinc coating on the pennies be more specific dude
The density of copper is 8.94 g/cm3. This can be calculated by dividing the total mass of the pennies (36.93 g) by the total volume they displace (4.13 cm3). This gives the density of copper as 8.94 g/cm3.