0
145 pennies (pre 1982) 181 (1982 and beyond). 1982 and newer pennies contain mostly zinc and pre 1982 pennies are 95% copper. Some 1982 pennies are 95% copper but not all so if you're buying for copper content stick with pre 1982 to be on the safe side. The above mentioned is pennies in a pound. to figure out pennies "in a pound of copper you must multiply "for pre 1982" 145 X 95% "copper content. Since your 5% short of copper per penny you multiply 145 X 5% to get 7.25. Add 145 to 7.25 to get 152.25 pre 1982 pennies in a pound of copper.
If you mean how many pennies can you make from one pound of copper the answer is:There is 2,5% copper in the penny (the rest is mostly zinc)
so you need 40 pounds of pennies to have one pound of copper.
Each penny weighs 0,080 troy ounces
40 pounds is 583,33 troy ounces (see why I like the metric system?)
583,3 / 0,8 = 7291.66...
About 7293 pennies (almost seventy three dollars in pennies)
(some will be used and have corroded if that makes a difference... I do not know)
Wiki User
∙ 13y ago
Add your answer:
Earn +20 pts
How many copper pennies equal a pound?
240 copper pennies equal a pound.
How many American copper pennies in 1 pound?
10000 pennies equals one pound.
How many copper pennies does it take to make a pound?
In 1 pound of pre-1982 copper pennies, there are approx 448 grams of weight. Knowing that a copper pre-82 penny weighs 3.11 grams, simply divide the approx 448 grams in 1 pound by the individual penny weight of 3.11grams. The answer to"how many copper pennies does it take to make a pound" is this.It would take 144.05144 copper pennies to weight 1 pound........give or take a couple.One copper cent weighs 3.11 grams, and one pound is 453.59 grams. Do the math, and it comes out to 146 copper cents per pound.
How many new pennies make a pound of copper?
One modern cent weighs 2.5 grams and contains 2.5% copper, which is 0.0625 grams or about 0.000138 lbs of copper per penny. To get one full pound of copper, it would take 7,246 pennies.
How many pennies equal a pound of pennies?
About 181 pennies per pound.
How much is 23 lbs of pennies?
That depends on what the pennies are made of:There are approximately 145 copper pennies in a poundThere are approximately 181 copper plated zinc pennies in a poundThere are approximately 168 steel pennies in a pound
How much money 47 pounds of pennies worth?
No way to answer, because there are at least 2 common types of US pennies. There are approximately 145 copper pennies in a pound.There are approximately 181 copper plated zinc pennies in a pound.
What is the weight of 22000 pennies?
22,000 modern pennies weight about 121.28 pounds , based on 181.4 pennies per pound. The old copper pennies weigh more.
How many pennies are in 10 pound?
1 pound equals 100 pennies 10 pounds= 1000 pennies
How many 1982 pennies does it take to make a pound?
100 pennies = 1 pound.
How many pennies are in a Victorian pound?
1 pound = 20 shillings, 1 shilling = 12 pennies so 1 pound = 240 pennies.
How many old pennies in a pound?
240- there were 12 pennies in a shilling and 20 shillings in a pound.
