Lincoln cents post-1982 are only 2.5% copper (the balance is zinc). Lincoln cents pre-1982 are 95% copper (except 1943, which are steel coated with zinc). 1982 Lincoln cents can be either type.
240 copper pennies equal a pound.
the percent of nine pennies to a dollar is 9 percent considering that there are 100 pennies in a dollar the percent will always be the same number of pennies, but only if your dealing with pennies or things in groups of 100.
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.
The answer depends on how many pennies are in each box.
Pennies produced in 2004 were made from copper-plated zinc. Pennies with 95% copper metal have not been produced since 1982.
240 copper pennies equal a pound.
Mid 1982 But the new cents are 97.5% zinc, not 95%
You cant't figure this out using copper pennies. Pennies are not 100% copper.
Including the surface plating of copper and the .008 of copper in the core the total amount is 2.5% in Lincoln cents dated after 1982.
It can be used for pennies, copper wire and many other uses
It can be used for pennies, copper wire and many other uses
10000 pennies equals one pound.
No, pennies do not contain gold. Modern pennies are mostly zinc with a little copper, older pennies are mostly copper with a little zinc.
Never. The highest percentage of copper in Canadian pennies was 98%, during the years 1942-1996.
copper is important because it makes pennies and pennies are good
There are no exact records of the number of copper pennies made in 1943. It was about 40. Most pennies that year were made of steel.
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