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Is a US penny copper

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Anonymous

∙ 15y ago
Updated: 8/18/2019

Pre-1982 pennies are made of bronze, which is 95% copper plus 5% tin and/or zinc.

Post-1982 pennies are zinc with a thin coating of copper.

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