I'm pretty sure real gold is worth more then gold stuffed with lesser valued things.
It's worth 2 cents for the copper.
they are not worth much i have 2 brass and 2 copper zippos and they are only worth about $75 to $150 each
brass is 80 to 90 percent copper and 10 to 20 percent zinc.why is brass worth less than both metals required to make it?
I HANDLED 2 SUCH COINS IN 1972 PAID 30 EA. THEY WERE STRUCK ON A PENNY BLANK WHICH IS COPPER NOT BRASS TODAY THEY ARE WORTH $750.00 ea TED LIGHTMAN
Threepences were not made from copper. British 1962 Threepences were made from nickel-brass. The 1962 Threepences issued by most other British Empire/Commonwealth countries were either partly silver or cupro-nickel, but all with a silver appearance. Modified coins have no collector value.
A 1994 brass penny is not a genuine U.S. coin as pennies are made of copper-plated zinc. If you have a 1994 brass penny, it could be a novelty or altered coin, but it would not be worth more than face value to collectors.
Over a billion were made so they're only worth face value. Feel free to spend it. Even though the coin is mostly copper its metal is technically brass because the copper is alloyed with zinc, nickel and manganese.
This might be possible with a ton of vinger or lemons, and a lot a scrubing. I am not a 100% sure if it coule happen but it is worth trying. That was a great question. That would be a great experiement to try.
$1 if it is a Sacajawea Dollar, the coins aren't actually gold but rather an alloy of copper and brass making them be worth simply $1. The value of the actual materials inside the coin is around 6 cents. They aren't rare and hold no special collector value.
Brass is an alloy of copper and zinc, and has been in use for thousands of years. It retains many of the good properties of copper, whilst being cheaper than that. Other than steel, it is probably the next most common alloy. It is readily re-cyclable. It has valuable anti-bacterial properties. As far as the retail value of brass, that depends upon the purity of the sample, and the local demand.
The only brass U.S. coins are dollars.
no they are not : The outer layers are manganese brass and the core is copper. With the price of gold around $1600/oz it would be impossible for them to be real gold and only worth $1.