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At the moment the price of copper is US$7,230 per metric tonne. The price of silver is about US$28.10 per Troy ounce, which is US$899,000 per metric tonne.
Silver is about 124 times the price of copper.
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What is the value of a silver penny1941?
American pennies have been copper in every year except 1943, when copper was scarce and pennies were made of steel. These days, pennies are more zinc than copper.
Is a 1922 Silver Dollar coin all silver?
No it's 90% silver and 10% copper with out the copper the coin would be to soft to use
When did copper get added to silver coins?
Copper has almost always been used in silver coins, because pure silver wears out faster.
How much is an American 1891 dollar worth in sterling silver?
Circulating US coins were struck in "coin silver" which has more copper in it than sterling silver. The extra copper was needed to make the coins hard enough to not wear out quickly. Please see the Related Question.
Why is the US dime smaller than the US penny?
Because of what the coins were made out of. In fact, the penny used to be much larger, about the size of a half dollar! Early British pennies were even larger, weighing an ounce and being larger than a silver dollar! But the dime until 1965 was minted in 90% silver and the penny up to 1982 was minted in copper. Because copper was quite a bit more common and less expensive than silver, a copper coin had to be larger to have about 1 cent's worth of copper in it. On the other hand, 10 cents worth of silver (or close to it) was rather tiny. Thus the penny was large and the dime was small. Since the penny is no longer even made out of copper (it is now copper plated zinc) and the dime stopped being made out of silver a long time ago, today it is more of a curiosity. It is also for this reason that the nickel is larger than a dime, because the first 5 cent pieces were known as half dimes and were the same size as half a dime and were minted in silver. However, in 1866, the US government decided to strike 5 cent pieces out of 75% copper and 25% nickel (the same alloy used today) and because copper and nickel were more common than silver, the coin was increased in size to compensate for that.
Is copper or silver a better conductor of electricity?
Silver is a better conductor than copper, but copper is more commonly used because it is cheaper and isn't as easily tarnished.
If silver is a better conductor than copper then why is copper wire used in daily life instead of silver wire?
The price of copper today is $3.43 a pound. The price of silver today is $12.90 an ounce. Copper is much cheaper.
is brass or copper cheaper?
Copper is cheaper than brass.
Why is copper more widely used as an electrical conductor than silver?
Silver is more expensive than copper and aluminum and less abundant so it is more economically feasible to use other metals.
Is copper cheaper than stainless steel?
Yes, brass is cheaper than copper.
Which is the best conductor among these gold silver copper or aluminum?
Silver is, then copper, then gold, and then aluminum. Copper is used for wiring because it is cheaper than silver. Aluminum is not used very much anymore because it can be dangerous when installed improperly.
Why copper is used for making electrical wire while silver is not?
Copper is the best conductor of any metal except for silver. Silver is too expensive for normal use.
Is it cheaper to recycle copper than to use new copper?
It can be up to 90% cheaper to recycle copper
Why are PCBs made using copper?
copper is cheaper than gold or silver, works good enough, and is easy to mask and etch with reasonably safe chemicals.
Why is copper us as electric cable instead of silver?
Copper is much cheaper but still does the same job almost as well as silver.
Why copper is commonly used in conductor wires?
Copper is an excellent conductor of electrical current because its valence shell has only one electron. It is also cost effective, being cheaper than some of the alternatives such as silver and gold.
Why elecrtic wires are not made of silver?
Silver would be too expensive. Copper is much cheaper.
