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pure Copper from 1793 - 1857 Copper & Nickel from 1856 - 1864 Copper, Tin & Zinc from 1864 - 1942 Zinc coated Steel in 1943 Copper, Tin & Zinc from 1944 - 1981 Copper plated Zinc from 1982 -
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Old pennies in the United States were made of different materials over the years. Prior to 1982, pennies were made of 95% copper and 5% zinc. From 1982 to 2008, they were made of 97.5% zinc and plated with a thin layer of copper. Penny composition changed again in 2010 to 97.5% zinc and 2.5% copper.
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What does matte finished pennies mean?
Old pennies
Why do the new pennies have less mass than the old pennies?
The newer pennies have a different proportion of metal
How do old pennies get corroded?
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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 old are 1964 Australian Pennies?
Australian 1964 Pennies were minted in 1964, so as at January 2011, they are 47 years old.
How old 1916 pennies?
In 2010, they are 94 years old.
How many old pennies in a pound?
240- there were 12 pennies in a shilling and 20 shillings in a pound.
Is there a size difference between old Canadian pennies and the new ones?
Yes there is a diff between old Canadian pennies and new ones
How many old pennies are in a guinea?
252 is the answer
What is normal size of pennies 15 years old?
15 year old pennies are essentially the same size as those minted today. You'd have to go back to 1857 to find pennies that were significantly larger.
How many pennies are in 4000.00?
If you are talking dollars then the answer is 400,000 if you are talking old English pounds then the answer would be 960,000 pennies
How many Pennies were minted in 2008?
The Royal Mint advises that in 2008, 180,600,000 Pennies of the old (Ironside) design were minted and, 386,830,000 Pennies of the new (Dent) design were minted. A total of 567,430,000 Pennies for 2008.
