This sounds like an old trade token -- face value 5 cents -- collector value $5 to $10
Only one - 95% copper and 5% tin and zinc. You may be thinking of 1982, when the composition of the coin was changed in mid year from the copper-tin-zinc alloy to copper-plated zinc.
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Since their introduction in 1969, British 5 Pence coins have been made from an alloy of 75% copper and 25% nickel. There is no silver in any circulating British coin
Pennies are made of zinc coated with copper.
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i have a 1991 5 cent coin printed on a copper(penny
The percentage of any metal in a coin would depend entirely on the coin and the country it came from. An Australian 1962 "copper" coin (bronze) contains 97% copper. An Australian 1962 "silver" coin (cupro-nickel) contains 40% copper. A British 1962 "copper" coin (bronze) contains 97% copper. A British 1962 "silver" coin (cupro-nickel) contains 75% copper. An American 1962 "copper" (bronze) 1¢ coin contains 95% copper An American 1962 "nickel" 5¢ coin is actually 75% copper An American 1962 silver coin is 10% copper, with the rest silver.
A US 5-cent coin is 75% copper and 25% nickel.
5 cent coin: Brass-clad nickel 10 cent coin: Brass-clad nickel 50 cent coin: nickel-clad copper dollar coin: nickel-clad copper.
The slang name for U.S. 5¢ coins is "a nickel", even though the coin is mostly copper.
In 1869, the 5 cent coin you are looking at is likely a shield nickel. In which case the coin is a copper-nickel composition (75% copper and 25% nickel). In the same year there was also a half dime, and that was made out of 90% silver and 10% copper. The Shield nickel is the same size and shape as today's nickels, just a different design
copper-nickel and its worth 2.00$
The FS are the initials of Felix Schlag, who designed the coin. Those letters are on every Jefferson nickel from 1966 to 2004. Every single coin in that time frame is worth 5 cents.
1794/5 Flowing hair silver/copper dollar
Nickels are .750 copper & .250 nickel
You will need 5 copper coins witch are pennies and 5 non-copper coins witch are dimes, pieces of paper towel and lemon juice. First you take a piece of paper towel and dip it in lemon juice. place it on top of a copper coin. then you take a non-copper coin and place it on top of the paper towel. After, you take a piece of paper towel and put it on top of your non-copper coin. Do the same thing as a pattern until you have used 5 copper coins and 5 non-copper coins. Make sure you have a piece of paper towel in between each coin. Finally, wet each finger tip and hold the ends of your battery. Do you feel a BZZ?
I have a republic of Liberia coin as well, and the certificate that came with it states it is copper-nickel.