U.S. cents made before mid-1982, and British pennies made before 1993, were struck in a bronze alloy that was mostly copper. Some very early cents and pennies were struck in pure copper.
Modern U.S. cents are made from copper-plated zinc, and British pennies are made of copper-plated steel.
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You can tell if a penny is made out of zinc or copper by the date on the penny. If the date is before 1982 then the penny is 95% copper. Pennies dated 1983 or later are 97.5% zinc with a thin copper coating.
did they make 1982 copper penny by mistake
zinc is 97.5% of the penny and copper is 2.5% of the penny
The penny is made out of copper.
Those are 95 percent copper. A US penny weighs 3.11 grams. Of that, 2.9545 grams is copper.
The copper of the penny will rub off the file
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