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What is the value of a 1955 Lincoln wheat back penny that looks like it has a copper outside edge and a steel or silver center?
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∙ 12y ago
This coin is worth only 1 cent. what you see is corrosoin to the outer copper. The metal is zinc.
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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.
What is the value of a silver wheat penny dated 1949?
If it appears to be silver silver, it was plated outside the US mint. The U.S. never struck cents in silver. My high school physics class made silver-plated pennies and copper-plated dimes. The alteration makes it worth face value.
What is a 1971 Eisenhower Dollar made of?
Unless the coin was released as part of a special mint set and made out of silver, (they are identifiable by having "s" mintmarks) Eisenhower dollars are made out of a copper core and a copper/nickel alloy for the outside coating.
What year did they stop making half dollars out of pure silver?
US halves were never made of pure silver, all pre-1965 (1964 was the last) coins are 90% silver and 10% copper. From 1965 to 1970 they were made of 40% silver and 60% copper. From 1971 to the present they are 75% copper and 25% nickel bonded to an inner core of pure copper.
How can a copper wire b silver on the outside?
Its probably not silver. Its probably tin plated to make it easier to solder.
Why is the 1943D Lincoln penny silver?
It has a silver color because it is made out of steel. Copper was needed for the war and was in short supply, so steel pennies were made.
Was silver eliminated in coins during World War 2?
No, but copper and nickel was. This is why we have 1943 steel Lincoln cents and the SILVER War Nickels of 1942 to 1945.
What is Silver Nitrate plus copper?
As copper is more reactive than silver copper will displace silver and will become copper nitrate and silver is left by its own from the reaction
NAME OF A metal that replaces silver from silver nitrate solution?
copper will replace silver in silver nitratesolution will precipitate silver and oxidize copper turning to copper nitrate
What metals are not silver gray in color?
Copper and gold.
Is chariots of silver and copper a idiom?
No, "chariots of silver and copper" is not an idiom. It may be used literally to describe chariots made of silver and copper.
Is silver heavier then copper?
Silver is almost twice as heavy as copper.
Are copper and silver elements or compounds?
Copper and Silver are both elements. However the copper and silver objects you find in everyday life are unlikly to be 100% pure copper or silver. These objects will be made with copper or silver alloyed to other metals to improve its properties or decrease its cost.
If copper displaces silver from silver nitrate will silver displace copper ll nitrate?
No, copper replaces silver because it is more reactive than silver, and therefore more stable in a compound.
How could you react silver nitrate and copper?
By dissolving the silver nitrate in water, then stirring finely divided copper into the water. The copper will displace silver from the silver nitrate as a solid and form copper nitrate in the solution.
1966 dime copper and silver different?
In 1966, dimes in circulation were made of a copper-nickel alloy, not pure copper or silver. The composition of the dime was 91.67% copper and 8.33% nickel. Silver dimes were minted until 1964 and contained 90% silver. The change in composition was due to rising silver prices.
