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They used to be made ompletely of copper but that got too expensive (the copper ended up being worth more than the coin its self) so now it's a mix of copper and other metals.
CorrectionNot minerals, but metals. US cents were made of pure copper until 1857. For a few years they were made of an alloy of copper and nickel but it was too difficult to strike using the primitive machinery of the time, so the mint switched to bronze (95% copper plus 5% tin and/or zinc) until mid-1982. Because copper became too expensive, the coin is now made of pure zinc with copper plating on the outside.The only exception to bronze composition was during WWII when cents were made of steel to free up copper for use in ammunition.
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What is the value of a 1997 Liberty one cent piece?
A 1997 US one cent piece? is a Lincoln cent and only face value.
How do you give 11 cents in change using 4 US mint coins?
A nickel, a 3 cent piece, a 2 cent piece, a one cent piece.
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It is kind of a trick question. One is a nickel, so it is not a 50 cent piece, the other is a 50 cent piece. They didn't say that neither coin is a 50 cent piece, only that one is not.
How do you make 61cents out of 3 coins?
One fifty-cent piece, one dime, and one cent (penny)
What is the 1847 gold one cent piece worth?
One cent coins were never made of gold.
Is it true that pennies are not going to be made in the future?
The Treasury Dept. Has Concluded It Cost 0.93 Cent To Make A One Cent Piece. Yes It Looks Like The One Cent Piece Will Be A Thing Of The Past.
What is the value of one cent piece of 1955?
A lot
What is the Value of a 1907 gold one cent piece?
No gold US one cent coins were ever made.
Is a ten cent coin bigger then a one Dollar coin?
a ten cent piece is smaller.
What three coins make a dollar?
One half dollar (50 cent piece) and two quarter dollars (25 cent each piece)
You have two US coins that equal fifty five cents and one of them is not a nickel what are they?
Hmmmm. This is a trick question, huh. The two US coins that total fifty-five cents are a fifty-cent piece and a five-cent piece. The fifty-cent piece is the one that is not a nickel.
What is the Value of 1834 liberty one cent piece?
whats the value of 1834 one cent in very good shape
