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Midway through 1982, the composition of the US penny changed from 95% copper and 5% zinc to 97.5% zinc and 2.5% copper (in the form of a coating of pure copper over a core of zinc).
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What year did the government quit using copper in pennies?
In mid 1982 US cents were changed from an alloy of 95% copper/5% zinc to a pure zinc core with a thin plating of copper.
Which term is best defined as a the amount of money that the government spends on programs in a year?
expenditures
Who was the 44 year old cousin of Thomas Jefferson who was appointed Chief Justice of the Supreme Court and radically changed the job of the Supreme Court?
John Marshall was the 45, not 44, year old distant cousin of Thomas Jefferson who was Chief Justice of the Supreme Court and radically changed the job of the Supreme Court.
What year was the Internal Revenue Service created?
Started in 1862 as the bureau of internal revenue, name changed to internal revenue service in 1953.
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According to the California Department of Finance the amount varies from year to year. Generally 52 to 55% of the state budget is spent on education.
What zink penny should be copper tracsition year?
did they make 1982 copper penny by mistake
Is a penny copper?
A modern penny only has about 2.5% copper and the rest is zinc. Before 1982 pennies were made of 95% copper with the remainder being tin and/or zinc. The Mint changed the composition that year when the price of copper increased to the point that the older coins contained more than one cent's worth of copper.
Last year of copper penny?
1982
When was the last copper penny?
The last year for copper US pennies was 1982.
What is the value of a 1983 US copper penny?
A 1983 Lincoln cent is actually copper plated zinc, 1982 was the last year for copper pennies. It's just a penny.
How much copper is in a penny before 1983 and after 1984?
The transition year was 1982 rather than 1983. Up to mid-1982 cents were made of bronze - 95% copper and 5% tin and/or zinc. In the middle of the year copper prices went up so much that the composition was changed to 97.5% zinc with a 2.5% copper coating.
How much does a 1982 D penny weigh?
1982 is the year the composition was changed from copper to zinc. The copper version weighs 3.1 grams, and the zinc version weighs 2.5 grams.
How many different alloys were used to mint the 1967 Lincoln penny?
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.
Is a penny iron?
no a penny is copper... Actually not since 1982.... In the middle of that year the rising price of copper forced the Mint to change the coin's composition to zinc with a thin copper plating. The copper plating is only 2.5% of the coin's composition.
This is a British copper penny how can you tell it is 1912?
The year is at the bottom on the reverse side.
What year wheat penny is worth 30000?
The most valuable ones are the 1943 copper penny, and the even more rare 1944 steel penny.
What year did they change what they put in pennies?
The U.S. has changed the composition of the cent several times.From 1793-1857 the penny was made of 100% copper.1857-1864 the penny was made of 88% copper and 12% nickel.1864-1942 The penny was bronze being made of 95% copper, and 5% tin and zinc.In 1943 the penny was called the 1943 steel cent because it was made of zinc-coated steel.From 1944-46 the cent was brass and made of 95% copper and 5% zinc.From 1946-1962 the penny was bronze and made of 95% copper and 5% tin and zinc.From 1962-1982 the penny was again brass and made of 95% copper and 5% zinc.The most recent change was in mid-1982. The penny is 2.5% copper, being plated in pure copper. The core is made of zinc, 97.5%. The price of copper increased and the penny was cost more to make than it was worth.The penny still costs more to make than it's worth. As of 2010 it costs 1.79 cents to make a single penny.
