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How many pennies in a pre-decimal British Pound?
There were 240 pre-decimal pennies in a pound.
How much does 1000000000 pennies weigh?
It depends if you are talking about pre-1982 pennies or post-1982 pennies.
How many pennies are in an ounce?
If the pennies were pre-1982 then 9 US pennies are very close to 1 ounce (9.145 pennies = 1 ounce). If the pennies are after 1982 then 11 US pennies are very close to one ounce (11.34 pennies = 1 ounce).
How many pennies make one pound?
Now it is 100 pence to the pound. Pre decimal currency, there were 240 pennies in a pound.
Can copper pennies be melted down?
It is illegal to melt down pennies or nickels at this time. Currently the penny is only made of 2.5% copper with the rest zinc. However, prior to 1982 pennies were predominately made of copper. A pre-1982 penny is currently worth about 2 cents.
What weighs exactly 1 once?
three pre-decimal British pennies
What happened to Australian pennies when decimal currency was introduced?
All circulating pre-decimal Australian currency was progressively withdrawn from circulation and sent back to the Royal Australian Mint to be melted down.
Is there a difference between pre-1981 and post-1981 pennies?
The difference is tat the size changes a little, an also that Post 1981 pennies have had another meneral added to it
Are us penney coins pure copper?
No, pre-1982 pennies are 95% copper and post-1982 pennies are made out of mostly zinc with a thing copper coating
What does the abbreviation 12 P in a S stand for?
Pre 1971 in the UK there were twelve pennies in a shilling
How many pennies in a pound of copper?
145 pennies (pre 1982) 181 (1982 and beyond). 1982 and newer pennies contain mostly zinc and pre 1982 pennies are 95% copper. Some 1982 pennies are 95% copper but not all so if you're buying for copper content stick with pre 1982 to be on the safe side. The above mentioned is pennies in a pound. to figure out pennies "in a pound of copper you must multiply "for pre 1982" 145 X 95% "copper content. Since your 5% short of copper per penny you multiply 145 X 5% to get 7.25. Add 145 to 7.25 to get 152.25 pre 1982 pennies in a pound of copper.If you mean how many pennies can you make from one pound of copper the answer is:There is 2,5% copper in the penny (the rest is mostly zinc)so you need 40 pounds of pennies to have one pound of copper.Each penny weighs 0,080 troy ounces40 pounds is 583,33 troy ounces (see why I like the metric system?)583,3 / 0,8 = 7291.66...About 7293 pennies (almost seventy three dollars in pennies)(some will be used and have corroded if that makes a difference... I do not know)
When was the penny invented?
The penny has a history dating back to pre-Roman times as a basic unit of currency. In Rome it was called a denarius(which is why pre-decimalisation British pennies had 'd' after them) a silver coin which paid for a day's labour. Anglo-Saxon England also used pennies.
