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Assuming you mean a US cent, in general if its date is 1981 or older, it is predominantly copper. The major exception would be 1943 cents that were made of zinc-plated steel due to wartime shortages.
1982 cents were struck in both zinc and bronze so you need to weigh them - a bronze cent weighs about 3.1 gm while a zinc one weighs 2.5 gm.
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What coin is made out of copper?
The penny is made out of copper.
How does one find out if a penny is made of copper or zinc?
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.
What U.S coin is made out of copper?
The U.S. penny, which is officially called the one-cent coin, is made primarily of copper. It has a composition of 97.5% zinc and 2.5% copper.
What is a 2005 penny made of?
2005 Lincoln cents are .975 Zinc & .025 Copper
What is the copper content of a 1983 penny?
A 1983 penny is made of 95% copper and 5% zinc. The actual weight of copper in a 1983 penny is approximately 2.5 grams.
How do you tell if you have a 1941 copper penny?
All 1941 pennies are made of bronze which is mostly copper.
What coin is made out of copper?
The penny is made out of copper.
How can you tell if a 1944 penny is made of steel?
You can tell if a 1944 penny is made of steel by using a magnet. Place a magnet near the penny - if it sticks, then the penny is made of steel. Steel pennies were issued in 1943 due to a shortage of copper, so any 1944 penny made of steel would be an error.
How does one find out if a penny is made of copper or zinc?
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.
Is a penny made out of a rock?
no it is made out of copper
What penny's were made out of?
Pennies were made of copper
What U.S coin is made out of copper?
The U.S. penny, which is officially called the one-cent coin, is made primarily of copper. It has a composition of 97.5% zinc and 2.5% copper.
What a penny is made of?
From 1783-1837, a penny was pure copper. But newer pennies are made mostly of zinc.He is tottaly right
What were the 1861 confederate penny made of?
the 1861 Confederate penny was made of copper or nickel
What element is found in the us penny?
Copper
How much of a penny's weight is copper?
If the penny was made pre-1982, it weighs 3.11 gm and is made of bronze containing 95% copper. That means it contains 0.95 * 3.11 = 2.955 gm of pure copper. If the penny was made post-1982, the penny will weigh 2.5 gm and be made of 97.5% zinc with a coating of copper, so it only contains 0.025 * 2.5 = 0.0625 gm of pure copper.
What is a 2005 penny made of?
2005 Lincoln cents are .975 Zinc & .025 Copper
