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Pennies today are made of 97.5% zinc and 2.5% copper.
Well depending if your talking about all the different country's pennies, then Im not sure. But I do know that the pennies made in Canada and the states are. The main metal in these pennies are copper, and copper is worth more then what the penny is worth, so sometime in the near future they will atop making pennies.
US pennies are made of a copper-plated zinc composition. They are composed of 97.5% zinc and 2.5% copper.
All most none only .008% Copper & .992% Zinc
Copper
Pennies today are made of 97.5% zinc and 2.5% copper.
The materials used to mint pennies has changed. Originally, pennies were made of almost pure copper. Today, British pennies are made of nickel/steel blanks coated in copper, and US "pennies" (actually cents) are made of zinc blanks coated in copper.
US "pennies" (cents) are made of 97.5% zinc plated with 2.5% copper Canadian and European cents as well as British pennies are made of copper-plated steel.
The US never made silver pennies. In 1943 the US made steel pennies. These are often mistaken for silver pennies.
Yes, in the 1970s pennies were made of 95% copper while in the 1990s they were made of about 97% zinc.
1860 The last copper pennies were made in England, and the same year the first bronze pennies were made.
One Penny GBP in 1908 had the purchasing power of about £0.29 GBP today. One Penny GBP in 1960 had the purchasing power of about £0.06 GBP today. One Penny GBP in 1990 had the purchasing power of about £0.017 GBP today. One Penny GBP in 2006 had the purchasing power of about £0.011 GBP today. One Penny GBP in 2007 had the purchasing power of about £0.011 GBP today.
The silver-colored metal is actually zinc. Silver is far too expensive to use in pennies. If a cent were made of silver it would be worth over a dollar at today's prices.
According to the US mint, 6015.2 million pennies were made in 2012.
They are legal tender.
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Pennies produced in 2004 were made from copper-plated zinc. Pennies with 95% copper metal have not been produced since 1982.