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Large cents were pure copper.

Flying Eagle cents and Indian cents up to mid-1864 were 88% copper and 12% nickel.

In mid-1864 the familiar bronze composition was adopted: 95% copper and 5% tin and/or zinc. Bronze was used up to mid-1982, except for the famous wartime steel cents of 1943.

In mi-1982 the composition was changed again to the current 97.5% zinc and 2.5% copper.

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