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What year did people start making pennies?
The U.S. started making 1 cent coins in 1793. However, the first pennies (i.e. the coins that are really called pennies, not nicknamed) were minted in England as far back as the 8th century AD.
How many pennies does the US Mint make each year?
In 2011, the U.S. Mint produced 4,938,540,000 pennies.
Durning a year long penny drive a volunteer group collected 10000000 pennies how many stacks of 100 pennies could they make with all of their pennies?
1,000,000
How many pennies are thrown away each year?
lots
What is normal size of pennies 15 years old?
15 year old pennies are essentially the same size as those minted today. You'd have to go back to 1857 to find pennies that were significantly larger.
In what year were pennies made of stael and why was steel used?
Copper shortage in world war 2
What is the Worth of steel pennies?
it all depends on what year it is
What day and year did they stop making pennies?
they still make pennies
When they stop making wheat pennies?
The last year for wheat pennies was 1958.
How many pennies were made of copper in 1943 before going to steel that year?
All of them were supposed to be made of steel, however there were a few copper coins accidentally struck that year. Its extremely rare to come across copper pennies from that year.
What was the purpose of the steel coating on a 1943 penny?
The steel coating on the 1943 penny was implemented due to the shortage of copper during World War II. Copper was needed for making ammunition and other war supplies, so the U.S. Mint switched to using zinc-coated steel for pennies that year.
How does a mass of a penny depend on the year it was minted?
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.
How much is a 1947 silver wheat back penny sell for?
Well . . . there have never been any silver pennies minted in the US, so you must be talking about the steel pennies. As far as I know, 1943 was the only year that steel pennies, or 'steelies', were minted.
Why are the 1944 steel pennies rare?
Because they are error coins. 1943 was the only year that the US intentionally minted steel cents, those coins are not rare and only fetch a few cents or a dollar or two. 1944 steel cents are error coins and were not intentionally struck, rather, steel blanks were left in the machine used to strike pennies and they were struck in steel rather than copper. Other 1944 pennies are made out of copper and are not rare and they only fetch a few cents.
What year did thay quit making weet pennies..............they stop making them in 1959?
they stoper making it in 1958
What is the value of a silver penny1941?
American pennies have been copper in every year except 1943, when copper was scarce and pennies were made of steel. These days, pennies are more zinc than copper.
How many copper pennys were made in 1943?
There are no exact records of the number of copper pennies made in 1943. It was about 40. Most pennies that year were made of steel.
