What is a 1937 penny made of?

Answer 1

The US penny, named after the British penny or pence was first minted as the US penny around 1787. Pennies in the US were first pressed in copper.

CorrectionThe first US coin to carry the denomination 1 cent was the so-called Fugio cent authorized by the Continental Congress in 1787. The first cents issued by the new Federal government were Large Cents made in 1793.

Note that coins are said to be minted or struckrather than "pressed".

Answer 2

No such coin exists. Steel pennies would not be made till 1943, with a handful of errors made dated 1944 with leftover blanks from the previous year.

Answer 3

A u.s penny is made of copper

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New (1982 and later) US pennies are copper plated zinc.

Answer 4

If it is a US cent (penny) it is 95% copper and 5% zinc.

Answer 5

Except for the famous wartime steel cents, all 1-cent coins struck from 1864 to mid-1982 were made of an alloy consisting of 95% copper and 5% of other metals, usually tin and/or zinc.

Answer 6

The 1917 British (KG V) Penny is a bronze coin made from 95.5% copper, 3% tin and 1.5% zinc.

It is 30.81mm in diameter and weighs 9.45 grams.

Answer 7

The coin has a composition of .880 copper & .120 nickel, so it's a copper-nickel coin.

Answer 8

It is made out of 95% copper and 5% zinc.