No. Pennies were made of copper (Now US pennies are made of copper plated zinc) Magnets are made of iron or other ferro-magnetic metals.
A magnet won't pick up a penny because pennies are made of non-magnetic materials like copper and zinc, which are not attracted to magnets. Similarly, a magnet won't pick up a piece of wood because wood is also non-magnetic and does not have magnetic properties to be attracted to the magnet.
Try to pick it up with a magnet.
A 1963 steel penny that can be picked up by a magnet is likely a flawed or altered coin. Authentic 1963 pennies were made of copper and not attracted to magnets. Such altered coins typically have no numismatic value beyond a few cents.
most definitely a magnet the size of a penny has broken my mp3 i got for xmas it wont turn on now. Actually I disagree, I got my hard drive magnet just now (much more powerful than a fridge magnet) and rubbed it all over my iRiver E100 and it still works. Did the same to my mobile, Nokia 5140i. --blueuser
A magnet. It is described as a Magnet.
The best way to find out if it is real, simply use a magnet. It will cling to the magnet if it is a real steel penny.
No, copper is not magnetic.
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No, pennies are made from a combination of metals that are not magnetic, such as copper and zinc. Therefore, a penny will not stick to a magnet.
A standard penny is made of copper and zinc, which are not attracted to magnets. Therefore, a magnet would not attract to a penny.
Test it with a magnet. 1943 steel cents are magnetic. 1944 copper cents are not.
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.
because the penny can't be magnetically charged.
If a penny sticks to a magnet, it is likely a result of the penny being made of certain metals, such as zinc or steel, which are magnetic. Pennies minted after 1982 in the United States are made predominantly of zinc, which contains magnetic properties.
Neither the original copper or the newer version copper-zinc penny is magnetic. The 1943 steel penny was the only penny effected by a magnet.
No, a real 1943 copper penny does not stick to a magnet because 1943 pennies were made of zinc-coated steel and not copper due to the shortage of copper during World War II.
The 1943 steel penny.