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1793-1857 : pure copper
1857-1864 : 88% copper, 12% nickel
1864-1942 and 1944-mid 1982 : 95% copper, 5% tin/zinc
1943 : steel plated with zinc
mid 1982-present : zinc plated with copper There have never been "lead" or "silver" cents. Test pieces were made in aluminum in 1974 but were not released to the public.
What else can I help you with?
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.
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.
Were 1950's pennies made of cooper?
Pennies from 1982 and before were all copper
Are the 1970s pennies different from the 1990s pennies?
Yes, in the 1970s pennies were made of 95% copper while in the 1990s they were made of about 97% zinc.
What was the last year pennies were made out of copper?
1982
What are you S Pennies made of?
Pennies today are made of 97.5% zinc and 2.5% copper.
What can be made out of copper?
pennies
What is US pennies made of?
US pennies are made of a copper-plated zinc composition. They are composed of 97.5% zinc and 2.5% copper.
When did pennies stop being all copper?
1860 The last copper pennies were made in England, and the same year the first bronze pennies were made.
What penny's were made out of?
Pennies were made of copper
Does a penny have gold?
No, pennies do not contain gold. Modern pennies are mostly zinc with a little copper, older pennies are mostly copper with a little zinc.
What are 2004 pennies made of?
Pennies produced in 2004 were made from copper-plated zinc. Pennies with 95% copper metal have not been produced since 1982.
How much copper are pennies currently made of?
All most none only .008% Copper & .992% Zinc
Is a penny an magnet?
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.
What is the penny made of TODAY?
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.
Does pennies have iron in it?
No. A penny is made out of copper-plated zinc.
Are all pennies made of the same metal?
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.
