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Pennies produced in 2004 were made from copper-plated zinc. Pennies with 95% copper metal have not been produced since 1982.
...but only a penny more!
The metal is probably worth more than the paper. But in terms of legal tender, they do indeed both have the same purchasing power.
Neither is. Density only depends on the substance, not on how much of it there is.
160 quarters = $40.00480 dimes = $48.003,999 pennies = $39.99
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.
The newer pennies have a different proportion of metal
You can use a metal polish to get pennies back to looking new.
Based on melt value alone, any Lincoln cents minted before 1982 are worth about 2 cents each for their copper content.
Bronze.
Pennies. They are smaller.
The metal copper- however, US pennies are now copper plated zinc.
Pennies produced in 2004 were made from copper-plated zinc. Pennies with 95% copper metal have not been produced since 1982.
For metal content, or melt value, copper pennies (pre-1982) are worth about 2 cents each. As far as collector value, that depends more on specific dates, mint marks, and condition.
Since 1982, pennies have been 97.5% zinc and 2.5% copper. Before that, they were 95% copper and 5% zinc.
Its pennies why because the pennies are more denser because it has more paritcles and the feathers are lighter.
97.5% zinc, 2.5% copper.