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Assuming you mean a US cent, in general if its date is 1981 or older, it is predominantly copper. The major exception would be 1943 cents that were made of zinc-plated steel due to wartime shortages.
1982 cents were struck in both zinc and bronze so you need to weigh them - a bronze cent weighs about 3.1 gm while a zinc one weighs 2.5 gm.
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How does one find out if a penny is made of copper or zinc?
You can tell if a penny is made out of zinc or copper by the date on the penny. If the date is before 1982 then the penny is 95% copper. Pennies dated 1983 or later are 97.5% zinc with a thin copper coating.
What coin is made out of copper?
The penny is made out of copper.
What U.S coin is made out of copper?
The penny is made partly of copper.
What element is the inside of a penny made of?
Modern US cents are made of copper plated zinc. Starting midway through 1982 the penny switched from bronze to copper plated zinc. So if you have a penny dated 1983-present you for sure have a penny with zinc on the inside.
What material is the us penny made of?
From 1982 the US Penny is made of a little more than 97% Zinc. The rest is a copper coating.
How does one find out if a penny is made of copper or zinc?
You can tell if a penny is made out of zinc or copper by the date on the penny. If the date is before 1982 then the penny is 95% copper. Pennies dated 1983 or later are 97.5% zinc with a thin copper coating.
How do you tell if you have a 1941 copper penny?
All 1941 pennies are made of bronze which is mostly copper.
What coin is made out of copper?
The penny is made out of copper.
What U.S coin is made out of copper?
The penny is made partly of copper.
Is a penny made out of a rock?
no it is made out of copper
What penny's were made out of?
Pennies were made of copper
Is a 1961 penny made of the same thing as a 2007 penny?
No, a 1961 US penny was 95 percent copper. Current pennies are made of zinc, with a copper shell.
What were the 1861 confederate penny made of?
the 1861 Confederate penny was made of copper or nickel
What metal is penny made of?
Copper or zinc
What are some things made of copper?
A penny
What is the 1924 s penny made of it doesn't look like copper?
It's made of copper.
How much of a penny's weight is copper?
If the penny was made pre-1982, it weighs 3.11 gm and is made of bronze containing 95% copper. That means it contains 0.95 * 3.11 = 2.955 gm of pure copper. If the penny was made post-1982, the penny will weigh 2.5 gm and be made of 97.5% zinc with a coating of copper, so it only contains 0.025 * 2.5 = 0.0625 gm of pure copper.
