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What element is in pennies?

Updated: 8/9/2023
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9y ago

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Copper

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9y ago

Currently pennies are made of copper-clad zinc since 1982. Before that, the pennies were made of pure copper. The government switched from using mostly copper element because of the high cost.

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12y ago

the element that is found in the U.S penny is copper

CorrectionElements in US 1¢ coins:

Large cents, 1793 to 1857: copper

Small cents, 1856 to mid-1864: copper, with about 12% nickel

Small cents, mid-1864 to 1942 and 1944 to mid-1982: copper, with 5% tin and/or zinc

Small cents, 1943: steel (primarily iron) coated with a small amount of zinc

Small cents, mid-1982 to the present: zinc, coated with a small amount of copper

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16y ago

Older pennies were made of copper. Newer ones are made of zinc coated with copper.

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8y ago

Penny has the elements Zinc and Copper. Out of all the elements it only has two.

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11y ago

Older pennies were made from about 97% copper and 3% zinc. Today, pennies are made from about 97% zinc and 3% copper.

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15y ago

i herd some pennies contain zinc

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11y ago

Copper

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