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The 2008 US Cent is composed of a 99.2% zinc and .8% copper core with a plating of pure copper.
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What is the metallic composition of a penny between the year 2000-2008?
Percent Composition by mass: 97.5% Zinc, 2.5% Copper
What is a composition of a penny?
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What is the metallic composition of a penny?
The metal composition of penny coins made after 1982 is 97.5 percent zinc and 2.5 percent copper. The first penny coins, from 1793 to 1837, were made from pure copper.
What is the composition of a 1901 Indian head penny?
The composition is .950 copper & .050 tin and zinc, also known as Bronze.
What is the composition of a 1927 British Penny?
The 1927 British Penny was made from 95.5% copper, 3% tin, and 1.5% zinc.
Is the weight of a penny absolute?
No, it depends on what the penny has been trough ex:a 2008 penny will weigh more than a 1980 penny because the 1980 penny would be wore down over time causing it to weigh less then a 2008 penny
What is the formula for the post-1982 penny?
If by formula you mean composition, a post-1982 penny is 97.5% Zinc and 2.5% Copper by mass.
What actors and actresses appeared in Family Court with Judge Penny - 2008?
The cast of Family Court with Judge Penny - 2008 includes: Penny Brown Reynolds as herself
What is the percentage composition of zinc in a modern penny?
99.2% Zinc .008% copper
What actors and actresses appeared in Penny - 2008?
The cast of Penny - 2008 includes: Victor Burke as Mark Pascal Scott as Finbar
Is a penny iron?
no a penny is copper... Actually not since 1982.... In the middle of that year the rising price of copper forced the Mint to change the coin's composition to zinc with a thin copper plating. The copper plating is only 2.5% of the coin's composition.
When did Penny Rigden die?
Penny Rigden died in 20 August 2008 of cancer.
