There are no British general circulation Pennies made from cupro nickel, from 1860 to 1967 they were all made from bronze.
If you have a cupro nickel penny, it has been plated and is worthless as a collectible.
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The 1943 Lincoln cent is zinc coated steel not nickel and copper.
the 1861 Confederate penny was made of copper or nickel
So the penny is history but I am wondering how is it cheaper to use the nickel 5 cent piece?
The 1807 british penny is 34 millimeters in diameter, and contains 18.9 grams of copper.
The 1927 British Penny was made from 95.5% copper, 3% tin, and 1.5% zinc.
Pennies in 1941 were mostly copper, not nickel, and they're worth about 5 cents.
The 1863 Indian Head cent is still the copper-nickel composition (.880 copper & .120 nickel) 1864 is the year they were first struck in bronze.
The British 1 Penny issued from 1971 to 1992 has a 97% copper content. The British 1 Penny issued from 1992 to present, is made from copper plated steel. The coins are electroplated and the copper coating is minimal at about 25 microns (or 0.025 mm).
move the penny on the far right over to the other side on the left and then move the 1st nickel over to the right...hence penny penny penny nickel nickel
Please turn the coin over and check the value on the back. You'll find it's a cent (penny) rather than a nickel. You may be confusing the denomination with the fact that these coins were struck in an alloy of copper and the metal nickel.There's more information at the Related Question.
From 1947 onwards, all British general circulation silver coins were made from a copper nickel alloy. Since Victorian times, all British general circulation "old currency" Pennies were made from bronze.