To: Blood of Tyrants
There are 146 copper pennies to a pound. Copper is about $4.50 a pound. Therefore each copper penny is worth about 3 cents. Except that they're now made almost entirely of zinc, I think.
I'm sure someone will be along shortly to correct me if I'm wrong...
7 posted on
02/06/2011 4:34:40 PM PST by
EternalVigilance
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To: EternalVigilance
Ha ! Soon they’ll have to make pennies out of paper. Oh wait ...... that’s reserved for the Dollar.
10 posted on
02/06/2011 4:38:17 PM PST by
Amagi
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To: EternalVigilance
Starting in 1982, the pennies have been copper-coated zinc.
For a long time now, I’ve been saving the pennies dated 1981 and earlier. The oldest one I’ve found in my change was dated 1910.
All 1981 and earlier pennies go into a jar, or should I say jars.
17 posted on
02/06/2011 4:53:58 PM PST by
july4thfreedomfoundation
(A Jimmy Carter got us a Ronald Reagan......A Barack Obama will get us a Sarah Palin)
To: EternalVigilance
The pre-1982 pennies have copper in them.
101 posted on
02/07/2011 5:47:48 AM PST by
RWB Patriot
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