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So I'm saving my pennies if they go up in value.

I hate to break the news to you....Pennies arent what they used to be:

Penny Composition

Years Mass Diameter Composition

1864 to 1942 3.11 g 19 mm 95.0% Copper and 5.0% Zinc & Tin (bronze mix)

1943 2.70 g 19 mm Steel with Zinc coating

1944 to 1946 3.11 g 19 mm 95.0% Copper and 5.0% Zinc & Tin (bronze mix)

but made from cartridge casings and slightly off color

1947-1962 3.11 g 19 mm 95.0% Copper and 5.0% Zinc & Tin (bronze mix)

1963-1982 3.11 g 19 mm 95.0% Cu and 5.0% Zinc

1983-2002 2.50 g 19 mm 97.5% Zinc and 2.5% Copper (20% lighter)

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I hate to break the news to you....Pennies arent what they used to be:

Penny Composition

Years Mass Diameter Composition

1864 to 1942 3.11 g 19 mm 95.0% Copper and 5.0% Zinc & Tin (bronze mix)

1943 2.70 g 19 mm Steel with Zinc coating

1944 to 1946 3.11 g 19 mm 95.0% Copper and 5.0% Zinc & Tin (bronze mix)

but made from cartridge casings and slightly off color

1947-1962 3.11 g 19 mm 95.0% Copper and 5.0% Zinc & Tin (bronze mix)

1963-1982 3.11 g 19 mm 95.0% Cu and 5.0% Zinc

1983-2002 2.50 g 19 mm 97.5% Zinc and 2.5% Copper (20% lighter)

they're not worth as much, but the new post-82 pennies are a lot more fun though. Nick the copper on a few, throw them in a jar with some Muriatic acid and give to someone you don't like. (it produces Hydrogen Sulfide. deadly in the tiniest amounts)

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they're not worth as much, but the new post-82 pennies are a lot more fun though. Nick the copper on a few, throw them in a jar with some Muriatic acid and give to someone you don't like. (it produces Hydrogen Sulfide. deadly in the tiniest amounts)

I guess thats good to know.

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