03 November 2019

Roasted Cent

What happens to a new penny when you drop it in a fire?


Posted by Angus McThag at 23:52
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  1. Anonymous04 November, 2019 06:54

    Pennies minted after late 1982 are garbage. Copper plated zinc discs. I save all the solid copper ones in a special container, just in case the need for some pure copper were to arise.

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    1. Vlad04 November, 2019 10:15

      I saw an article of gutting a penny using an acid solution to dissolve the zinc core leaving the empty copper skin behind

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  2. John in Philly04 November, 2019 07:55

    According to this article, a penny costs more to make than it has value.
    This makes no cents at all. :)
    https://www.coinnews.net/2019/05/24/penny-costs-2-06-cents-to-make-in-2018/

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