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.
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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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.
ReplyDeleteI saw an article of gutting a penny using an acid solution to dissolve the zinc core leaving the empty copper skin behind
DeleteAccording to this article, a penny costs more to make than it has value.
ReplyDeleteThis makes no cents at all. :)
https://www.coinnews.net/2019/05/24/penny-costs-2-06-cents-to-make-in-2018/