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OJTheAviator
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This is ironic. The US Mint probably put effort into making sure the penny looks like copper even though it is mostly zinc. Now I'm re electroplating the penny with zinc, and it looks as if there was never any copper there at all xD

  1. Beef Boss

    Beef Boss

    You're tarnishing American currency. I love the 1800 pennies 

  2. Jtalk4456

    Jtalk4456

    steel cents are my favorite. Also

    *starts long conversation about how the penny should not be in use anymore

  3. Beef Boss

    Beef Boss

    @Jtalk4456 what about half pennies don't you which those were still around

  4. Jtalk4456

    Jtalk4456

    as collectibles, I have a few, but for currency, it costs more to make than their worth, same for pennies

    Quote

    In 2005, the cost to the United States Mint to produce a penny was 0.97¢, which was just a smidge under a cent. In 2006, that year’s pennies each cost about 1.23¢ to manufacture. Rises in metal prices, particularly of zinc, pushed the per-unit cost up to 1.7¢ in 2007. By 2012, production costs had risen to 2.41¢ per penny.

    https://www.snopes.com/fact-check/making-cents/

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