Brass Colored Penny at Gabriella Morison blog

Brass Colored Penny. If you’re short on time, here’s a quick answer to your question: Though pennies may seem commonplace, the combination of metals that make up the coin is anything but ordinary. Pennies are made primarily of zinc, with a copper coating comprising around 2.5% of the coin’s weight. The color is way off from any penny that i have seen in my life. I have been trying to find information for weeks and nothing for this year. The denver mint supposedly used only zinc planchets (coin blanks) once it began minting pennies in october 1982. I just found a modern (1994 d) lincoln penny that is a different color than all other pennies i have ever seen. Has anyone come across a penny that looks to be brass or a much yellower copper? I've been hanging on to a 1983 that i got from. Brass planchet, the value could be $15,000 or more.

I have been trying to find information for weeks and nothing for this year. I just found a modern (1994 d) lincoln penny that is a different color than all other pennies i have ever seen. Has anyone come across a penny that looks to be brass or a much yellower copper? Pennies are made primarily of zinc, with a copper coating comprising around 2.5% of the coin’s weight. If you’re short on time, here’s a quick answer to your question: Though pennies may seem commonplace, the combination of metals that make up the coin is anything but ordinary. The denver mint supposedly used only zinc planchets (coin blanks) once it began minting pennies in october 1982. The color is way off from any penny that i have seen in my life. Brass planchet, the value could be $15,000 or more. I've been hanging on to a 1983 that i got from.

Penny 1999 brass or gold plated ? Coin Talk

Brass Colored Penny Has anyone come across a penny that looks to be brass or a much yellower copper? I just found a modern (1994 d) lincoln penny that is a different color than all other pennies i have ever seen. Pennies are made primarily of zinc, with a copper coating comprising around 2.5% of the coin’s weight. Though pennies may seem commonplace, the combination of metals that make up the coin is anything but ordinary. If you’re short on time, here’s a quick answer to your question: Has anyone come across a penny that looks to be brass or a much yellower copper? The color is way off from any penny that i have seen in my life. The denver mint supposedly used only zinc planchets (coin blanks) once it began minting pennies in october 1982. I've been hanging on to a 1983 that i got from. Brass planchet, the value could be $15,000 or more. I have been trying to find information for weeks and nothing for this year.