Posted on 07/21/2015 10:13:21 PM PDT by george76
T think that the U.S. should stop making pennies. Pennies have become so worthless that they are simply obnoxious, round pieces of zinc.
"It's different this time." Yes, there are people who actually believe that.
After 1837, all dimes were exactly 90 percent silver and 10 percent copper. Starting in 1964, they contained an inner core of 100 percent copper with two outer layers of 75 percent copper and 25 percent nickel...
http://www.2020site.org/coins/what-is-a-dime-made-of.html
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