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To: woodbutcher1963

150 copper pennies to a pound.

10 posted on 05/16/2024 9:05:22 AM PDT by granite ("It's a Barnum and Bailey World, Just as Phony as it can be.")

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To: granite

But they aren’t copper. Aren’t they clad now?

It’s only a copper like coating over some metal alloy. (zinc)

https://www.treasurenet.com/threads/when-did-coins-become-clad.67792/

44 posted on 05/16/2024 8:58:10 PM PDT by DoughtyOne (I pledge allegiance to the flag of the USofA & to the Constitutional REPUBLIC for which it stands. )

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