American Cents Coins – Things you might like knowing
Posted by emilygarrett | Posted in Uncategorized | Posted on 21-07-2010-05-2008
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American Cents Coins, as we all identify, are 1-cent coins. They’re symbolized as ¢. Cent has the remembrance of Abraham Lincoln ever since 1909. The US cents had a interesting crossing from 1959 to 2008. The one-cent coin is often called a penny, however the U.S. Mint’s official designation for this coin is- cent.
Here’s an description of the supplies used in US cents since 1793.
· Cents in 1793 to 1857 were made of copper
· Cents in 1857 to 1864 were made of 88% copper and 12% nickel
· Cents in 1864 to 1942 were made of bronze
· Cents in 1943 were made of zinc-coated steel
· Cents in 1944 to 1946 were made of 95% copper and 5% zinc
· Cents in 1946 to 1962 were made of bronze
· Cents in 1962 to 1982 were made of brass
· Current day cents starting out in 1982 is made of 97.5% zinc core plus 2.5% copper surface