![]() ![]() For the purists, there are about 145 copper cents / pennies in a pound. Based on our "research and experience", in other words, "our guess" is that there are about 145 pennies in a pound. Seems on-line auctions offer some elongated coins and pennies by the pound. Hey! I didn't know steel cents / pennies weigh less than copper! The chart above covers the different types of pennies and the various numbers of cents in a pound. To be complete, there are really two main questions, " How many copper pennies / cents are in a pound?" and " How many zinc cents / pennies are in a pound? ". How many pennies are in a pound? It's a question often stated in emails to. Ironically, copper-plated zinc is the current substitute for the more costly copper it replaced in 1982. In 2008, because the profit from minting coins or "seigniorage" had turned into a substantial loss, there was even talk of using steel for cents in H5512 and in 2010 as the losses continued to increase, the Coin Modernization, Oversight, And Continuity Act of 2010 addressed this issue to evaluate the replacement of the copper-plated zinc used to mint cents. (At only $2.90 a pound for copper, pre 1982 copper cents have a metal value of about twice their face value! $2.90 / 145 pennies per pound) Many readers have heard the perennial debates between The United States government, the public, and special interest groups over ending production of the penny. Matter of fact, we may even see the end of the one-cent coin in the United States. Given the price of copper, it's not likely we'll see newly minted copper cents again any time soon. (Video will open in new window.) HR3693 US Cent & HR3694 US Nickel See also: Our End of the Penny News Articles collection View Senator Ron Paul's April 2012 hearing on the subject of the future of the penny. 5512: Coin Modernization -Taxpayer Savings Act of 2008, The Coin Modernization, Oversight, And Continuity Act of 2010 and Canada's 2012 decision to end penny production. ![]() Also, a sharp eye can sometimes spot copper and zincs by a slight color difference. High ring for copper cents and a dull ring for zincs. If you have a keen ear you can drop the pennies on a table top and tell them apart by the sound. Collectors can use most any scale from a simple "teeter-totter" style balance scale made from Popsicle sticks to a top-of-the line electronic scale. How Many Pennies are in a Pound?Ī good way to be sure if a 1982 penny / cent is copper or zinc is to weigh it. Fun! Related: Links to testimony and US Mint plans about The Future of the US cent. These bright shiny solid copper bits of numismatic history can then be mercilessly mutilated into an excellent, durable, long-lasting souvenir treasure in most any one of the ever growing number of souvenir penny presses here in the United States. Common date BU copper cents can be purchased in tubes or rolls of 50 or mint bags of 5,000. If you prefer "shiny" elongated coins over the darker copper color of circulated pennies, you can clean copper cents you find before pressing them or purchase pre '82 BU, Bright Uncirculated, solid copper cents from a coin dealer. Matter of fact, they can often be gleamed from pocket change. The good news is that pre '82 cents are not hard to find in circulated condition. These solid copper pre 1982 "pennies" make stronger, more easily polished and cleaned souvenir collectibles when compared to the newer zinc type cents. If you are like most pressed coin collectors, chances are you'll prefer pressing solid copper pennies commonly called "pre '82's" by elongated coin collectors. Also available but seldom seen in pocket change are the 1944 - 1958 "brass cents", and the 1943 steel cents. The next most common in pocket change is the older, solid copper pennies. The most common type of cents or pennies in pocket change are the current issues, zinc coins, that have a thin copper plating on them. Please reference the chart below for types of pennies or US Cents and the different types of 1982 copper and zinc cents. There are of course, more older, thinner, worn pennies in a pound. There are approximately 168 steel pennies in a pound. There are approximately 181 copper plated zinc pennies in a pound. There are approximately 145 copper pennies in a pound. How many pennies per pound / different types / varieties of "pennies" or U.S. Penny Pressing Choices / Varieties End of the penny? ![]()
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