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The weirdest thing about the penny is that it costs more than one cent to manufacture. Given, they last for quite a while. That's why it's illegal to melt them
by warfangle 15y ago
The weirdest thing about the penny is that it costs more than one cent to manufacture. Given, they last for quite a while.
That's why it's illegal to melt them down, and the US restricts exporting them.
- rkowalick 15y agoAccording to Wikipedia: 1982-present US pennies, which weigh 2.5 grams, are 97.5% zinc and 2.5% copper (coated over the zinc) by weight and have a metallurgical value of 64.376% of the face value So, while the production costs are more than 1 cent, the actual value of the metal inside is still below 1 cent.