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What is a Penny Made Out of?

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Pennies are made up of different percentages of copper, zinc, tin, and bronze. The first pennies were made from just copper. Now they are made mostly out of tin.
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Pennies are made up of different percentages of copper, zinc, tin, and bronze. The first pennies were made from just copper. Now they are made mostly out of tin.
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Basically copper and zinc are mixed together then made into sheets that are rolled up. These rolled up sheets are fed into a machine that punches out blanks that are the size of a
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The first United States penny was minted around 1787. It was designed by Benjamin Franklin, and made of pressed copper. The penny was named after the English pence.
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They are actually minted, not made. Pennies are minted inside four different US mints located in Pennsylvania, Colorado, Washington DC and New York.
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