a couple things......from 1793 to 1837 a cent was pure copper
from 1837 to 1857 a cent was made of bronze
(95% copper and 5 % tin and zinc)
from 1857 to 1864 a cent was made of 88%
copper and 12 % nickel
from 1864 to 1962 a cent was once again made
from bronze ( 95% copper and 5% tin and zinc ) ,*with the exception
of 1943 when,due to WWII, a cent was zinc coated steel*
from 1962 to 1982 a cent was made from 95%
copper and 5% zinc (no tin )
from 1982 to present a cent is made from 97.5
zinc and 2.5 % copper .........
as far as directionality....the faces on all coins face left except for****
( drumroll ) Abraham Lincoln
a copper coincidence?
as for my two cents I'm with tommylion
from 1837 to 1857 a cent was made of bronze
(95% copper and 5 % tin and zinc)
from 1857 to 1864 a cent was made of 88%
copper and 12 % nickel
from 1864 to 1962 a cent was once again made
from bronze ( 95% copper and 5% tin and zinc ) ,*with the exception
of 1943 when,due to WWII, a cent was zinc coated steel*
from 1962 to 1982 a cent was made from 95%
copper and 5% zinc (no tin )
from 1982 to present a cent is made from 97.5
zinc and 2.5 % copper .........
as far as directionality....the faces on all coins face left except for****
( drumroll ) Abraham Lincoln
a copper coincidence?
as for my two cents I'm with tommylion

