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Spendable cash only when used in bulk!
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Robert. I call them Robert. I'd love to see your album: "Roberts: 1909-1982"  In Memory of Crazyb0 12-26-1951 to 7-27-2020
In Memory of Tootallious 3-31-1964 to 4-15-2020
In Memory of T-BOP 10-12-1949 to 1-19-2024
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Robert. I call them Robert. His name is Robert Paulson. |
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Robert. I call them Robert.  |
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And once you get to be good buddies, you can call him Bob.
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I voted for brass, but that applies specifically to the years 1962-1982, not all pre-1982s.
The terms I like, in order of preference:
1909-1942 = bronze or copper alloy or copper
1943 = steel
1944-1946 = brass or copper alloy or copper
1947-1961 = bronze or copper alloy or copper
1962-1981 = brass or copper alloy or copper
1982 = brass or copper alloy and Zincoln or copper-coated zinc
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You will call them copper and you will like it.  Nice list, dd27. Never thought of saying "copper alloy" before. |
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I wouldn't hand out the prize for the correct answer until the metallurgists logs in.
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I think a metallurgist's answer would be similar to dd27's. Maybe the slight changes over years has something to do with the various names given to dates without that composition? I get the 95% copper/5% zinc (brass). But then there are the 95% copper & 5% tin and zinc. I have yet to see what the percentages were for tin and zinc in these. It may not matter because I believe the inclusion of tin would classify it as bronze but, I'm still curious as to the ratio. Maybe copper alloy is the best considering they are all 95% copper (excluding 1943) and only the remaining 5% changed. Even just copper (which has 88% percent of the votes at last viewing) may well be the most appropriate term. That's why I agree with "Zincoln." It's 97.5% zinc. But, they and 1943 "Steelies" are not alloys but copper plated zinc and zinc coated steel (I just found more confusion about those), respectively. There doesn't seem to be any confusion as to what to call them. Everyone is welcome to vote still, but my conclusion is "copper." Given the minor changes throughout the years that may have changed it from bronze to brass, they remained 95% copper. I've normally used the term that the OP or member to whom I was replying used to avoid any extraneous confusion. Maybe that will change, or maybe it won't... Thank you to everyone for your input and knowledge!  In Memory of Crazyb0 12-26-1951 to 7-27-2020
In Memory of Tootallious 3-31-1964 to 4-15-2020
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I still call them "copper pennies."
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Think about this... We call them silver dollars even though they are only 90% silver.  What I am saying is that there is a higher percentage of copper in a copper cent than there is silver in a silver dollar. I think that settles it.  |
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If your out in public and call them anything but
Copper pennies
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in Canada, it would be called "recyclable" as in ARP True.!!  |
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