Important! British One Pence Piece.

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Chris Dearn New Member United Kingdom 1 Posts	Posted 01/08/2010 10:56 am Hi, I am currently a Sixth Form student study chemistry at A level. At the moment I am undergoing a chemistry investigation looking at the copper content of one pence pieces. In a current British (2008 - 2010) one pence piece, what is the core of a penny made from? I understand that the coin is copper-plated steel. Does this mean the core is steel or is it like the American cent with a zinc core? There is very limited information about a British one pence piece on the internet, so any information on this matter would be appriciated. I have said this is important as I may have to change my chemistry investiagion which at the moment is 30 - 40 pages. Kind Regards Chris Dearn Report this Post to the Staff

nohope587 Pillar of the Community United States 5953 Posts	Posted 01/08/2010 11:03 am Correct the 2 Pence is now steel core... Report this Post to the Staff
nohope587 Pillar of the Community United States 5953 Posts	Posted 01/08/2010 11:05 am Sorry should have been more carefull in my reading the 2 pence is steel core but I am not 100% certain the 1 pence is. Report this Post to the Staff
jbuck Moderator United States 189340 Posts	Posted 01/08/2010 12:06 pm to the Community! I am going to move this to the UK forum where it might get more responses. Coin Collector Since 1978 Avatar Old Avatar 7070 Eisenhower Australia Canada World CCF Members on eBay CCF eBay Search Engine Report this Post to the Staff
svslav Pillar of the Community United States 2605 Posts	Posted 01/08/2010 2:16 pm From 1992 the penny was struck in steel which was subsequently plated with copper. Report this Post to the Staff
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