So when did they stop making pennies in full copper

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yah when and should i save all copper pinnies and only feed zinc back into the system or should i ask :?::cool:
 
1982 was the last year they made copper pennys. Some people save them.
 
yah when and should i save all copper pinnies and only feed zinc back into the system or should i ask :?::cool:

They quit making copper pennies in 1982. Right now they're worth like 2.5 times thier face value I believe. If you type in "copper pennies" on ebay you'll see people selling 100$ worth of them for like 175$.
 
So, in 1982 some were copper and some are copper clad zinc. Unless you want to weigh each 82 you get, you are safe to save all the 1981 and older. WOLF
 
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