jurkovms collection
How to tell the difference between a Cu and a Zn penny?  Unless you are good at feeling the 20% lighter weight of a Zn penny, flip it in the air or  on a table.  If it rings it is Cu, if it does not ring, it is Zn.  Shown here is the Cu large date D mint, and the Zn small date D mint.
How to tell the difference between a Cu and a Zn penny? Unless you are good at feeling the 20% lighter weight of a Zn penny, flip it in the air or on a table. If it rings it is Cu, if it does not ring, it is Zn. Shown here is the Cu large date D mint, and the Zn small date D mint.
North America
USA
1982