1967 Penny Is this Brass ??

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  1. abelincoln64

    abelincoln64 Active Member

    I was just wondering if it was a composition error, not every day you see a bright yellow penny (cent).
     
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  3. USS656

    USS656 Here to Learn Supporter

    Cents come in many different colors depending on toning and what they have been exposed to. Two side by side in the second row are more brass in color than they are copper in color. If you have a high end coin shop near by, they may also have a device to tell you the composition of the metals.

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  4. Brina

    Brina Well-Known Member

    Bank boxes are printed "pennies"
     
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  5. CoinRoller

    CoinRoller Active Member

    So do we call all pocket change cents or just pennies
     
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  6. Lehigh96

    Lehigh96 Toning Enthusiast


    This guy just broke out the phase diagram for brass. Definitely overkill, but I still feel like saying, BRAVO!
     
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  7. Oldhoopster

    Oldhoopster Member of the ANA since 1982

    Remember those people in college who said, "you'll never use that after you graduate"? Well, I just showed them. Only took 30+ years to find an application :wacky:
     
  8. Kentucky

    Kentucky Supporter! Supporter

    I remember generating one of these for a mixture of two organics when I was in undergraduate school...ah...memories...
     
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  9. abelincoln64

    abelincoln64 Active Member

    Isn't brass 85% cu 11% zn 4% sn
     
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  10. l.cutler

    l.cutler Member

    No, that is bronze. The addition of tin [sn] makes it bronze. Brass is copper and zinc. There are no exact ratios though, there can be a range of the different metals.
     
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  11. Lehigh96

    Lehigh96 Toning Enthusiast

    Correct, there are a whole range of alloys that fall into both the brass and bronze categories with varying compositions, but the addition of Sn makes it bronze.
     
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  12. Kentucky

    Kentucky Supporter! Supporter

    And just to mention, bronze is MUCH harder than copper or brass that's what makes it useful.
     
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  13. Conder101

    Conder101 Numismatist

    If I put them in a bank box labeled "dimes" will that turn them into dimes? No, the labeling on the container they are put into does not change the FACT that they are cents. They are what they are no matter what someone calls them.

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  14. CoinRoller

    CoinRoller Active Member

    Well a penny is a penny so y call it a cent
     
  15. Conder101

    Conder101 Numismatist

    I don't call pennies cents, I call them pennies. And I call cents cents. I believe that use of proper terms is important to help prevent confusion, errors, or misunderstandings.

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  16. CoinRoller

    CoinRoller Active Member

    How could u prevent confusion when everyone in the world knows what a penny is and must of or all of the world knows there called pennies
     
  17. Conder101

    Conder101 Numismatist

    Yep, here's an image of a genuine 1943 copper penny. Why does everyone seem to think they are valuable?
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  18. Kentucky

    Kentucky Supporter! Supporter

    And my mom knew that "A pint's a pound the world around"...that isn't true either. Now, American cents are called pennies, although the term applies to the British coin. I've never seen a two-cent coin called a two-penny or tuppence.
     
  19. Evan8

    Evan8 A Little Off Center

    I have never seen a US cent with the word "penny" on it. They say the word CENT for a reason. As in centimeter is a 100th of a meter, a cent is a 100th of a dollar. Pennies tend to have the Queen on them also.
     
  20. CoinRoller

    CoinRoller Active Member

    Well I just got a box of pennies at the bank and guess what it said pennies on the box not a box of cent
     
  21. Oldhoopster

    Oldhoopster Member of the ANA since 1982

    Numismatics is the study coins and paper money. As with any field of study, there is standard nomenclature. The official name for the coin valued at 1/100 of a dollar is “Cent”. While many people use the colloquial term “penny”, this is not correct.

    If you’re just casually passing through the field of numismatics, and use the term “penny”, everybody knows what you’re talking about. However, if you want to learn about numismatics and continue to grow in experience and knowledge, then using the correct terminology will help your credibility. That’s why people are telling you that Cent is correct. They’re assuming you want to learn and grow in the hobby. Arguing with people who are trying to help you isn’t always the smartest way to gain their support. Just sayin’
     
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