Carats? Copper is not measured in carats. 1962-1982 bronze cents weigh 3.11 grams and are 95% copper. A simple calculation tells me the copper content of those coins is 2.9545 g.
yea I was kidding with the carats part there wasn't sure how much copper was in the pre 1982 cents it might have been so low it would be carats
There are carats (used to specify the weight of a diamond or other precious stone). And then there are karats (used to specify the purity of a precious metal). A karat is a way to express the fineness of an alloy ralative to a pure sample of the precious metal. A pure sample of the precious metal is 24 karats. An alloy that is 75% gold (or other precious metal) is 18 karat. (Notice that 18/24 = 75%.)
Well stated Hobo. I've got a conversion program on my desktop that converts just about anything. Mass is 1 of 17 convert options I have available. FWIW, you were right. 1 gram = 5 carats = 15.43236 grains = 0.03215075 of a troy oz = 0.6430149 Pennyweights = 0.002204623 pounds or 1.102311e-006 of a ton. Need anything else?
As has been said many times on here, go to this link for info and daily value of your coins: www.coinflation.com
1. If in carrots, it depends on how long you allow them to grow you know. 2. There are different types of carrots so using them for a Copper comparison is purely dependant on which variety you use. 3. You really have to watch your terminology on these topics. Saying PENNIES may have the CENT police looking for you. 4. The amount of Coppper is also pending on how much wear a coin has. Excessive wear would mean a loss of Copper too. 5. And yes there are programs on line for conversions of almost anything ever used for anything. Try Google for that program. It is really fun to see some of the weirdo stuff used.
