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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;cladking, post: 1387174, member: 68&quot;]There&#039;s enough zinc in a single penny to kill a mammal less&nbsp; than 18lbs.</p><p><br /></p><p>A penny doesn&#039;t stay in the stomach long and might pass through undigested. A penny without a damaged copper coating is safe to eat but about 20% have scratches or flaws in the coating.&nbsp; </p><p><br /></p><p>Doctors and coroners do not routinely check for zinc poisoning because many don&#039;t even know pennies are made of zinc.&nbsp; </p><p><br /></p><p>Pennies are less than worthless and many people throw them away.&nbsp; Pennies litter playgrounds, parks, and many places children and babies congregate. </p><p><br /></p><p>No other coinage metal is likely to stay in the stomach long enough to get digested and is extremely toxic.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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