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GerardSamija
 Post subject: Re: They don't make 'em like they used to..
PostPosted: Sun Jan 22, 2012 10:03 pm 
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Just searched it out, and here's a breakdown of penny metals used throughout the mint's history:
http://www.mint.ca/store/mint/learn/1-cent-5300004#1_1
Seems in 2000 they switched from almost pure zinc to almost pure steel, where before '96 they were almost pure copper. Who knew? I've never thought to pick up pennies with a magnet. I recall having been somewhat amazed at how cheap-feeling coins were when travelling to Mexico as a kid, and then a year later to my dad's home in Croatia. Zinc and even aluminum are not uncommon in some places. Had a reminder of that in the early '90's when visiting Toronto, feeling how incredibly light the transit tokens were.

And yeah, seems to me we had at least half the pennies fall off the tracks. Some gum would have done the trick nicely.
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Try shooting a cent made 1996 or earlier and it will just dent (98% copper).


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DocGadget wrote:
GerardSamija wrote:
A prairie cousin introduced us to squashing pennies on a railway track at a family reunion, by Kalamalka Lake in the early 1970's. We hid in the trees, and I remember being quite scared that the row of pennies might derail the train. My cousin wanted to put rocks on there as well, but I insisted not. I was imagining the trouble we'd be in if we wiped out the whole campground with a crashed train. Probably not though, eh? Those copper pennies sure squashed out flat! I doubt one would shatter like the above-pictured copper-plated zinc piece of junk.


I used gum to hold them still on the tracks, I was PISSED when I would put some of my pennies there only to see them fall off when the train was too close for me to go put them back. Good times.


you know... we used to put rocks on the tracks too.
we had to get rocks that wouldn't squirt away when the wheels hit them.
They crushed to a find grind - almost powder :+)
We also lit the brush on fire along side the tracks - just to see the fire department come out :]
MAN! - those were the days! heh!!


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The current ones are mostly steel.

Years Mass Diameter/Shape Composition
2000–present 2.35 g 19.05 mm, round 94% steel, 1.5% nickel, 4.5% copper plated zinc
1997–1999 2.25 g 19.05 mm, round 98.4% zinc, 1.6% copper plating
1982–1996 2.5 g 19.1 mm, 12-sided 98% copper, 1.75% tin, 0.25% zinc
1980–1981 2.8 g 19.0 mm, round 98% copper, 1.75% tin, 0.25% zinc
1978–1979 3.24 g 19.05 mm, round 98% copper, 1.75% tin, 0.25% zinc
1942–1977 3.24 g 19.05 mm, round 98% copper, 0.5% tin, 1.5% zinc
1920–1941 3.24 g 19.05 mm, round 95.5% copper, 3% tin, 1.5% zinc
1876–1920 5.67 g 25.4 mm, round 95.5% copper, 3% tin, 1.5% zinc
1858–1859 4.54 g 25.4 mm, round 95% copper, 4% tin, 1% zinc


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Those machines are all over Niagara Falls. Time to call CrimeStoppers.



All of the ones I have seen use US coins. I imagine they use Canadian coins in the US. Good way to get around the laws.
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Those machines are all over Niagara Falls. Time to call CrimeStoppers.

they arnt pennies anymore...copper blanks...because if the legal issues


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daguasta wrote:
Sdot wrote:
Those machines are all over Niagara Falls. Time to call CrimeStoppers.

they arnt pennies anymore...copper blanks...because if the legal issues

Not in the US, you can still see the stretched face of Lincoln on the other side.


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