I thought (a penny's worth) the modern ones were in zinc, thinly copper-clad, because solid copper would be worth more than 1 cent in intrinsic value. As it is, I think the cost of manufacture is higher than 1 cent (if that is not true, does it become a mint humbug?). Brian Louis Hart wrote: > TechNettters, not sure if this is a true NTC, but after looking at the > postings about exposed copper, it occurred to me that the US one-cent coin > is made of what I think is a predominantly copper material not likely to > be an expensive superalloy. Whenever I get one made in the 1950s, it still > shows has plenty of sculptural detail. Lou > > Louis Hart > Technology Transfer Specialist > National Technology Transfer Center > 316 Washington Av > Wheeling, WV 26003 > 304-243-2553 > [log in to unmask] > > --------------------------------------------------- > Technet Mail List provided as a service by IPC using LISTSERV 15.0 > To unsubscribe, send a message to [log in to unmask] with following text in > the BODY (NOT the subject field): SIGNOFF Technet > To temporarily halt or (re-start) delivery of Technet send e-mail to [log in to unmask]: SET Technet NOMAIL or (MAIL) > To receive ONE mailing per day of all the posts: send e-mail to [log in to unmask]: SET Technet Digest > Search the archives of previous posts at: http://listserv.ipc.org/archives > Please visit IPC web site http://www.ipc.org/contentpage.asp?Pageid=4.3.16 for additional information, or contact Keach Sasamori at [log in to unmask] or 847-615-7100 ext.2815 > ----------------------------------------------------- > --------------------------------------------------- Technet Mail List provided as a service by IPC using LISTSERV 15.0 To unsubscribe, send a message to [log in to unmask] with following text in the BODY (NOT the subject field): SIGNOFF Technet To temporarily halt or (re-start) delivery of Technet send e-mail to [log in to unmask]: SET Technet NOMAIL or (MAIL) To receive ONE mailing per day of all the posts: send e-mail to [log in to unmask]: SET Technet Digest Search the archives of previous posts at: http://listserv.ipc.org/archives Please visit IPC web site http://www.ipc.org/contentpage.asp?Pageid=4.3.16 for additional information, or contact Keach Sasamori at [log in to unmask] or 847-615-7100 ext.2815 -----------------------------------------------------