1936 wheat
hossie
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Were there any copper clad pennies minted in the 1930's ?
Especially interested in 1936.
Especially interested in 1936.
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Lincoln cents in the thirties were made of solid bronze.
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all Lincoln cents from 1909 through 1982 (save the steelies of 1943 and the change-over to zinc in 1982) are 95% copper with a 5% mixture of tin and zinc. Like John said, that makes bronze, appropriately named "French bronze." Exception to this is 1962-1982 cents that have no tin, those are appropriately called "brass."
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