“For far too long the United States has minted pennies which literally cost us more than 2 cents,” Trump posted on his social ...

Is that enough to torpedo the market for old pennies? No, it isn’t. Modern pennies, composed of copper-plated zinc, contain little melt value. So the game for investors is to find the older, mostly ...

Clean several pennies with concentrated HCl until they shine. Newer pennies work best, but those produced after 1983 have a zinc core and can melt if heated too strongly in a burner or torch flame. Do ...

Is that enough to torpedo the market for old pennies? No, it isn’t. Modern pennies, composed of copper-plated zinc, contain little melt value. So the game for investors is to find the older, mostly ...

No, it isn’t. Modern pennies, composed of copper-plated zinc, contain little melt value. So the game for investors is to find the older, mostly copper pieces. At his warehouse in Oregon ...

The increase in penny production costs has been partly driven by the rising costs of metals like zinc and copper, according to the U.S. Mint report. A modern US penny contains only 2.5% copper ...