[DOC] [TLE] Penny (United States coin) - Wikipedia [PAR] The United States one-cent coin, commonly known as a penny, is a unit of 
currency equaling .... Until 1857 it was about the size of the current U.S. dollar 
coins (Susan B. Anthony through present dollars). A 1937 Wheat ..... In 
comparison, post-1982 copper-plated zinc cents have a metallurgical value of 
only 0.55152 cents. [DOC] [TLE] What's a Penny Made Of? - Live Science [PAR] Jun 21, 2016 ... Indeed, from 1793 to 1837, a cent was pure copper. But newer pennies are made 
mostly of zinc. Here's the history, according to the U.S. Mint:. [DOC] [TLE] 1982-2014 Lincoln Zinc Penny Melt Value - Coinflation [PAR] 2 days ago ... 1982 - 2014 Zinc Lincoln Cent Value (United States)
 ... The zinc and copper versions of the cent were both produced in 1982.
 They can be differentiated by weight (3.11 grams for the 1909-1982 copper cent, 2.5 grams for the 1982-2014 zinc cent). [DOC] [TLE] The U.S. Mint's Production Materials Problem: Nickels Cost 11 Cents ... [PAR] Mar 13, 2013 ... A penny is 97.5% zinc and 2.5% copper, and that zinc ain't cheap. ... Which 
means that a nickel costs more to produce than every U.S. bill from a one-dollar 
... You could just do what New Zealand did and use nickel plated steel... ! .... You 
could keep the donut design on the current penny and call it the "Our... [DOC] [TLE] Got a 1943 copper penny? Don't spend it. / Boing Boing [PAR] Sep 23, 2014 ... Drop a magnet into a pile of U.S. pennies and not a whole lot is going to happen. 
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1943 "Silver" Penny Actually Made out of the Zinc Coated Steel. Images ... the 
pennies. A few zinc plated steel blanks must have been stuck in one of the totes. [DOC] [TLE] Have a Silver Penny That's NOT a 1943 Steel Cent? Here's How to ... [PAR] Approximately 35 1944 pennies were struck on the zinc-coated steel ... In all 
likelihood, you have a penny that has been plated with silver, pewter, or mercury. 
..... The only current US coins that have grooves (two O's; actually called reeds)
... [DOC] [TLE] Change for a penny? - tribunedigital-chicagotribune [PAR] Mar 12, 2008 ... Rising prices pushed silver out of coins in the 1960s. Copper inflation gave us 
the current penny, which is copper-plated zinc, in the early '80s. [DOC] [TLE] Penny Cheapest in 7 Years as Zinc Rout Benefiting U.S. Taxpayers ... [PAR] Feb 3, 2016 ... A penny just got a little cheaper. Making it, that is. While the billions of new U.S. 
pennies put into circulation every year still cost more to make... [DOC] [TLE] A Brief History of the U.S. Cent - Americans for Common Cents [PAR] The Lincoln penny was also the first U.S. cent to include the words "In God We 
Trust." During part of World War II, zinc-coated steel cents were struck due to a ... 
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Mint switched

Question: The current U.S. penny is zinc covered in this
Answer: copper