• HakFoo@lemmy.sdf.org
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    2 months ago

    Cents since 1982 are mostly zinc with a thin shell of bronze. They’ll rot badly if compromised with a hole.

    • Grass@sh.itjust.works
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      2 months ago

      I’ve never seen/heard anyone refer to them as cents referring to the physical coin rather than the value and calling the coin a penny