they stopped putting copper in pennies in 1982.
they stopped putting copper in pennies in 1982.
when did they stop putting copper in pennies?
1982
when minting coins, especially low denomination coins, there is a risk that the value of metal within a coin is greater than the face value. this leads to the possibility of smelters taking coins and melting them down for the scrap value of the metal. pre-1992 british pennies were made of 97% copper; but as of 2008, based on the price of copper, the value of a penny from this period is 1.5 new-pence. modern british pennies are now made of copper-plated steel. for similar reasons, american pennies (cents) were once made of copper alloys, but since 1982 have been made of copper-plated zinc.
coinage metals
corlet also taught a number of native american students at his school, including possibly caleb cheeshahteaumuck and joel iacoomes, both of whom went on to harvard.









































section::::later life and death.









































corlet taught at the school until his death in 1687. he was the subject of a blank verse elegy by nehemiah walter (1663–1750), who was frequently employed by corlet to run the school when he was absent.









































corlet married barbara cutter around 1643. he was made a freeman in 1645. his son ammi ruhamah corlet graduated from harvard in 1670 and died of smallpox on february 1, 1679.
elijah corlet