1 It costs more than 1 cent to make a penny â Snopes. 2  It is illegal to melt US coins to sell for scrap metal â US Mint. 3  Composition of the US Penny â US Mint. 4  US Penny â Wikipedia.
Quick Answer. Scallops are not made from stingrays. A stingray is an ancient type of fish with a cartilage skeleton. A scallop is a type of marine mollusk.
How to Pan-Fry Sea Scallops. The giant scallop (Placopecten magellanicus) or sea scallop, as we know it, is found in the North Atlantic from Newfoundland to North Carolina. The two main exporters of sea scallops are, as you may expect, Canada and the United States. Sea scallops are a favorite food in Japan, France and the United States.