They switched to zinc after the value of a penny became worth less than the value of the copper they were made of.
Then when they became worth less than the value of the zinc they were made of, they just asked people not to buy a million pennies and melt them down for metal.
They’ve been copper-coated zinc for decades.
They switched to zinc after the value of a penny became worth less than the value of the copper they were made of.
Then when they became worth less than the value of the zinc they were made of, they just asked people not to buy a million pennies and melt them down for metal.
That’s just how valuable the small amount of copper in the coating will be worth.