The weight of a 2007 Cent is 2.5 grams. Of this, 0.8% is copper.
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A US copper penny is exactly 2 cm wide.
No. It was 95% copper with 5% zinc and tin.
There is no US silver penny dated 2001. Instead, what has happened is someone has stripped off the copper layer of the coin and left the zinc layer which looks silver-ish.
Cents, Pence ------ You can refer to the penny as a copper, cent or a pence.
All US cents minted for circulation since mid-1982 are 97.5% zinc, plated with 2.5% copper.