why is the penny copper instead of like the rest of the coins?

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and why is Lincolns profile facing the other way than the rest of the presidents?

Answer 1

It's very esoteric, but all Presidents have been members of the Masons, most likely the Scottish Rite sect. Abraham Lincoln was also a Mason. In fact, most people in the higher echelons of government, presumably even those at the Bureau of Engraving, are part of the Masons, leading to all sorts of wild, ridiculous conspiracy theories.

The urban legend is that by "freeing the slaves", Lincoln defied the rules or consensus at the time of the Masonic Order. You'll notice all other Presidents have their coins' profile facing the same way, to the left. Without looking at the paper currency, I think that's true for paper money too. Now look at the penny, the Susan B. Anthony dollar and the Sacajawea dollar. Women can't be Masons, and are facing to the right.

If this is true, what it actually means, is a secret known only to the Masons.

Believe it. Or not. : )

Skylor Williams

Answer 2

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why is the penny copper instead of like the rest of the coins?
and why is Lincolns profile facing the other way than the rest of the presidents?

Answer 3

Why Is The Penny Copper

Answer 4

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Pennies aren't copper any more they're mostly Zinc! And the other coins aren't silver they're mostly made out of nickle. (which is how the 5 cent piece got called a nickle, but now all the "Silver" coins are nickle.) As to why back in the day pennys were made out of copper? because it was a cheap metal that wouldn't corrode too badly.

Answer 5

A BRIEF HISTORY OF THE U.S. CENT

The one-cent coin, commonly known as the penny, was the first currency of any type authorized by the United States. The design for the first one-cent coin was suggested by Benjamin Franklin. The original one-cent coin was over five times heavier and almost 50% lager than its contemporary counterpart. The word "penny" is derived from the British coin pence. Over 300 billion one-cent coins, with 11 different designs, have been minted since 1787.

* The first one-cent coin was struck in 1787 by a private mint. This coin, known as the Fugio cent, was 100% copper and this composition would continue until the mid-1800's. Paul Revere, a noted blacksmith, supplied some of the copper for one-cent coins minted during the early 1790's.

* No one-cent coins were minted in 1815 due to a copper shortage caused by the War of 1812 with Great Britain.

* The Flying Eagle cent was first produced in 1856. This coin was notable for its change in composition -- 88% copper and 12% nickel.

* The Indian cent was first introduced in 1859 and depicted an Indian princess on the obverse. A popular story about its design claims a visiting Indian chief lent the designer's daughter his headdress so she could pose as the Indian princess. Most Indian cents minted during the Civil War went primarily to pay Union soldiers. After the Civil War, in 1864, the composition of the one-cent coin was changed to 95% copper and 5% zinc.

* The one-cent coin was made legal tender by the Coinage Act of 1864.

* In 1909, Abraham Lincoln was the first historical figure to grace a U.S. coin when he was portrayed on the one-cent coin to commemorate his 100th birthday. The Lincoln penny was also the first U.S. cent to include the words "In God We Trust."

* During part of World War II, zinc-coated steel cents were struck due to a copper shortage.

* The Lincoln Memorial was added to the reverse of the one-cent coin by Mint engraver Frank Gasparro in 1959 to mark Lincoln's 150th birthday, making it the first and only coin to have the same person on both sides. If you inspect it carefully, you will see the statue of Lincoln inside the Memorial.

Answer 6

Long ago, in a galaxy far, far away, our coinage (and our paper money too, for that matter) were supposed to be worth the value of the metal in them. A quarter was supposed to contain enough silver to be worth 25 cents, a dollar was supposed to be worth a dollars' worth of silver, and so forth.

But in 1964, with an effectivity of 1965, we went off any metallic standard and our coinage became, effectively, a "token" coinage-- the material the coins were made of was no longer worth what the face value of the coin said. And so it has been ever since.

The lowest-denomination coins in value have been made of copper or bronze even since Ancient Greek times, because if you had to make them out of silver, they would be tiny and too easy to lose. (My husband and I own some Greek silver obols that are tiny-- smaller than an aspirin tablet.)

Nowadays, as others have observed, the penny is no longer copper; it is copper-clad zinc. They self-destruct if you leave them in water.

There really is no reason to keep making them copper-colored, but it's customary and traditional, and people would probably resist having them made out of silver-colored zinc or even aluminum.

Answer 7

I don't think it is exactly copper - a very low percentage is realy copper. The composition of the penny is cheaper of that than the others so it is easier to make in such large quantities.

Answer 8

Lincoln facing right is explained here - his image is taken from an historical portrait in which he was facing right.
http://www.stujoe.com/content/view/12/26/

Pennies were originally made of copper because it's cheaper and lighter than other metals. Actually today (since 1983) they're 97.5% zinc with a copper cladding.
http://coins.about.com/od/uscoins/f/copper_to_zinc.htm

Answer 9

The penny copper is easy to make and cheaper.

Answer 10

copper is a cheaper metal to use than the others they use for the other coins.