Pennies aremade of zinc coated with copper. Only nickels are one solid material—that same 75% copper/25% nickel alloy. Are there any silver nickels? Nickels minted in the United Statesbetween 1942 and 1945 are made of 35% silver. These are commonly known as "silver war nickels." Normally...
These were smaller coins like pennies and halfpennies, nothing as large as the shilling (one shilling = 12 pennies). Below is an example.Penny token, 1811 Due to government mismanagement of the coinage, private issuers like Samuel Fereday were relied on to meet British demand for change. ...