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RE: Pocket Change Peculiarities: Fine Silver Ounces
In the middle of the 1982 penny minting, they switched from 100% copper alloy to a copper clad zinc core. The zinc pennies are easier to squish but tend to show the core as they are crushed
@jacobtothe, why do you want to crush them?
He has his own dies for penny presses like you see at tourist traps, and he collects the souvenir squished pennies from around the country.
https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Elongated_coin