<Table> Cent <Tr> <Td colspan="2"> United States </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> Value </Th> <Td> 0.01 U.S. Dollars </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> Mass </Th> <Td> 2.5 g ( 0.080 troy oz ) </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> Diameter </Th> <Td> 19 mm ( 0.750 in ) </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> Thickness </Th> <Td> 1.52 mm ( 0.0598 in ) </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> Edge </Th> <Td> Plain </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> Composition </Th> <Td> 1982 -- present copper - plated zinc 97.5 % Zn , 2.5 % Cu </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> Years of minting </Th> <Td> 1793 -- present </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> Catalog number </Th> <Td> -- </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th colspan="2"> Obverse </Th> </Tr> <Tr> <Td colspan="2"> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> Design </Th> <Td> Abraham Lincoln </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> Designer </Th> <Td> Victor D. Brenner </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> Design date </Th> <Td> 1909 </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th colspan="2"> Reverse </Th> </Tr> <Tr> <Td colspan="2"> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> Design </Th> <Td> Union Shield </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> Designer </Th> <Td> Lyndall Bass </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> Design date </Th> <Td> 2010 -- present </Td> </Tr> </Table>
<Table> Cent <Tr> <Td colspan="2"> United States </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> Value </Th> <Td> 0.01 U.S. Dollars </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> Mass </Th> <Td> 2.5 g ( 0.080 troy oz ) </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> Diameter </Th> <Td> 19 mm ( 0.750 in ) </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> Thickness </Th> <Td> 1.52 mm ( 0.0598 in ) </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> Edge </Th> <Td> Plain </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> Composition </Th> <Td> 1982 -- present copper - plated zinc 97.5 % Zn , 2.5 % Cu </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> Years of minting </Th> <Td> 1793 -- present </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> Catalog number </Th> <Td> -- </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th colspan="2"> Obverse </Th> </Tr> <Tr> <Td colspan="2"> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> Design </Th> <Td> Abraham Lincoln </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> Designer </Th> <Td> Victor D. Brenner </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> Design date </Th> <Td> 1909 </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th colspan="2"> Reverse </Th> </Tr> <Tr> <Td colspan="2"> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> Design </Th> <Td> Union Shield </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> Designer </Th> <Td> Lyndall Bass </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> Design date </Th> <Td> 2010 -- present </Td> </Tr> </Table>
when did the us stop making solid copper pennies
when did the us stop making solid copper pennies
1982
1982