What element gives pennies their bright orange color?
Answer Copper
The exterior surface of pennies gets its brilliant shine from copper. From 1793 to 1837, all pennies were made of pure copper. Today, any pennies you see minted after 1982 are 97.5 percent zinc and 2.5 percent copper plating.
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