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Spelter works at Tindale, Cumbria Spelter commemorative medal of Queen Victoria (1887) Spelter is a zinc–lead alloy that ages to resemble bronze, but is softer and has a lower melting point. The name can also refer to a copper–zinc alloy (a brass) used for brazing, or to pure zinc.
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Although there was a silver threepence in circulation in the 1930s, it was unpopular in England, and especially in London, The penny and its fractions were made of bronze, and were heavy in bulk—London Transport handled, as part of its traffic receipts, 600 tons of bronze coin annually.
This leads to the possibility of smelters taking coins and melting them down for the scrap value of the metal. Pre-1992 British pennies were made of 97% copper; but as of 2008, based on the price of copper, the value of a penny from this period is 1.5 new-pence. Modern British pennies are now made of copper-plated steel.
Replacing the copper coinage with bronze was beyond the capacity of the Royal Mint, which was busy with the production of silver coins and gold coins. [37] The Mint put out to tender a contract to strike 1,720 long tons (1,750 t; 1,930 short tons) of the new bronze pennies, halfpennies and farthings. It was awarded to James Watt & Co of Birmingham.
Chances are slim that a penny you find lodged under a couch cushion will net you more than a cent at your local pawn or currency collector shop. However, your chances of cashing in would grow...