• Financial Resource Center Home
• Auto Buying
• Auto Buying
  • Auto Research
  • Finance
  • Sell
• Book Store
• Career Planning
• Career Planning
  • Career Advancement
  • Looking for a Job
  • On the Job
• Consumer Resources
• Consumer Resources
  • Avoiding Fraud and Scams
  • Government Resources
  • Money Management
• Financial Calculators
• Financial Calculators
  • Auto Loans
  • Lease vs. Buy
  • Financial Ratios
  • Credit Card Payoff
  • Personal Debt Consolidation
  • Investment Returns
  • Amortizing Loan Calculator
  • Loan Comparison Calculator
  • Refinance Breakeven
  • Home Budget Analyzer
  • Retirement Income Calculator
  • Savings Calculator
  • Savings Goals
  • Mortgage Payoff
  • U.S. 1040 Tax Estimator
  • Auto Loan vs Home Equity Loan
  • Business Valuation
  • Cash Flow Calculator
  • Accelerated Debt Payoff
  • Investment Loan
  • Alternative Payment Frequencies
  • Mortgage Tax Savings Calculator
  • Net Worth Calculator
  • Roth vs Traditional IRA
  • College Savings Plan
  • Lease vs. Buy
• Financial Planning
• Financial Planning
  • Budgeting
  • Planning for Retirement
  • Saving for College
• Youth Sites
• Youth Sites
  • Kids Site
  • Teens Site
  • Young Adults Site
  • Credit Unions Rock
• House & Home
• House & Home
  • Buying & Renting
  • Improving
  • Selling Your House
• Insurance
• Insurance
  • Auto and Home Insurance
  • Health Insurance
  • Insurance Basics
  • Life, Disability and Long-term Care Insurance
• Loan & Credit Management
• Loan & Credit Management
  • Borrowing and Repaying Loans
  • Building Credit
  • Solving Credit Problems
• News
• Savings & Investments
• Savings & Investments
  • Investments
  • Savings
• Shopping
• Small Business Services
• Small Business Services
  • Growing Your Business
  • Managing Your Business
  • Starting a Business
• Tax Planning
• Tax Planning
  • Deductions
  • Record Keeping
  • Tax Return Preparation and Filing
• Travel
• Site Map

#34. In 1981 Congress authorized a change in the penny's composition, abandoning the 95 percent copper and 5 percent zinc alloy used for decades.