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Cents since 1982 are mostly zinc with a thin shell of bronze. They'll rot badly if compromised with a hole.
~~Could always use a nickel, they're a nickel copper alloy IIRC which should be more resilient.~~
Edit: I'm dumb, older nickels don't have a date on them. Quarters or dimes should work though.