1 It costs more than 1 cent to make a penny â Snopes. 2  It is illegal to melt US coins to sell for scrap metal â US Mint. 3  Composition of the US Penny â US Mint. 4  US Penny â Wikipedia.
Quick Answer. Scallops are not made from stingrays. A stingray is an ancient type of fish with a cartilage skeleton. A scallop is a type of marine mollusk.
Full Answer. According to National Geographic, the color of a stingray greatly depends on the body of water where it lives. Stingrays reflect the shades of color on the seafloor, so they can blend in better. They only live in bodies of water that have sandy bottoms.