The design is the same as all U.S. pennies minted between 1909 and 1958.
Just regular steel, not stainless steel. That metal was too hard for use in coins back in 1943.
Most have values of 5 to 10 cents. 1943 was the only year Lincoln cents were struck in zinc coated steel.
When the coin was minted back in 1943, it was worth exactly one cent. It had no special additional value.
1943 steel cents are rather common and only worth a few cents usually, unless they are in incredibly great condition. In average circulated condition they are worth around 3 or 4 cents.
This coin is worth only 1 cent. what you see is corrosoin to the outer copper. The metal is zinc.
Just regular steel, not stainless steel. That metal was too hard for use in coins back in 1943.
Most have values of 5 to 10 cents. 1943 was the only year Lincoln cents were struck in zinc coated steel.
The only steel cents are dated 1943. I suspect you have a 1963 Copper penny which has been dipped in Mercury long ago. I can't recall enough about Chemistry to explain the chemical process(s) involved, but when a Copper penny is dipped in Mercury, the Mercury "plates" on the penny creating a bright silvery finish. I did this in an experiment back in the early 50s, and when the penny was observed several months later, the finish had turned very dark, almost black, and "looked like" a real steel penny of 1943. I suggest that you have your penny examined by a coin dealer, and/or a metallurgist [possibly including a test of the base metal]. Unfortunately, I think you will find that it is truly a 1963 Copper penny with some kind of surface coating which mimicks the finish of an aged 1943 steel penny.j3h.
Well . . . there have never been any silver pennies minted in the US, so you must be talking about the steel pennies. As far as I know, 1943 was the only year that steel pennies, or 'steelies', were minted.
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When the coin was minted back in 1943, it was worth exactly one cent. It had no special additional value.
1943 steel cents are rather common and only worth a few cents usually, unless they are in incredibly great condition. In average circulated condition they are worth around 3 or 4 cents.
Any steel 1943 US cent will have a wheat design on the back unless it has been altered after leaving the mint.
The only difference is it has a P on the back of it (Opposite of the face)
This coin is worth only 1 cent. what you see is corrosoin to the outer copper. The metal is zinc.
US cents have never been made of silver. If per chance you're referring to a 1943 steel cent (silver in color due to a zinc coating), then it's the same design as all Lincoln wheat cents.
If the coin has not been re-plated, the difference should be obvious to look at. The zinc-coated coins will be grayish in color rather than coppery. However, a lot of people create fake 1943 copper coins by re-plating a steel cent with copper. If you remember back to elementary school science class, copper is not attracted to a magnet, but steel is. Use a small magnet to test your coin. AFAIK all genuine copper 1943 cents are accounted for and in collections somewhere, so if yours appears to be copper I'm willing to guess it will turn out to be plated, unfortunately.