1943 cents were made of zinc-coated steel. If you melt it, you'd get less than a penny's worth of metal, even if you could sell such a small quantity.
a 1943 D penny is worth 1.7 million dollars
1943 12 sided Canadian penny
A Penny!or a melt value of 1.6723738129 as of 7:41 October 14, 2009 where as the melt value of a penny of 1963-1982 is 1.6642174575
~ $0.25
About 5 cents.
one cent
The 1943 US pennies were steel, not platinum. Their worth depends on condition.
1.7 Million dollars, that was what a collector recently paid for a 1943 copper penny made at the Denver mint, the only known 1943 copper penny struck there (keep in mind that the 1943 pennies were struck in steel, the copper 1943 pennies are errors).
A geniune 1943-D copper cent would have a value of about $50,000.00
1-2 cents
Nothing. It's counterfeit. But if you have a 1943 STEEL penny, it's worth between 10 cents and $2.
steel penny, about 2-5 cents, worth more than less if you have quantity.