U.S. pennies were never made of silver.
The US has never made silver pennies. If they did they would be worth more than a dime! Your penny is probably silver plated and is used for jewelry or other decorations. It has no collector value and is no longer spendable.
Your coin has been plated. The U.S. never struck a silver cent. At that time it would have been worth about 12 cents, and the Mint wouldn't give away 11 cents on each penny.
It's worth one penny.
US one cent coins have never been struck in silver. The coin is likely silver plated for jewelry. The coin is face value.
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US pennies have never been made of silver.
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The U.S. never minted a silver penny. It would have more than a dime's worth of silver in it. Your coin has been plated.
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U.S. pennies were never made of silver.
There is no such thing.
US pennies have never been made of silver.
There is actually no such thing as a 1973 'silver' penny. However, there are some Lincoln pennies from 1973-74 that have a shiny, silver-like look. These pennies are worth about $1.25.
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The U.S. has never made one cent (penny's) coins from silver. The coin has likely been silver plated. It is not rare or special, it's just a penny.
It's most likely plated, and it's worth about 1 cent.