A penny
a 1983 penny is only worth its face value of 1 cent
All 1983 Lincoln cents are Zinc. Spend it.
A Circulated 1983 US Cent is worth its face value.Starting in 1982 The US Mint changed the composition of cents from Copper to Copper-Plated Zinc due to the rise in cost of Copper.
Penny McNamee was born in 1983.
Penny Lover was created in 1983.
1983
Penny Flame was born on February 22, 1983.
Penny Flame was born on February 22, 1983.
The U.S. never minted a silver penny. It would have more than a dime's worth of silver in it. 1983 and later cents are all made of copper-coated steel so you may have a cent where the copper coating was removed with acid (worth only a penny) or was never plated in the first place (worth a significant amount). It would need to be inspected by a dealer who handles error coins.
I never heard of any 1986 penny being a doubled-die obverse but it doesn't mean there are none out there. To help you out a little a 1983 penny in MS-65 is worth about $0.30 and the doubled-die reverse is worth about $300.00 in MS-65. You may want to take the coin to a few coin dealers and get their opinion on it.
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2.94 grams