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You would first need to determine what you have -- whether it was struck on a defective planchet, or struck on a planchet intended for a different coin, or some kind of novelty item, or whatever. I suggest you check out the ANACS website to see if they will be attending any coin shows in your area, where you can take your coin and get a free first-hand professional appraisal : http://www.anacs.com/shows.html Once you know exactly what you have, then we can determine a value for it.
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Who starves to death faster fat or thin people?
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1939 mercury dime with a penny back is it real and if so how much is it worth?
no its a magician coin should have a thin cover for otherside
What is a 1984 penny worth?
There are no 1984 pennies made from steel -- they were made from a zinc core with a thin outer copper layer. So you have a penny that either is missing its copper layer (worth a couple dollars) or one that has been plated by somebody with zinc, silver, or some other similar colored metal (no collector value). If your penny was made of steel, it would stick to a magnet -- try it!
How much money does a metal penny cost?
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What is a penny made up of today?
A layer of zinc coated with a thin layer of copper.
What a penny is made of?
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How much is a silver 1990 penny worth?
All pennies since 1983 are made almost entirely of zinc, covered with a thin coating of copper. Therefore, what you have is either a zinc penny that did not get its copper coating (worth abuot a dollar), or a normal penny that has been silver plated (no added value). You should be able to determine this by weight. A normal penny will weigh 2.5 grams. So if yours weighs less, then it's missing its copper coating. If it weighs more, then it's been silver plated.
How does one find out if a penny is made of copper or zinc?
You can tell if a penny is made out of zinc or copper by the date on the penny. If the date is before 1982 then the penny is 95% copper. Pennies dated 1983 or later are 97.5% zinc with a thin copper coating.
What is a 1990 copper penny with no copper worth?
To start with a 1990 Lincoln cent is NOT copper, they have been made from ZINC (.992) with a thin copper (.008) plating since 1982. The coin is face value.
Why does the us penny use less copper?
The copper in an older cent (before 1983) is worth almost two cents as scrap metal. Cents are now made of zinc with a very thin copper coating.
What is the value of a 1943 d lead or zinc penny?
I just sold 3 of them for $ 12.36. UncirculatedMoreThey're not lead. They're made of steel and the only zinc is a thin coating to protect the steel from rust. Circulated ones are worth much less - please see the Related Question for more information.
Why do pennie keep using less copper than before?
In theory, a coin should contain metal equal in value to the face value of the coin. (Otherwise, you could make a nice profit buying coins, melting them down, and selling the metal.) For example, back when gold was $20 an ounce, a $20 coin was made of an ounce of gold. Back when the size of the penny was first established, copper did not have as much value as it does today and a copper coin of that size was worth approximately a penny. Copper is worth much more now so it would cost much more than $.01 to produce a penny. Pennies are now mostly zinc with a very thin copper plating for appearance. Even so, given the costs of production (equipment, employees, transport), it still costs more to produce a penny than it's worth. This is why there have been suggestions to eliminate the use of the penny.
What is a 1943 penny worth?
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