it was probably worth about 1 USD in todays money
If you mean one of those coins from the penny machines at tourist traps, it isn't even worth a penny. The Franklin half-dollar is worth, well, a half-dollar, though people will often charge over twenty dollars for one.
Since there were none minted from steel that year, I would have to assume it is either plated (with silver, zinc, or nickel) which has no collector value, or it was minted on a foreign planchet, which would be worth about $50 You can verify that it is not steel by trying to stick it to a magnet. If it does not stick, then it is not steel.
This coin has two possibilities; One is that someone has altered the coin after minting, such as coating it with mercury, ETC. A related possibility is that the zinc base coin lost its copper plating, or was never plated in the first place. This type of coin is worth only face value. The second possibility is that it is a misstruck coin. This type of error in minting is called 'Wrong Planchet'. The only planchet that a penny can be mistakenly minted on is a dime planchet. These are extremely rare and are worth $250.00.
it was grown by bushes!
1 cent. It's a novelty item made by punching an image of JFK onto an ordinary cent.
This is not a penny made by the US mint. It is most likely only worth it's metal value.
US cents have never been made of silver, not even in the 1800s.
Proof pennies are only made at San Francisco. It's not a proof. It is just a penny worth a penny.
A copy of any US coin has no numismatic value and their worth is limited to the value of the materials it is made of.
For the collector value with the exceptions of errors and specially made proof coins, the penny would have to be made before 1959.
There is no such thing as a lead penny. In 1945 they were made of copper and zinc. If your penny is indeed lead then it is a counterfeit and is worth nothing. However, if it is copper then it is worth only a few cents in circulated condition.
it is probably worth £200 in 2011
The US has never made and never will make silver pennies. If a penny was silver it would be worth more than a dime.
That is a novelty piece -- not made by the U.S. Mint. Novelty value is about a quarter.
1916 is not a rare date for Lincoln cents. In circulated condition, it's worth about 5 cents. A nice uncirculated one is worth about $10.00
In resale value maybe a couple of pound, not much though, an uncirculated Victorian penny is only worth around £5
It depends on the year and condition of the penny. If it is from any time in the 1950s or later, it is most likely worth nothing to collectors - so it is worth face value (1 cent). All the D means is that is is made in the Denver mint.