Yes the 1970 penny is real silver and is worth keeping or even selling
Easy, there's no such coin. If anything, it could be an error coin. American pennies were never minted in silver.
$10,000
1970-S
Yes it is, 40% silver
1. Not silver. The U.S. never minted a silver penny. It would have more than a dime's worth of silver in it. 2. Not "S". The first S-mint pennies were made in 1908. Please post a new question with a more complete description of the coin.
President Eisenhower
US cents have never been made of silver, not even in the 1800s.
No. Why? it,s just silver painted metal
The value of this coin is about three dollars.
They are still in circulation and are only face value.
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The phrase means that something is very expensive. The origin comes from a gold penny that was minted in the 1200's that was worth 20 silver pennies. Because it was gold, it was a pretty penny, and if it cost a pretty penny, it was expensive indeed.