All 1941 cents were struck in bronze (copper, tin, and zinc)
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If circulated, about 1.5 to 3 cents. You should be able to buy a really nice uncirculated one for less than a dollar.
1941 is a common date, most are valued at 3 to 25 cents.
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.
it is worth 80.000 $ - 160.000 $
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Japan attacked the US on December 7, 1941 for a variety of reasons, including the ban on the sale of iron, steel and oil.
Steel pennies were made in 1943 not 1941.
Steel cents were only made in 1943 to save copper for the war effort. All 1941 pennies were made with bronze. These coin are worth 2 to 8 cents in circulated condition. These coins can acquired in circulation.
The 1944 steel penny is worth between $75,000 and $110,000. This steel penny was minted by mistake and there were not a lot of them around.
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A penny was worth a penny 1D in old money , there was 240 pennys to a pound.
A 1943 steel penny with no mintmark can be worth $.35 - $1.50
These weren't made in 1941.
A 1943 steel penny is worth just that 1cent.
Steel cents were only made in 1943. Your coin is plated. It is considered an altered coin and is worth a penny.
US Lincoln cents were struck in Zinc coated steel in 1943 only.
Pennies in 1941 were mostly copper, not nickel, and they're worth about 5 cents.
1943 was the ONLY year Lincoln cents were struck on steel planchets. Check it with a magnet, if it is steel it's not a US coin.