1943 pennies are not silver but rather steel coated zinc. Copper was need for war effort so they used steel and zinc. They are worth $____ if they are in G4- 10 cents, F12- 30 cents, VF20-50 cents, EF-40 $1, MS60 $2 MS 65 $12.
It's worth tens of thousands of dollars if it's genuine. That said, most copper 1943 pennies out there are fakes.
Some have sold at auction in the range of $40,000 to $50,000
The U.S. only made steel cents in 1943. You may have a plated coin (worth nothing extra) or a mint error in which the copper coating wasn't applied to your coin and its zinc core is visible (worth several dollars). You should have it inspected in person by a dealer who works with error coins.
It can be used for pennies, copper wire and many other uses
Cooper is made into many things such as pennies and electricity wires
Large cents were pure copper. Flying Eagle cents and Indian cents up to mid-1864 were 88% copper and 12% nickel. In mid-1864 the familiar bronze composition was adopted: 95% copper and 5% tin and/or zinc. Bronze was used up to mid-1982, except for the famous wartime steel cents of 1943. In mi-1982 the composition was changed again to the current 97.5% zinc and 2.5% copper.
A 1942 copper penny is worth between $0.15 and $3.00. If you have a 1943 copper penny it is worth a lot more. In 1943 because of the war and the need for copper pennies in that year were made from steel. Steel pennies from 1943 are worth around $0.30 and $2.50. If you have a real 1943 copper penny take it to a coin shop or dealer and have them check it out to see if it is real.
Over a million dollars if it is genuine. However, the vast majority of "copper" 1943 pennies are simply genuine copper pennies of later dates with their date modified to read 1943 or 1943 steel pennies with a thin layer of copper.
-In 1943, pennies were made out of steel instead of copper. A 1943 pure copper penny is a rare mint error, and is worth lots.
A 1943 copper penny is known to be worth a lot of money,
It isn't. Normal 1943 pennies are worth 3-15 cents depending on condition because they are made out of steel and are collected even by non-collectors as curiosities. The only expensive 1943 pennies are the copper pennies which were made by mistake. When they turned on the machines to make the 1943 steel pennies, some copper blanks were left inside the machines and so a tiny amount of 1943 copper pennies were created by mistake. Since there might only be ~15 made, they are worth a lot. But an ordinary 1943 penny is only worth a few cents.
There are not many 1943 copper pennies known. If it is genuine they sell for well over $100,000.
Copper pennies from the year 1943 are exceedingly rare. Finding one would be extremely fortuitous. They are worth several thousand dollars.
yes I have 1 1943 copper pennies, but if you find one make sure it is not a 1948 with the 8 cut down and yes its a copper pennies
Copper was needed for the war so in 1943 pennies were made of zinc coated steel. In circulated condition they are worth 3-25 cents. In uncirculated they are worth about 10-25 dollars.
1.7 Million dollars, that was what a collector recently paid for a 1943 copper penny made at the Denver mint, the only known 1943 copper penny struck there (keep in mind that the 1943 pennies were struck in steel, the copper 1943 pennies are errors).
Some have sold at auction in the range of $40,000 to $50,000
Over a million dollars if it is genuine. However, there are only a handful of known genuine 1943 copper pennies. Many "copper" 1943 pennies are either genuine 1943 cents dipped in copper to make them appear to be copper (but will still stick to a magnet due to the steel) or other years of wheat pennies with the date altered to make it look like a 1943 penny, however, experienced coin dealers and graders will be able to spot these as altered dates.