This is not a penny made by the US mint. It is most likely only worth it's metal value.
1963 COPPER penny is worth half a billion dollars.
It's worth 2 cents for the copper.
$0.01 in 1963 had the same buying power as $0.08 in 2016.
San Francisco didn't mint any cents for circulation in 1963. If your coin has no mint mark or a D, it's worth a penny. If it's another date, please check again and post a new question.
The US Mint never issued a 1963 golden penny. Sometime the copper cent can tarnish to a golden hue if it is in the right environment.
About 2 cents, due to copper content.
Just spend it, the date is still found in circulation
A Penny!or a melt value of 1.6723738129 as of 7:41 October 14, 2009 where as the melt value of a penny of 1963-1982 is 1.6642174575
It's a very common coin still in circulation, just spend it.
It's a very common coin still in circulation, just spend it.
1 cent, they are easily found in pocket change.
The U.S. never minted a silver penny. It would have more than a dime's worth of silver in it. Your coin has been plated.