The U.S. Mint did not make a nickel penny in 1977. If you have one it may be a regular penny with a coating or plating of some sort on it. Scratch the rim and see if there is copper underneath.
It's just a penny, spend it.
All 1983 Lincoln cents are Zinc. Spend it.
From 1982 to date all Lincoln pennies are copper plated zinc, the 1993-D is just a penny.
It is worth one cent.
Pennies are made of copper and zinc. there is no gold in them
A 1994 US cent is zinc not copper, spend it.
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's worth maybe 1.5 pence for the copper.
It's only worth about 50¢ circulated $5 uncirculated
There is 97.5 percent zinc in a penny and 2.5 percent copper
It's made of zinc-plated steel, not aluminum. In average condition a so-called "war penny" is worth 10 cents to a half-dollar
By 1985, U.S. pennies were copper-plated zinc. It's worth one cent.