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U.S. pennies have never contained silver. Your coin might be silver plated for jewelry or other decorations.
Yes the 1970 penny is real silver and is worth keeping or even selling
Spend it this coin is face value only.
No US mint struck any steel coins in 1970.
The value of this coin is about three dollars.
The 1964 half is 90% silver and has a silver value of $5.89 the 65-69 coins are 40% and have silver values of $2.40 with the price of silver per ounce at $16.29 so many were struck the value is just for the silver. The exception is the 1970-D coin it's 40% silver but was not released for circulation it was only issued in the 1970 uncirculated mint sets and has a value of $10.00
i have a a canadian penny from the 1970 with a pig on it __ Canada hasn't issued a penny with a pig on it. Canadian pennies have the Queen on one side and maple leafs on the reverse. You likely got a Bermuda penny in your change.
One cent.
They are still in circulation and are only face value.
The United States did not produce quarters from silver in 1970, only ones from an alloy of copper and nickel.
1 Penny GBP in 1970 had the purchasing power of about £0.045 GBP today. NOTE - This historical conversion is the result of many calculations and considerations for which I cannot take credit. The resulting answer should only be regarded as an approximation.
Retail values for circulated coins run from $9.00-$18.00. Mint State coins are $20.00-$57.00 depending on grade and color of the coin.