The only "silver" penny was minted in 1943 to support the war effort. Yours is probably zinc plated.
There's no such thing as a pewter penny. 1943 wartime cents were made out of scrap steel and coated with zinc. Please see the Related Question for more information.
No. It is steel coated with zinc.
Most have values of 5 to 10 cents. 1943 was the only year Lincoln cents were struck in zinc coated steel.
Most are worth around 10 cents. If it's still shiny with its zinc coating, it could go for upwards of a dollar.It's not nearly as valuable as most people think. In average circulated condition, it's worth about 10 cents. If it still has the original zinc coating, then the value goes up to around a dollar.
They were not made out of lead. They were made out steel coated zinc.
The only "silver" penny was minted in 1943 to support the war effort. Yours is probably zinc plated.
There's no such thing as a pewter penny. 1943 wartime cents were made out of scrap steel and coated with zinc. Please see the Related Question for more information.
No. It is steel coated with zinc.
Most have values of 5 to 10 cents. 1943 was the only year Lincoln cents were struck in zinc coated steel.
Most are worth around 10 cents. If it's still shiny with its zinc coating, it could go for upwards of a dollar.It's not nearly as valuable as most people think. In average circulated condition, it's worth about 10 cents. If it still has the original zinc coating, then the value goes up to around a dollar.
Zinc-coated cents were minted in 1943 because copper was needed for the war effort. In average condition they retail for 25 to 50 cents.
It's zinc coated steel not lead, And average values for circulated coins are 5 to 25 cents
it is not rare enough to have any value [will have value in about 3 years]
1943 cents were made of zinc-plated steel. They don't contain any tin. Please see the Related Question for more information.
It's steel with zinc coating. Most have little collectible value because of rust and run from 5 to 25 cents.
The 1943 Lincoln cent is zinc coated steel not nickel and copper.