Steel cents were only made in 1943 and are easily detected because they stick to a magnet. Your coin is almost certainly a bronze cent that's been plated.
There is no such coin. U.S. cents were never struck in silver. All 1948 cents were struck in a bronze alloy like most other cents up till 1982.Are you sure you don't have a 1943 cent? These were struck in steel as a way to save copper for the war effort. In circulated condition it might be worth 25 to 50 cents depending on the amount of wear.Another user answer~In fact that is incorrect I also have a 1948 silver penny and it is not steel or sync Not sure the value but they do exist
It's face value, the coin is still in circulation. The coin is made from zinc not steel, 1943 was the only year the Lincoln cents were made of steel.
Check the date again and it should say 1943. This was the only year steel pennies were made. Ask how much a 1943 steel penny is worth and you should find the answer. If an answer doesn't come up there should be on in the related questions section.
It's worth about 3 cents. Post-WWII wheat cents aren't rare or valuable.
A circulated business strike 1948 Lincoln cent has a value from about 2 cents to about $2 or 3 dollars depending upon the mint mark and the condition of the coin.
A 1943 steel penny with no mintmark can be worth $.35 - $1.50
A 1943 steel penny is worth just that 1cent.
its wort about $25.00 u.s dollars.
2 mil
No such thing. Steel cents were only minted in 1943.
There is no such coin. U.S. cents were never struck in silver. All 1948 cents were struck in a bronze alloy like most other cents up till 1982.Are you sure you don't have a 1943 cent? These were struck in steel as a way to save copper for the war effort. In circulated condition it might be worth 25 to 50 cents depending on the amount of wear.Another user answer~In fact that is incorrect I also have a 1948 silver penny and it is not steel or sync Not sure the value but they do exist
1943 was the only year for steel cents
It's steel, not silver, and it's worth about 5 cents.
No US mint struck any steel coins in 1970.
No such thing. Steel cents were produced in 1943, not '42.
Average value is 5 to 25 cents.
it is not rare enough to have any value [will have value in about 3 years]