I'm not aware of any reports of 1955 cents in a metal other than standard coin bronze.
If your coin is attracted to a magnet, you most likely have either a privately-made copy, which has no numismatic value, or an off-metal strike that occurred when a blank intended for a foreign coin was accidentally mixed in with standard bronze planchets. The only way to tell would be to have it examined in person by someone who is knowledgeable about error coins.
No US mint struck any steel coins in 1970.
The 1943 steel cent is so common and low in value that no one bothers making fakes. It's the COPPER '43 that has fakes out there. A genuine steel penny is magnetic.
Do not clean a coin. It will ruin it. It decreases it's value by 70%.
Steel cents were only minted in 1943 as a way to save copper for the war effort. If your coin is silver-colored it has been plated and is only worth 1¢.
they only made steel pennies in 1943, and only a few accidentally in 1944. the only answer is that someone purposely removed the outer layer of the penny, or it could be an off-metal error coin. To see if it is an error, you should take it to a coin dealer to look at
5 cents. The majority of Jefferson nickels are only worth face value.
A Buffalo Nickel stamped on a penny is worth $800.00. A Jefferson Nickel stamped on a ZN penny is worth $70.00. A Jefferson Nickel stamped on a CU penny is worth $60.00.
Since there were none minted from steel that year, I would have to assume it is either plated (with silver, zinc, or nickel) which has no collector value, or it was minted on a foreign planchet, which would be worth about $50 You can verify that it is not steel by trying to stick it to a magnet. If it does not stick, then it is not steel.
size and value
A 1943 steel penny with no mintmark can be worth $.35 - $1.50
The silver nickels are worth about $1.50 in scrap silver if circulated or up to about $3-4 if in excellent condition. The steel penny is worth about 2-3 cents if circulated and up to a buck or two if in brilliant uncirculated.
A 1943 steel penny is worth just that 1cent.
No such thing. Steel cents were only minted in 1943.
There's no such coin. Lincoln is on the penny.
It is a mule.
This is not a Mint error, it's a novelty coin that has no collectible value.
1943 was the only year for steel cents