1943 was the only year cents were minted in steel.
If you have a silver-color 1956 cent it's been plated or otherwise altered. That makes it an altered coin worth only face value. But don't shed any tears; even in almost-uncirculated condition an unaltered 1956 cent is worth less than 20 cents.
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
A 1943 steel penny with no mintmark can be worth $.35 - $1.50
A 1943 steel penny is worth just that 1cent.
The "Strapless" Penny was the 1956 Penny.
3 cents.
Around 3 cents.
No such thing. Steel cents were only minted in 1943.
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]