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¢.
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%.
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
It's easy! Pennies were never made of silver. They would be worth way more than a cent. Steel pennies were made in 1943. So if you have a penny that was minted in 1943 it's not silver but rather steel.
A 1943 steel penny with no mintmark can be worth $.35 - $1.50
3 cents.
3 cents.
A 1943 steel penny is worth just that 1cent.
3 cents.
Only about 1.5 cents
No such coin exists, the wheat penny was minted from 1909-1958.
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About 3 pennies.
3 cents.
No such thing. Steel cents were only minted in 1943.
Average value is 2 to 10 cents depending on grade.