If it's a genuine copper 1943 cent, it's worth thousands of dollars. However, whenever something is that rare and valuable, people make fakes. One method is to copper-plate a regular steel cent. If the coin is magnetic, it's not made of copper. Another method is taking a 1948 cent and gently filing off the left half of the number 8.
A genuine 1943 copper cent would have a value of about $50,000.00 less than 15 are known to exist
A genuine 1943 copper (bronze actually) cent exceeds $100,000.00 in value.
A geniune 1943-D copper cent would have a value of about $50,000.00
A genuine 1943-S copper (Bronze actually) cent would have a value of $75,000.00 or more. Only 4 have been authenticated.
A genuine copper (bronze actually) 1943 Philadelphia issue Lincoln cent has a minimum value of $60,000.00.
$35,000.00 to $81,000.00
it is not rare enough to have any value [will have value in about 3 years]
A genuine copper (bronze actually) 1943 Philadelphia issue Lincoln cent has a minimum value of $60,000.00.
This is not something made by the US mint. 1943 quarters are 90% silver and 10% copper.
HIGHER!!! It is worth $150,000!!!!CorrectionThe above response refers to an AMERICAN copper penny dated 1943. All Canadian cents dated 1943 were made of copper, while 2010 cents are copper-plated steel. 1943 Canadian cents are worth around 50 cents to a dollar depending on condition, so they're certainly worth more than 2010 cents but not a huge amount. To explain the value of a 1943 AMERICAN copper cent, the US Mint switched to zinc-plated steel that year because copper was needed for making ammunition. A few copper blanks left over from 1942 were accidentally mixed in and were struck with the 1943 date. These coins are very rare and can sell for the amount quoted above.
There is no such coin. The US mint does not a coin out of only one metal.
I would estimate that a 1943 D copper cent would bring somewhere between $40,000 and $100,000, depending on its condition and the abilities of the selling auction house. Owing to a shortage of copper during WWII (especially the year of 1943), the Treasury Department resorted to the use of zinc-coated steel for cents. No bronze (copper) cents were INTENDED to be minted in 1943, but at least 12 and as many as 40 copper planchets were struck with the 1943 dies.