It's a damaged coin, worth face value. it is not legal to melt coins down for scrap. Depending on type of copper scrap as of April 2008 it is beyteen $3 and $3.50 per pound. For normal copper scrap prices check out http://www.scrapmetalpricesandauctions.com The copper plating is only a few microns thick. You'd only recover a minuscule fraction of a cent worth of metal. Keep it as a curiosity piece.
1943 cents were struck in zinc-coated steel to free up copper for the war effort. Many were saved as curiosities so they're not a rare item.
With an S mint mark, a 1943 cent with average wear is worth about a 15 cents. In almost uncirculated condition it retails for 65¢.
Beware of "reprocessed" cents that have been replated with zinc to cover any rust spots that developed over time. They look nice but are considered to be damaged coins and have very little value except as conversation pieces.
They were only made in 1943 but in huge quantities. on the other hand the Silver nickels, having a higher metallic value with the AG involved were made for several years during the War- and had unusual mint-marks as well. they were the first coins to use the P mint mark ( over the dome) for Philadelphia. Normally, Philadelphia was assumed- and mint marks used for the branch mints such as S- for San Francisco, D for Denver ( also Dahlonega- obsolete), O for New Orleans ( closed in 1909) and so on.
Correction1943 cents were made of steel, with only a thin coating of zinc. Modern (1982 and later) cents are made of 97.5% zinc with a pure copper plating.All 1944 pennies are copper. There are, however, a few steel pennies that were made in 1944, these though are exceedingly rare. The only year for zinc-coated steel pennies was 1943 and pennies didn't start becoming copper-coated zinc until 1982.
Most likely a penny. Since it was plated with zinc many collectors would consider it an altered coin. Altered coins usually very little or no value. Since a 1909 penny with no mintmark is not rare to start with the coins value has probably been destroyed.
Dimes were made of silver alloy in 1943. Cents were made of steel coated with zinc. Please determine which coin you have and post a new question.
The planchets (blanks) were solid steel, with just a thin outer coating of zinc - less than 1% by weight.
As far as I know there were no wartime zinc pennies. The 1943 pennies were steel.
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You can tell if a penny is made out of zinc or copper by the date on the penny. If the date is before 1982 then the penny is 95% copper. Pennies dated 1983 or later are 97.5% zinc with a thin copper coating.
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Modern US cents are made of copper plated zinc. Starting midway through 1982 the penny switched from bronze to copper plated zinc. So if you have a penny dated 1983-present you for sure have a penny with zinc on the inside.
All 1983 Lincoln cents are Zinc. Spend it.
From 1982 to date all Lincoln pennies are copper plated zinc, the 1993-D is just a penny.
A 1994 US cent is zinc not copper, spend it.
It's just a penny, spend it.
By 1985, U.S. pennies were copper-plated zinc. It's worth one cent.
It's made of zinc-plated steel, not aluminum. In average condition a so-called "war penny" is worth 10 cents to a half-dollar
A 1999 US 1 cent coin is 99% Zinc not copper but it's still worth 1 cent
At the current price of zinc, about 1.7¢ However it is illegal to melt them for private sale.
That's not silver, it's zinc-coated steel. On average, it's worth around 10 cents.
Wheat pennies from 1943 are zinc-coated steel, not silver. On average, they're worth 10 cents.
.....1 cent. It is in common circulation and is made out of copper-plated zinc. It isn't worth anything more than face value.
If it's a US 1 cent coin it's zinc not copper and value is 1 cent