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1943 lead penny?
No. It is steel coated with zinc.
Silver 1943 penny?
1943 pennies are not silver. They are zinc coated steel. Copper was saved for war effort.
Are 1891 pennies made of zinc?
No, with the exception of the zinc coated steel penny of 1943, the first zinc penny was struck in mid-1982 and all US cents dated 1982-present are zinc with a thin copper coating.
What is the value of a 1943 Leed penny?
They were not made out of lead. They were made out steel coated zinc.
Why will the real 1943 penny stick to amagnet but a real 1944 penny will not?
1943 cents were made of steel, a magnetic metal, to conserve copper for the war effort. Other pennies are made of bronze or copper-plated zinc depending on their dates. Neither bronze nor zinc are susceptible to a magnet.
What is the 1943 wheat penny made of?
It is made of steel with a zinc coating to prevent rust.
Is a modern United States penny magnetic?
Neither the original copper or the newer version copper-zinc penny is magnetic. The 1943 steel penny was the only penny effected by a magnet.
What is the cost of a 1943 nickel penny?
The 1943 Lincoln cent is zinc coated steel not nickel and average values are 5 to 10 cents
What is the value of a 1943 pewter penny?
There's no such thing as a pewter penny. 1943 wartime cents were made out of scrap steel and coated with zinc. Please see the Related Question for more information.
What are the two elements in a penny?
With the exception of cents struck in 1943 and 1944, modern cents were composed of copper zinc and tin. In 1982 it was changed to zinc with a plating of copper.
1943 zinc coated steel penny?
It's only worth about 50¢ circulated $5 uncirculated
What is the different between the penny in 1943 and today's penny?
The 1943 US cent was made of steel with a zinc coating to prevent rust and weighed 2.70 grams. The cent of today is composed of 99.2 % zinc and 0.8 copper with a plating of pure copper and weighs 2.5 grams.
