What is the value of a 1971 Canadian Penny?

Answer 1

Your penny has almost certainly been plated with either silver, nickel, or zinc -- making it a novelty item with very little collector value. One common bit of "fun" kids used to have would be to dip a copper penny into Mercury. This resulted in a silvery plating that was attractive at first, but later turned quite dull. This was before the threat of mercury poisoning became well-known. In general, plating any type of coin with any type of substance reduces the market value, although any coin is always "worth" face value. This coin could be an error type called 'Wrong Planchet', if so it could be worth up to $225.00.

Answer 2

It is a novelty item with little value. It might be worth something someday. I actually have one too. I will try to hold on to it because there might be something special about it in the future! So make sure you hold onto it!

Answer 3

The US never made silver pennies. It would cost too much for the mint to make them. Your coin is probably silver plated which adds no value to the coin.

Answer 4

About 2 cents for the copper, but nothing extra as a collectible.

Answer 5

The US never made silver pennies. It would cost too much for the mint to make them. Your coin is probably silver plated for jewelry which adds no value to the coin.

Answer 6

The U.S. never has struck a silver cent. The coin has likely been plated, and is worth just a penny.