If you found a silver-colored 1981 penny, it may have been used for an experiment in a high school chemistry class. The coins were dipped in a chemical solution of zinc and sodium hydroxide, which results in a zinc plating on the penny. It's not a very strong coating, so it will wear off after the coin is circulated a bit.
No, there is no silver in a 1817 US penny.
A 1981 penny weighs 2.5 grams.
US pennies have never been made of silver.
There is no such thing as a U.S. silver penny.
There is no such thing as a silver 1990 penny, as U.S. pennies were made of 95% copper and 5% zinc from 1982 until the present, and prior to that, they were made of 95% copper and 5% tin and zinc. The last year U.S. pennies were made of silver was 1981, and those were only produced in very limited quantities for collectors. Therefore, a 1990 penny is not considered rare, nor is it made of silver.
No such thing as a 94 silver penny.
There was never a silver Indian Head penny.
The Silver Pony - 1981 was released on: USA: 1981
The U.S. has never made one cent (penny's) coins from silver. The coin has likely been silver plated. It is not rare or special, it's just a penny.
U.S. pennies have never contained silver. Your penny is probably silver plated for jewelry or other decorations.
Penny Taylor was born on 1981-05-24.
Luke Penny was born on 1981-02-08.