The coin would be so small you could not use it.
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∙ 14y agoThey were steel, not silver.
It's easy! Pennies were never made of silver. They would be worth way more than a cent. Steel pennies were made in 1943. So if you have a penny that was minted in 1943 it's not silver but rather steel.
No. In Canada, they are 99.9% copper and 0.1% silver. I am not sure what it is in the USA so go to the mint.
no, silver is not ferrous.
No. No genuine US coin other than the 1943 steel penny will stick to a magnet. If you have a US coin that sticks to a magnet other than the steel penny, it is a counterfeit.
No, there is no silver in a 1817 US penny.
Sterling silver is 92.5% silver. It is unclear exactly when it was first used. It may have been the sterling silver penny.
US pennies have never been made of silver.
There is no such thing as a U.S. silver penny.
There was never a silver Indian Head penny.
No such thing as a 94 silver penny.
not by itself it isnt...
The US has never made silver pennies. If they did they would be worth more than a dime! Your penny is probably silver plated and is used for jewelry or other decorations. It has no collector value and is no longer spendable.
It's not silver. It's a 1943 steel penny.
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.
They were steel, not silver.