With a silvery coating on it, it has now become a novelty item with no collector value.
It's made of steel, not silver, and it's worth about 5 cents.
It's made of steel, not silver, and it's shiny because it's plated in zinc. If it still has a full zinc coating, it's worth around 50 cents.
It's made of steel, not silver, and it's shiny because it's plated in zinc. If it still has a full zinc coating, it's worth around 50 cents.
Wheat pennies or any other US pennies were ever made of silver. They would be worth more than a dime if they were made of silver. A regular 1941 wheat penny is worth around 3-7 cents in circulated condition.
Wheat pennies from 1943 are zinc-coated steel, not silver. On average, they're worth 10 cents.
They aren't silver, they are steel. They are worth anywhere from 3 to 10 cents in average condition.
It sounds like you're referring to the 1943 wheat penny, which is actually made of zinc-coated steel, not silver or aluminum. In circulated condition, one is worth about 10 cents.
A 1942 wheat penny is worth 2 cents for the copper.
That's not actually silver, but zinc-coated steel. It's more common than most people realize. If it's still shiny with the original zinc coating, it could be worth upwards of a dollar.
The Wheat Penny did not appear until 1909.
U.S. pennies have never been made out of silver. On a 1994-D penny, the silver-colored metal below the copper coating is zinc, NOT silver. It's worth one cent.
A wheat penny is worth about $1,000,000