0.01
It is worth a penny
There's a picture at the Related Link.
There is actually no such thing as a 1973 'silver' penny. However, there are some Lincoln pennies from 1973-74 that have a shiny, silver-like look. These pennies are worth about $1.25.
A 1920's Lincoln penny in good condition can be worth anywhere from 5 dollars to 30 dollars. This is a old penny.
It's made of copper.
It looks exactly the same as the 2010 or 2012 penny.
The US coin looks very much like a modern US penny
It is silver
0.01
1958 was the last year for Wheat penny's, look at the coin again and post new question.
All British Pennies from 1982 to 2008 look pretty much the same as the Penny shown at the link below.
It looks exactly like the US cent.
There are pictures at the Related Link, below
The front of a 1917 penny looks very similar to a present day penny. The reverse had shafts of wheat with ONE CENT and THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA.
A 1927 British Penny looks very similar to all British Pennies minted from 1911 to 1936, other than the date. See the link below and look for the 1936 Penny towards the bottom.
About the width of a US penny (one cent coin)