The U.S. never minted a silver penny. It would have more than a dime's worth of silver in it. Your coin has been plated.
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US pennies have never been made of silver.
The US never made silver pennies. You coin is only silver plated. It is worth 1 or 2 cents.
3 cents. It's an ordinary penny that was plated. The US has never made silver cents. Among other things they would have been worth more than dimes!
The U.S. never made a silver penny. It would have been worth more than a dime! If its date is anything other than 1943, it's either a fake or it's been silver plated. If it's dated 1943 it's made of zinc-coated steel.
It is unlikely that a penny made of silver was produced in 1828. In that era, pennies were typically made of copper, with no silver content. The first U.S. silver coins were not introduced until the late 18th century, and they were not issued in penny denominations.