It's steel, not silver, and it's worth about 5 cents.
Easy - there isn't one, because the U.S. never minted a silver penny. Bronze, copper, cupronickel, zinc, and steel cents have all been issued but never a silver one. In any case a silver penny would be worth more than a dime!Bottom line, you coin was plated for use in jewelry or something similar, so it's still just a penny.
if the size of your penny is the same size as a copper penny and your penny is SOLID silver then a silver penny would be about 2.1 grams and today(june 25 2012) silver price is about $28.79 an ounce and there are 31.1 grams in 1 ounce making you penny worth about $1.90 but since the (kind of ) rarity it would be about $3 to somebody on ebay(+shipping) hope i helped :)
The US never made silver pennies. You coin is only silver plated. It is worth 1 or 2 cents.
US pennies have never been made of silver.
No. The US 1961-D penny is 95% Copper and 5% Zinc. Any "silver" cents you have are almost certainly plated. The only exceptions are the famous 1943 steel cents. These have a silvery color in their original condition.
The US has never made a one cent coin from silver. Zinc coated steel, not silver.
The coin is Zinc coated steel not silver, no US one cent coins have been made of silver. Average value is 5 cents.
Zinc coated steel, not silver. average value is 5 to 10 cents. The US has never made a one cent coin from silver.
Zinc coated steel, not silver. Average value is 5 to 10 cents. The US has never made a one cent coin from silver.
US pennies have never been made of silver. If they were they would be worth more than $1. In 1943 they were made out of steel coated zinc. These are often mistaken for silver, lead, and steel but are neither.
A 1943 steel penny with no mintmark can be worth $.35 - $1.50
They never made pennies out of silver. but in 1943 they made a steel penny because during World War 2 copper was scarce. There were a few error copper or silver error coins accidentally made.
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 1943 steel penny is worth just that 1cent.
One Cent is the value. The US has never made a silver penny. It may look like silver or have been silver plated but it has no collectible value.
The US has Never made a silver one cent coin, it may have been plated or just looks like silver but it's not silver. The coin has no collectible value at all.
There was never a silver Indian Head penny.