No additional genuine 1943 copper cents have been found in many years. You most likely have an altered coin or a copy.
A genuine 1943 copper cent weighs 3.11 gm and the tail of the number "3" in the date points down and left at about a -45 degree angle. Many "1943" copper cents are actually altered 1948 coins. On these, the tail of the "3" points almost horizontally because it's really part of the bottom of the original "8".
No, a real 1943 copper penny does not stick to a magnet because 1943 pennies were made of zinc-coated steel and not copper due to the shortage of copper during World War II.
No, pennies are made from a combination of metals that are not magnetic, such as copper and zinc. Therefore, a penny will not stick to a magnet.
A standard penny is made of copper and zinc, which are not attracted to magnets. Therefore, a magnet would not attract to a penny.
You can tell if a 1944 penny is made of steel by using a magnet. Place a magnet near the penny - if it sticks, then the penny is made of steel. Steel pennies were issued in 1943 due to a shortage of copper, so any 1944 penny made of steel would be an error.
The 1943 penny sticks to a magnet because it is made of steel, not copper like other pennies from that era. While a 1943 copper penny is rare and valuable, it is not worth a million dollars. The most valuable 1943 pennies are those mistakenly struck in copper instead of steel and can fetch tens of thousands of dollars at auction.
No, copper is not magnetic.
No, a real 1943 copper penny does not stick to a magnet because 1943 pennies were made of zinc-coated steel and not copper due to the shortage of copper during World War II.
No, pennies are made from a combination of metals that are not magnetic, such as copper and zinc. Therefore, a penny will not stick to a magnet.
Neither the original copper or the newer version copper-zinc penny is magnetic. The 1943 steel penny was the only penny effected by a magnet.
because the penny can't be magnetically charged.
Copper
A standard penny is made of copper and zinc, which are not attracted to magnets. Therefore, a magnet would not attract to a penny.
You can tell if a 1944 penny is made of steel by using a magnet. Place a magnet near the penny - if it sticks, then the penny is made of steel. Steel pennies were issued in 1943 due to a shortage of copper, so any 1944 penny made of steel would be an error.
No, copper is unaffected by any magnet you're likely to come across (although an extremely powerful magnet - something the size of, say, a car - would have some effect).
The 1943 penny sticks to a magnet because it is made of steel, not copper like other pennies from that era. While a 1943 copper penny is rare and valuable, it is not worth a million dollars. The most valuable 1943 pennies are those mistakenly struck in copper instead of steel and can fetch tens of thousands of dollars at auction.
Mainly copper. :)
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