All Lincoln Wheat penny's from 1909 to 1942 were made from Bronze .950 copper and .050 Tin and Zinc.
Average value is 3 to 5 cents
The coin is not a rare variety. It's worth at least $0.01.
1942 is a very common date Lincoln cent with values of 2 to 10 cents for circulated coins
All 1942 US cents were struck in a bronze alloy that contained 95% copper. Any 1942 cent that appears to be made of another metal is almost certainly an ordinary cent that was plated or has been exposed to something that affected the bronze color (e.g. heat or chemicals).
The US has never made any lead coins, so no.
All 1942 US cents were made of bronze. US cents have never been made of pure tin. The highest percentage was about 2.5%.
The Mil (1/10th of a penny) circulated in 1942-43 was made of what material
All Lincoln Wheat penny's from 1909 to 1942 were made from Bronze .950 copper and .050 Tin and Zinc.
Penny Arcade - 1942 was released on: USA: 1942
Average value is 3 to 5 cents
US cents were made of pure copper until 1857. Cents were then made from copper-nickel until mid-1864. From mid-1864 to 1942 and from 1942 to mid-1982 they were made of bronze (95% copper and 5% tin and/or zinc) 1943 cents were made of zinc-plated steel due to wartime copper shortages From mid 1982 to the present, cents have been made of 97.5% zinc with 2.5% copper plating.
A 1942 wheat penny is worth 2 cents for the copper.
The coin is not a rare variety. It's worth at least $0.01.
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A 1942 penny is primarily made of copper. During 1942, due to the need for copper in World War II, some pennies were minted with steel coated in zinc instead of the usual bronze composition. These steel pennies are known as "1943 steel pennies."
This is a penny made by the US mint in 1898.