The U.S. never made pennies out of silver. For one thing, that much metal would have made the coins worth more than a dime, so the government would have lost 9 cents on each one they made!
Your coin was plated for use in jewelry or something similar. Unfortunately that makes it an altered or damaged coin with little to no collector value.
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There was never a silver Indian Head penny.
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The only "silver" penny was minted in 1943 to support the war effort. Yours is probably zinc plated.
They have never contained silver. Yours is probably silver plated for jewelry.