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A modern penny contains 2.5% zinc by weight, while the rest is made up of copper.
A 1943 zinc-coated steel penny is known as a "steel cent." In circulated condition, it is worth about 10-25 cents. In uncirculated condition or with specific mint marks, they can be worth more to collectors, ranging from a couple of dollars to over $100.
It's just a penny, spend it.
From 1982 to date all Lincoln pennies are copper plated zinc, the 1993-D is just a penny.
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No. It is steel coated with zinc.
1943 pennies are not silver. They are zinc coated steel. Copper was saved for war effort.
It's Zinc coated steel and is valued at 3 to 5 cents for average coins
No, with the exception of the zinc coated steel penny of 1943, the first zinc penny was struck in mid-1982 and all US cents dated 1982-present are zinc with a thin copper coating.
They were not made out of lead. They were made out steel coated zinc.
The 1943 penny is most likely made of steel, which is magnetic, while the 1944 penny is typically made of copper, which is not magnetic. This difference in composition is why the 1943 penny will stick to a magnet while the 1944 penny will not.
The 1943 wheat penny is made of steel with a zinc coating. This one-year-only composition change was due to the shortage of copper during World War II.
The 1943 Lincoln cent is zinc coated steel not nickel and average values are 5 to 10 cents
There's no such thing as a pewter penny. 1943 wartime cents were made out of scrap steel and coated with zinc. Please see the Related Question for more information.
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.
It's only worth about 50¢ circulated $5 uncirculated
The two elements in a penny are copper and zinc. Pennies are typically made of 97.5% zinc and 2.5% copper.