Unless it's a Proof or MS-65 or better, you'll only get a few dollars from it. If you still want to try, though, eBay is a good idea. Thank you for correctly recognizing that these coins are made from zinc-coated steel rather than silver or lead, as many people believe. Unfortunately, unless your coins are in extremely fine to uncirculated condition, there is not much of a premium attached to them. Many were saved as curiosities so they generally retail for 25 to 50 cents each in average circulated condition. If you have at least a few dozen of them, you might be able to find someone at a coin show or antique flea market who would be willing to make a bulk purchase. You can sell your coins to a coin dealer, to a collector or at an auction. You can advertise in the newspaper or in coin magazines.
If you mean is it legal to sell and old penny? yes.
he made it out of steel
You could trade, sell, and collect them and maybe make them into something else
You could probably sell them for alot of money.
Sometimes, they sell some at the pokéathlon in the athlete shop.
1943 cents were made of zinc-coated steel. If you melt it, you'd get less than a penny's worth of metal, even if you could sell such a small quantity.
Ebay is a good idea for selling steel pennies. if you don't have good luck with Ebay. I would just keep it since even in average circulated they are only worth a few dollars.
The 1943 penny was made of steel with a zinc coating [ hence the silver look]. They are steel so they are attraced to a magnet. The value depends on the condition and with no rust showing they sell for about $0.50 to $1 and then more if they are in better condition.AnswerUncirculated examples sell for $1 to $2. In any lower condition a dealer may give 5 or 10 cents. He already has rolls of them that he can't sell. 1943 pennies are made of steel. This is because in 1943, the government needed so much copper to make war materials. Some pennies from 1943 are copper, because the government made a mistake. The copper 1943 pennies are worth about $10,000.
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Well . . . there have never been any silver pennies minted in the US, so you must be talking about the steel pennies. As far as I know, 1943 was the only year that steel pennies, or 'steelies', were minted.
All 1942 pennies are made of bronze. In circulated condition they sell for a few cents. However in uncirculated condition, it could sell in a MS state between $5 to $7,500 depending on what MS it is and Which mint produced it.You may be thinking of the famous 1943 Copper penny. in 1943 copper was saved for the war effort which meant pennies were to be made from steel and zinc.A slip up by mint staff meant a few copper blanks were left in the machine and a handful of 1943 COPPER pennies were put into circulation.These coins can fetch up to $400,000 plus!!!
There are not many 1943 copper pennies known. If it is genuine they sell for well over $100,000.
Cents have never been made out of lead. If you have a 1943 cent, it's made of steel coated with zinc due to wartime copper shortages. In circulated condition most sell for 25 to 50 cents.
Keep it or sell it to a coin collector. These are not rare coins so you wont get much for it.
HIGHER!!! It is worth $150,000!!!!CorrectionThe above response refers to an AMERICAN copper penny dated 1943. All Canadian cents dated 1943 were made of copper, while 2010 cents are copper-plated steel. 1943 Canadian cents are worth around 50 cents to a dollar depending on condition, so they're certainly worth more than 2010 cents but not a huge amount. To explain the value of a 1943 AMERICAN copper cent, the US Mint switched to zinc-plated steel that year because copper was needed for making ammunition. A few copper blanks left over from 1942 were accidentally mixed in and were struck with the 1943 date. These coins are very rare and can sell for the amount quoted above.
A penny is worth 1 cent. You can't sell it. You can only buy things with it. ^ whoever said that is dumb.. A copper penny from 1943 can be worth up to $20,000 depending on the condition. If I were you I would hold onto it because their are only about 40 of those. But if you insist on selling it, use google and search for coin dealers in your area. They will be able to help you determine the exact worth of your coin. Then you could sell it to them OR auction it off on a site like ebay. I wouldn't sell it to the dealer because he could sell it for more. Their are A LOT of coin collectors that would die for that penny so auctioning it off would be a better investment. You are so lucky. so so lucky.
You can find information on 1943 zinc-coated steel pennies in numismatic books, online coin collecting forums, and websites dedicated to coin collecting. Additionally, you can consult with coin dealers or attend coin shows to gather more information about these coins.