Next to none. Post-1982 pennies are only plated with copper, they are mostly zinc. The amount of copper on a post-1982 penny is miniscule and costs more to remove than melt value is.
It is worth a penny
A common penny has a value of 1 penny only
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0.01 USD. The face value.
A Penny!or a melt value of 1.6723738129 as of 7:41 October 14, 2009 where as the melt value of a penny of 1963-1982 is 1.6642174575
It is worth face value unless it has a S under the date.
US coins have never been made of iron.
75 dollars
Probably the 1982 penny if it's a copper version.
Next to none. Post-1982 pennies are only plated with copper, they are mostly zinc. The amount of copper on a post-1982 penny is miniscule and costs more to remove than melt value is.
A 1983 Lincoln cent is actually copper plated zinc, 1982 was the last year for copper pennies. It's just a penny.
Yes. As of January 14, 2010, with copper at $3.3764/lb and zinc at $1.1251/lb, a pre-1982 penny (95% copper and 5% zinc) has a "melt" value of 2.23774 cents. See the website http://www.coinflation.com/ for current "melt" values.
If it was minted before 1982 it contains 95% copper and is worth about 2 cents in melt value.
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Value is based on supply and demand. 16 billion cents were minted in 1982 so they're about as rare as beach sand.
There's no such thing as a "lead penny". The only metals used to make U.S. cents have been copper, bronze, steel (1943 only) and zinc (1982-present).