If it is the normal size and weight, it has probably been coated with something to make it appear silver. Back in high school my physics class made a lot of 'silver pennies' and 'copper dimes'. Or it MAY be a mint error stamped on a planchet which did not have the copper coating - cents minted since 1983 are actually zinc with a very thin copper layer. These are worth a dollar or so, but since the "coin doctors" have figured out how to fake them by giving a normal cent a quick dip in acid, they almost have to be certified before they can be sold and the certification will cost more than the coin is worth. The third possibility is a wrong-planchet error struck on a cent-sized blank intended for some foreign coin being produced by the US Mint. If it is a copper-nickel alloy, it will weigh more than a normal cent and if it is aluminum it will weigh slightly less. This error could be worth a fair amount, perhaps $100, but you would have to research it to find out exactly what coin the blank was intended for and document production of that coin by the US Mint in 1988. I also found an odd-looking, odd-sounding 1988-D Lincoln cent in change over the holidays. The coin was nearly black and just did not "feel right." I took it to my local coin dealer and found that it weighs 0.1 mg more than it should. The concensus of the owners was that it was just heavily corroded although all the devices were clear. Feeling there was not much to lose, I (gasp!) dipped the coin revealing a bright gun-metal gray appearance. I would be tempted to say this was a cent that had just lost its copper coating to reveal its zinc heart, but the weight is more, not less, than the mint's specs. As far as I can tell, the US mint was not producing foreign coins in 1988. The coin is not magnetic. Could this possibly be some kind of experimental strike?
US pennies have never been made of silver.
The U.S. never minted a silver penny. It would have more than a dime's worth of silver in it. Your coin has been plated.
There is actually no such thing as a 1973 'silver' penny. However, there are some Lincoln pennies from 1973-74 that have a shiny, silver-like look. These pennies are worth about $1.25.
Probably not much more than a penny, because it's most likely just electroplated. These sorts of coins are novelties. Wrong!! That kinda penny is probally worth 1 or two bucks?
A penny minted in 2013 is worth a penny, or 1 cent.
US pennies have never been made of silver.
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about $100
The U.S. never minted a silver penny. It would have more than a dime's worth of silver in it. Your coin has been plated.
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U.S. pennies were never made of silver.
There is no such thing.
US pennies have never been made of silver.
There is actually no such thing as a 1973 'silver' penny. However, there are some Lincoln pennies from 1973-74 that have a shiny, silver-like look. These pennies are worth about $1.25.
Sorryno such thing as asilver penny
The U.S. has never made one cent (penny's) coins from silver. The coin has likely been silver plated. It is not rare or special, it's just a penny.
It's most likely plated, and it's worth about 1 cent.