Posted by Anonymous • Mar 27, 2026 - 8:58 AM

Found a 1943 "Silver" Penny - Is this the rare one?

I was going through an old jar of change from my grandfather and found this penny. It’s dated 1943 but it looks like it’s made of silver or steel.



Is this worth getting graded, or is it just a common steel cent? Thanks for the help!
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A Admin • Mar 28, 2026
World War 2 era penny. The United States was using all their copper and brass for shells during the war so the solution was to switch to steel for the time being.

The real gem for the year is the 1943 Copper Penny, which has in many instances sold for hundreds of thousands of dollars.
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