Oddly, I have a SILVER PENNY....?

Question

Should I try selling it on Ebay??

Answer 1

i did a bit of checking, and it seems someone else asked that same question.. i will post it.

Best Answer - Chosen by Asker

When I saw mention of a "silver penny", I immediately thought of the Old English silver pennys -- not at all uncommon back then. But now, with the price of silver, pennies are not made of such.

And then when you mentioned "United States" and "Liberty Bell", it was a real puzzle.

http://www.cointalk.org/showthread.php?t...
http://cointalk.org/showthread.php?p=666...

Seems it was something for the USA bicentennial. I am thinking probably as part of a special set.

and then I find http://www.iofferstores.com/bi/danstuff-... -- which I might suspect as someone having silver-coated ... though unlikely it would be sold.

Best guess, either the USA Mint issued special collector coins for the bi-centennial OR some company decided to silver-coat some. If genuine, probably low mintage and could be worth a nice amount .. esp if part of a set.

Likely find a reputable coin dealer or a coin-collecting club and ask them.

Additional research seems to have uncovered an answer:

http://www.workingmancoins.com/faq/index...
"QAId : 6019825 Subject : SILVER PENNY Question : I HAVE A SILVER PENNY AND I WOULD LIKE TO KNOW A LITTLE ABOUT IT IT IS A SIVER 1976 PENNY WITH IMPRINT OF THE LIBERTY BELL AND AN IMPRENT OF THE USA ON IT PLEASE TELL ME IF THERE IS ANY THING TO TELL. OR EVEN IF IT IS NOT LET ME KNOW SOMETHING ANYWAY. Answer : What you have is a novelty item. Someone took a normal penny, stamped the bell & USA into it, then silver plated it. I have seen many of these. As a novelty item, it has a value of about $1.00 "

Answer 2

If your penny has a silver color to its appearance it may be a steel penny. If it is magnetic it is the standard penny from 1943. The reason pennies from 1943 are made of steel is simple. Nearly all circulating pennies at that time were struck in zinc-coated steel because copper and nickel were needed for the Allied war effort of World War II.

Answer 3

Well, I would hold onto it for a while, make it worth something a few years down the road, you know? That's pretty cool I wish I had a silver penny :-(!

Answer 4

its made of steel because they used all the copper reserves during WWII for artillary shells and ahd to make pennys out of something else. there is about 3 cents worth of steel in it so you could sell it on ebay but i dont know if anyone would buy it unless its never been touched by human hands.

Answer 5

you could try selling it on ebay. but the silverness of it is probably from wear and tear. pennys arnt completely copper

Answer 6

It is probably a lead penny. If it is dated around 1942 or so, it is probably a lead penny that they made to save copper during the war.
You're lucky-they are hard to get in circulation.

Answer 7

Nah. Melt it down and make a silver bullet. That way you'll be ready for the next Vampire that comes along.

Answer 8

its a steel penny
no silver pennys ever made

Answer 9

It's not worth that much if you want to sell it and get your best value without paying percentages to shipping, and fees. Go to a local coin dealer in your area.

Answer 10

no.... no one is going to buy a penny from u no matter what color it is. a penney is still 1 cent and you're not going to get a good deal out it.

i would just keep it if i were u. it might be lucky.