2007-05-05 17:27:29 · 5 answers · asked by Stan O 1 in Games & Recreation ➔ Hobbies & Crafts
You need to take it to a local coin dealer to see exactly what you have and it's value.
2007-05-09 14:09:24 · answer #1 · answered by Me 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
It is not steel, it is zinc. Test it with a magnet, steel will be attracted to the magnet.
Cents from mid 1982 have been copper plated zinc. Yours may have missed being plated or someone washed the copper off by using reverse plating. Not at all difficult to do.
Value.....go to a coin dealer or auction site. Maybe check e-bay.
2007-05-06 00:31:44 · answer #2 · answered by Eldude 6 · 1⤊ 0⤋
there was NEVER a 1983 steel cent made in the united states.. sorry..
they only made them for one year, and that was 1943..
2007-05-06 00:30:44 · answer #3 · answered by The Chesire Cat 6 · 1⤊ 0⤋
You either have what is called an error cent due to one of the coatings of copper missing, or it was melted off by someone. You need to see a coin dealer to see if it is indeed an error or just a damaged coin.
2007-05-06 22:06:40 · answer #4 · answered by Taiping 7 · 1⤊ 1⤋
They were made only in 1943.
2007-05-06 00:30:23 · answer #5 · answered by Lionheart ® 7 · 1⤊ 0⤋