It's a wartime alloy of zinc-coated steel. You can pick it up with a magnet. We charge $1 or give to kids.
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A 1943 Lincoln Wheat Penny, seems to be made from non-copper material, not sure what though.
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A 2001 U.S. penny with smaller “rings” on the obverse side of the coin.
Funny, we just answered this for a quarter! Might be damage from a counting or rolling machine.
A very unique error Lincoln cent.
Unique perhaps, but the only error here is calling it an error. It's damaged, plain and simple.
1992 wheat penny mint mark D close AM
As the coin says: "one cent."