AboutMyCoinMelt value of 1917-D Wheat Penny
What is the melt value of a 1917-D Wheat penny?
A 1917-D Wheat penny contains no silver or gold, so it has no melt value. It is 95% copper, 5% tin and zinc and worth its face value of $0.01.
Melt value
None
No silver and no gold in it
Worth its face value of $0.01, unless the date, the mint mark or a striking error says otherwise.
Melting United States cents and five-cent coins for their metal is prohibited by federal regulation, so the question does not arise for this one in any case.
Not an appraisal. AboutMyCoin estimates from published specifications and does not authenticate or grade coins. What spot price is.