Masonic Steel Penny - Looking for Help

[packs]

It is magnetic. The steel is on both sides too. I'm mostly interested in the date on the penny and how it might have come to be. Everything I see online says the steel penny was not introduced until 1943, but I did find this Wiki entry on what they refer to as "experimental cents" and there's a section on experimental steel pennies in 1942:

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1942_experimental_cents

There is also a photo of an experimental 1942 cent included. I'm wondering if I have one?

[bnorth]

Originally Posted by packs

It is magnetic. The steel is on both sides too. I'm mostly interested in the date on the penny and how it might have come to be. Everything I see online says the steel penny was not introduced until 1943, but I did find this Wiki entry on what they refer to as "experimental cents" and there's a section on experimental steel pennies in 1942:

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1942_experimental_cents

There is also a photo of an experimental 1942 cent included. I'm wondering if I have one?

If you have a good scale what is the exact weight of it? Also look inside the hole with a good loupe and see if the color is consistent all the way through it. Can you also post a close up of just the date and a pic of the back of the coin?