Welcome to the neighborhood @GlassySassyInc. ! You need to post images of both sides. In any event, it isn't worth very much. Just because your coin is 55 years old doesn't mean a lot. The Mint produced 1.7 billion of them. Chris
In terms of using it to compare with older AND more recent cents and how they've changed over the years, in both obvious and more subtle ways, it's priceless! Then if you seek to understand WHY those changes were made (especially the subtle ones), you're on your way to a better place.
I’d grade it MS-63, so it’s a nice piece for an album, but like the others have noted, they are very common and don’t really carry a premium. It’s still fun to find though, I’m much younger than that cent but would grade PO-01 if submitted.
.01 Even if it grades high, and has any kind of book value (.05, whatever). There's no market to sell it for a nickel. Dealers are not looking to buy this for .02 cents so they can make a huge score and sell it for a nickel. It will just end up in a Lincoln cent album. There's really no value for modern Lincoln cents. Except, 1960 small date Philly, 1982 small date in MS grades, 1983-D copper, 1969-S doubled die. Other errors and proofs. Any business strike coin in super high grade MS-68/69.
