Steel Penny Worth Millions

For the world s rarest and most coveted pennies in the world values are well over 100 000 and approaching 2 million.

Steel penny worth millions. If your 1944 penny does not stick to a magnet it s made from copper and is common. If they measure in at 3 11 grams each more or less they re of the ordinary copper. The story behind copper 1943 lincoln pennies is presumed to be a pure accident at the u s. Adding to the penny s value this example is also red in color.

Some little pieces of copper can be worth some very large dollar amounts. Another test you can conduct on your 1944 pennies is to weigh them. All 1943 lincoln cents were supposed to be made of steel planchets coated with zinc. It sold at stacks bowers galleries auction at the baltimore coin show in march 2018.

Simpson co chairman of the texas rangers baseball club paid 1 million for the finest known 1943 s lincoln wheat cent on a bronze planchet. However some bronze. 1944 s lincoln steel penny. It s really easy to tell if you have a 1944 steel penny or 1944 copper cent.

A penny s worth depends on its quality and rarity. Mint perhaps a few leftover copper planchets from 1942 were. A rare 1943 lincoln penny mistakenly struck in bronze instead of zinc coated steel has reportedly sold for 1 million. In september 2012 legend numismatics of lincroft new jersey has announced that collector bob r.

1944 s lincoln steel penny. Some counterfeits were created with steel cores. A penny that a massachusetts teenager found in his change from lunch money could be worth as much as 1 65 million 1 3 million when it is auctioned off. 1944 steel wheat penny.

A penny saved might just be 85 000 earned. To this day copper remains valuable in fact the pennies that are made now are comprised primarily of zinc and are only covered with a veneer of. If your 1944 penny sticks to a magnet it s a steel cent and is rare. Rare 1943 lincoln penny sells for 1 million fox news fox news.