Steel Wheat Penny Years

1943 steel cents are u s.

Steel wheat penny years. While the original edition pennies from 1909 can have significant collectable value other editions of the lincoln penny can be highly desired by coin collectors as well. 2 2 how do i know if my pennies are made of steel. The first column lists the date and mint mark followed by the buy. 1931 s wheat penny.

4 1 how to identify the doubled. The philadelphia denver and san francisco mints each produced these 1943 lincoln cents the unique composition of the coin low grade steel coated with zinc instead of the previously 95 copper based bronze composition has led to various nicknames such as wartime cent steel war penny. Beware however of regular 1922 d cents which have had their d mintmarks worn off by unscrupulous types. In december 1943 it was agreed that these coins would be re minted in bronze but some coin blanks were leaked with the new wedges and very few units were produced in the previous year s.

The opposite case to the 1943 bronze coinage is the zinc plated steel coinage the 1944 wheat penny. Production of 1943 steel pennies began in february of that year and by the end of the year over a billion of these coins had been made including 684 628 670 at the philadelphia mint. 1944 steel wheat penny. 2 3 how do you know if your valuable pennies of value are fake.

The lincoln cent sometimes called the lincoln penny is a one cent coin that has been struck by the united states mint since 1909. 2 1 pennies with errors. They re worth far more than the famous 1909 s vdb penny the rarest regular issue lincoln cent. They are worth about 10 to 13 cents each in circulated condition and as much as 50 cents or more if uncirculated.

Value of a 1943 steel penny. Examples of the 1922 d wheat penny with no trace of the d evident can fetch over 400 in the lowest grades. The obverse or heads side was designed by victor david brenner as was the original reverse depicting two stalks of wheat thus wheat pennies struck 1909 1958 the coin has seen several reverse or tails designs and now bears one by lyndall bass depicting a. 1944 steel wheat penny 7 500 200 000.

The following table lists the buy price what you can expect to pay to a dealer to purchase the coin and sell value what you can expect a dealer to pay you if you sell the coin. 1931 was a lean year for lincoln penny production in san francisco. One cent coins that were struck in steel due to wartime shortages of copper. The ever popular lincoln wheat penny was first produced by the u s.

The 1944 steel penny is worth between 75 000 and 110 000 depending on its condition. 1 a guide to the most valuable pennies years worth most money. Both the 1943 copper lincoln cent and 1944 steel lincoln penny are worth an incredible amount of money because they re so rare.