In 1943 the us was fighting in wwii and a copper shortage led them to issue steel pennies.
1943 steel wheat penny value 2020.
These pennies are made of steel and coated in zinc.
No mint mark face value.
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.
Earlier this year an ordinary looking penny made headlines when it was found among the.
Keep in mind that.
Steel wheat penny year.
The 1943 steel cent was produced during the height of world war ii.
In fact some 1943 bronze cents have been sold at auction for over 100 000.
Most 1943 steel pennies that you ll find in circulation are pretty well worn and many that are worn exhibit rust.
684 628 000 silver content.
65 cents to 25 00 value.
Hi my name is adam gjorven and iv got s 1943 steel wheat pennie and i was just wondering what it.
As manuel explains in an article in the september 2020 issue of the.
Steel wheat penny year.
1943 bronze wheat penny.
2 1943 copper wheat pennies.
As a rough estimate of this coins value you can assume this coin in average condition will be valued at somewhere around 65 cents while one in certified mint state ms condition could bring as much as 25 at auction.
Making the 1943 steel cent.
191 550 000 silver content.
In 1943 the u s.
0 01 usd total produced.
However a few 1943 lincoln pennies wound up being struck in bronze and these rare mistakes are worth a pretty penny indeed.
Yet the coin has a vital connection to an international historical event.
They have the same design as the other wheat pennies.
These are worth 5 cents to 10 cents.
The steel penny may seem like a random anomaly to some.
1943 steel penny value.
The first column lists the date and mint mark followed by the buy.
2 1 1944 steel wheat pennies.
Here s the current 1943 steel wheat penny value.
Two versions of this wheat penny named for the crop depicted on its reverse and minted at the denver mint are known to exist without the d and with the weak d.
They are worth about 10 to 13 cents each in circulated condition and as much as 50 cents or more if uncirculated.
Well lots of 1943 steel wheat pennies still survive and that means there are plenty to go around to satisfy the needs of coin collectors.
Value of a 1943 steel penny.
0 01 usd total produced.
45 cents to 10 00 value.
As a rough estimate of this coins value you can assume this coin in average condition will be valued at somewhere around 45 cents while one in certified mint state ms condition could bring as much as 10 at auction.
This global conflict saw the united states military s involvement from 1941 through 1945.
Mint struck pennies out of steel to help ration copper for military purposes.