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1943 steel cents are U.S. one-cent coins that were struck in steel due to wartime shortages of copper. 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 ...
2. 1944-S Steel Wheat Penny — $1.1 million. ... The Flying Eagle cent may not be as rare as the 1943 Lincoln cents, but they are still worth more than six figures. More than 600 of these coins ...
1943-D Lincoln Bronze Wheat Penny: $2.3 million. Designed by Victor D. Brenner, this is one of the rarest and priciest pennies in circulation today. During World War II, pennies were made of steel ...
Close-up of a 1943 Lincoln penny, featuring two sides. The obverse shows a profile of Abraham Lincoln with the year "1943." The reverse displays the words "ONE CENT" and "UNITED STATES OF AMERICA."
Wartime cent, 1943 (Zinc-plated Steel except as noted) Year Mint Mintage Comments 1943 (P) 684,628,670 (P) c40 12 known to exist in Bronze. D 217,660,000 D ?
A few 1943 bronze cents and 1944 steel cents are known to exist, and they are valuable. [51] Only one 1943-D cent in bronze is known; it sold in September 2010 for $1.7 million. [52] One of the four known 1943-S cents in bronze was sold to Texas Rangers baseball team co-chairman Bob R. Simpson for $1 million. [53]
More than one billion 1943 steel cents were struck, Gainesville Coins reported, but some were accidentally made from bronze planchets. There are only two dozen from Philadelphia, Denver and San ...
Only 2 1815 large cents were produced, because of copper shortages for the War of 1812. ... 1943 steel cent; 1955 doubled die cent; 1974 aluminum cent;