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The following mint marks indicate which mint the coin was made at ... 1943 (Zinc-plated Steel except as noted) Year ... 1951 (P) 284,576,000 D 625,355,000 S 136,010,000
1. 1943-D Lincoln Bronze Wheat Penny — $2.3 million Designed by Victor D. Brenner, this is one of the highest-value pennies in circulation today. During World War II, pennies were made of steel ...
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, zinc cent and steelie. The 1943 steel cent features the same Victor David Brenner design for the Lincoln cent which had been in use since 1909.
A coin in average condition is only around $4, but a mint-condition 1924-S wheat penny could be valued at around $12,000. Auction record: $45,600 1943 Bronze Lincoln Penny
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]
It may be time to dig out that old piggy bank and see if you’ve got a fortune stashed away.
One 1954 penny was struck, for internal Mint purposes. By 1961, new pennies were needed again for circulation, and they were produced in large numbers. The officials who planned to introduce decimalisation in the 1960s did not favour keeping the large bronze penny, the value of which had been eroded by inflation.
According to Altier Rare Coins, Mercury Dimes from the 1940s — particularly the ones graded in Mint State-67 with full bands — have shown a steady appreciation in value that could help you see ...