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2. 1944-S Steel Wheat Penny — $1.1 million. This penny somehow missed the 1944 transition from steel-coated zinc to copper, and it’s worth a fortune as a result. ... grade and value. Finally ...
Coins like the 1943 Copper Penny, struck in copper instead of wartime steel, or the 1955 Doubled Die Penny, with a striking double image, are worth thousands — or even millions — due to these ...
The most valuable Lincoln penny is worth $2 million on the collectibles market, and many more are worth five or six figures. The value of copper coins, as in all coins, is based on scarcity and ...
Wartime cent, 1944–1946 (Brass except as noted) Year Mint Mintage Comments 1944 (P) 1,435,000,000 (P) >27 Zinc-plated Steel. 27 known. D 430,578,000 D ^ D over S D
In all, 1944 steel cents are fewer in number than their 1943 copper counterparts, [7] and are even more valuable; one such example minted in San Francisco sold for $373,750 in an August 2008 auction held by Heritage Auctions; this was the highest auction price ever for a Lincoln cent until September 23, 2010, when it was superseded by a 1943-D ...
The penny, also known as the cent, is a coin in the United States representing one-hundredth of a dollar.It has been the lowest face-value physical unit of U.S. currency since the abolition of the half-cent in 1857 (the abstract mill, which has never been minted, equal to a tenth of a cent, continues to see limited use in the fields of taxation and finance).
1944-D Lincoln Penny on a Zinc-Coated Steel Planchet The 1944-D Lincoln penny is also referred to as steel pennies or silver pennies. In 1944, pennies were supposed to transition from steal back ...
Bronze Lincoln cents (95% copper 5% tin and zinc) were minted from 1909 to 1941 and 1946 to 1961. Brass Lincoln cents (95% copper 5% Zinc) were minted in 1942, 1944-1945, and 1962-1982. Its a bit confusing I know, but things from World War II to rising tin prices will do that. - Knowledgekid87 05:59, 1 February 2019 (UTC)