Ads
related to: 1943 steel wheat penny no mint mark
Search results
Results from the WOW.Com Content Network
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.
1943-D Lincoln Bronze Wheat Penny — $2.3 million. 1944-S Steel Wheat Penny — $1.1 million. ... A 1926-S Lincoln cent in mint condition with its red surface intact sold for $149,500 at auction ...
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
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
It may be time to dig out that old piggy bank and see if you’ve got a fortune stashed away.
The Lincoln cent (sometimes called the Lincoln penny) is a one-cent coin that has been struck by the United States Mint since 1909. 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).
Ads
related to: 1943 steel wheat penny no mint mark