However a few 1943 lincoln pennies wound up being struck in bronze and these rare mistakes are worth a pretty penny indeed.
1943 steel wheat penny value chart.
684 628 000 silver content.
45 cents to 10 00 value.
These are worth 5 cents to 10 cents.
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.
Most 1943 steel pennies that you ll find in circulation are pretty well worn and many that are worn exhibit rust.
Keep in mind that.
The first column lists the date and mint mark followed by the buy.
As the 1943 steel pennies circulated the zinc coating started to turn dark gray and almost black.
As a rough estimate of this coins value you can assume this coin in average condition will be valued at somewhere around 60047 while one in certified mint state ms condition could bring as much as 85 782 at auction.
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.
Lincoln wheat penny value chart.
1943 s lincoln wheat cent steel cent.
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 page also shows coins listed for sale so you can buy and sell.
0 01 usd total produced.
No mint mark face value.
Buy sell this coin.
The opposite case to the 1943 bronze coinage is the zinc plated steel coinage the 1944 wheat penny.
Here s the current 1943 steel wheat penny value.
In december 1943 it was agreed that these coins would be re minted in bronze but some coin blanks were leaked with the new wedges and very few units were produced in the previous year s.
191 550 000 silver content.
If it was in circulation long enough the zinc coating completely wore off and the steel underneath would start to show through.
Coin value prices price chart coin photos mintage figures coin melt value metal composition mint mark location statistics facts.
1943 bronze copper cents in 1943 were made out of zinc plated steel not copper 1943 d bronze copper cents in 1943 were made out of zinc plated steel not copper.
A regular 1943 steel penny is worth only a few cents.
0 01 usd total produced.
65 cents to 25 00 value.
Steel wheat penny year.
Value of a 1943 steel penny.
0 01 usd total produced.
1943 bronze wheat penny.
0 silver content.
60047 to 85782 00 value.
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.
Copper wheat penny year.
No mint mark face value.
Steel wheat penny year.
Mint struck pennies out of steel to help ration copper for military purposes.
They are worth about 10 to 13 cents each in circulated condition and as much as 50 cents or more if uncirculated.
1944 steel wheat penny 7 500 200 000.