Steel Coins 1943

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Steel coins 1943. 684 628 000 silver content. Yet the coin has a vital connection to an international historical event. A regular 1943 steel penny is worth only a few cents. This global conflict saw the united states military s involvement from 1941 through 1945.

One cent coins that were struck in steel due to wartime shortages of copper. No mint mark face value. During world war ii the war effort required a lot of copper to make shell casings and munitions. We have a great online selection at the lowest prices with fast free shipping on many items.

Steel wheat penny year. The 1943 steel cent was produced during the height of world war ii. There are auction companies throughout the united states that would love to put a coin like yours on the block. 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 45 cents while one in certified mint state ms condition could bring as much as 10 at auction. 45 cents to 10 00 value. Make offer 1943 p zinc steel lincoln wheat one cent war coin bu. 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 various nicknames such as wartime cent steel war penny.

In 1943 the us was fighting in wwii and a copper shortage led them to issue steel pennies. If your 1943 copper cent or 1944 steel penny is graded as genuine then congratulations. Wheat penny year. Production of 1943 steel pennies began in february of that year and by the end of the year over a billion of these coins had been made including 684 628 670 at the philadelphia mint.

When exposed to moisture the penny would start to rust. The 1943 steel pennies have value as numismatic coins. The steel penny may seem like a random anomaly to some. 1943 p zinc steel lincoln wheat one cent war coin bu.

If it was in circulation long enough the zinc coating completely wore off and the steel underneath would start to show through. In 1943 the penny was made out of zinc plated steel to save copper for the war effort which is why most 1943 pennies are silver colored. They have the same design as the other wheat pennies. They will use a series of diagnostic factors and tests to determine if your 1944 steel penny or 1943 copper cent are real.

Make offer 6 coin set 5 1943 p steel war penny and 1943 p silver nickel. 1943 steel cents are u s. Keep reading to learn more about these one cent coins. The 1943 silver colored penny is a wartime coin issue made of steel and coated with zinc.