Steel War Penny

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Steel war penny. 1943 p zinc steel lincoln wheat one cent war coin bu. They re worth far more than the famous 1909 s vdb penny the rarest regular issue lincoln cent. Mint created the copper penny with a zinc coated steel replacement that is an interesting coin but not rare for numismatists. 1943 steel penny the new steel pennies which came to be called steelies were authorized by a 1942 law public law 815 signed into law on december 18 1945.

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. Make offer 6 coin set 5 1943 p steel war penny and 1943 p silver nickel. The 1943 silver colored penny is a wartime coin issue made of steel and coated with zinc. Copper is an essential metal in the manufacturing of ammunition.

Mint switched to making pennies from zinc coated steel planchets instead of the usual bronze coin blanks stone explained. In 1943 the lincoln penny was made from a zinc coated steel composition to help save copper for world war ii ammunitions. The silver penny is not rare. In order to preserve copper for the war effort the u s.

Copper was needed for the war effort so production on copper pennies was halted. One cent coins that were struck in steel due to wartime shortages of copper. 1943 steel cents are u s. During world war ii the war effort required a lot of copper to make shell casings and munitions.

The war effort and metals. Make offer 1943 p zinc steel lincoln wheat one cent war coin bu. 1944 steel wheat penny. However many people mistook the 1943 steel penny for a dime and others complained about the steel becoming rusty.

1943 d lincoln steel wheat cent ms bu uncirculated condition wwii war penny 1. The 1944 steel penny is worth between 75 000 and 110 000 depending on its condition. In order to save copper for the war effort the united states mint under the authority from congress began making pennies from steel with a thin coating of zinc. Both the 1943 copper lincoln cent and 1944 steel lincoln penny are worth an incredible amount of money because they re so rare.