1943 D Steel Wheat Penny

One cent coins that were struck in steel due to wartime shortages of copper.

1943 d steel wheat penny.

If it was in circulation long enough the zinc coating completely wore off and the steel underneath would start to show through. 1943 1943 d 1943 s steel lincoln cent penny mixed bu condition 52sa. 1943 d steel wheat penny. This value is strictly based on the coins grade and desirability amount minted and doesn t take current copper spot prices into account as these coins are made of 95 copper except for the 1943 ps d steel wheat penny and copper prices are based upon the economy and.

0 01 usd total produced. More than 1 billion 1943 steel wheat pennies were made. Ending saturday at 1 25pm pdt 3d 7h. Steel wheat penny year.

1943 1943 d lincoln steel cent ngc ms65 great luster pq wwii. 1943 steel cents are u s. Lot of 2 1151. 1943 d lincoln wheat cent steel cent.

Buy sell this coin. 684 628 000 silver content. Coin value prices price chart coin photos mintage figures coin melt value metal composition mint mark location statistics facts. 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.

This page also shows coins listed for sale so you can buy and sell. During world war ii the war effort required a lot of copper to make shell casings and munitions. 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. A regular 1943 steel penny is worth only a few cents.

1943 s steel penny san francisco mint 191 550 000 minted. 1943 d steel lincoln wheat penny gem brilliant uncirculated 02. The 1943 d wheat penny is worth between 45 cents and 12 00 on average. 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.

As the 1943 steel pennies circulated the zinc coating started to turn dark gray and almost black. However by the end of 1943 much of the public complained about the new steel pennies. 1943 no mintmark steel penny philadelphia mint 684 628 670 minted. No mint mark face value.