1943 P Steel Penny Error

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1943 p steel penny error.

Could it be one of the very valuable errors that so many people talk about. All 1943 dated cents were struck with fairly new dies. The striking point between both the obverse and the reverse dies was also minimized in order to obtain a better strike and sharper surfaces. 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.

As the 1943 steel pennies circulated the zinc coating started to turn dark gray and almost black. 15 cents to. The 1943 silver colored penny is a wartime coin issue made of steel and coated with zinc. A regular 1943 steel penny is worth only a few cents.

Wondering what your 1943 penny is. Excepting that unique 1943 d copper cent a bidder in the upcoming fun auction could compete to assemble a set of five of the six major world war ii penny errors. 10 cents to 50 cents. 1942 d coins have similar values as the 1943 p but the 1943 s the lowest mintage of the trio is worth a bit more.

During world war ii the war effort required a lot of copper to make shell casings and munitions. Of the over 12 000 1943 steel cents graded ms60 or above only 75 are in ms68. All 1943 pennies are worth more than their face value but how much more is the question a lot of folks want to know the answer to. 1943 s steel penny 191 550 000 minted.

10 cents to 50 cents. 1943 steel penny 684 628 670 minted. 1943 d steel penny 217 660 000 minted. 1943 copper 1943 s copper 1944.

Here s a rundown of the various types of 1943 wheat pennies and their values. Make offer 1943 lincoln steel wheat cent 1c error broadstruck broadstrike anacs au 55 det nqc 1943 1c steel doubled die obverse ddo fs 101 ms 66 1 850 00.