1943 S Steel Wheat Penny Value

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.

1943 s steel wheat penny value.

This page also shows coins listed for sale so you can buy and sell. These are worth 5 cents to 10 cents. 191 550 000 silver content. Of the over 12 000 1943 steel cents graded ms60 or above only 75 are in ms68.

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. Buy sell this coin. They are worth about 10 to 13 cents each in circulated condition and as much as 50 cents or more if uncirculated. 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.

A lightly circulated 1943 steel penny is generally worth 20 cents to 50 cents. Just as the jefferson nickel five cent coin saw the removal of nickel from its composition in 1942 to preserve the metal for artillery production so too did lincoln wheat penny coins in 1943 copper was completely eliminated from the denomination s composition in favor of a one year only type featuring a zinc plated steel composition. The us minted the 1943 steel penny with no mint mark and also the 1943 d steel penny and 1943 s steel penny. 99 steel with a thin zinc coating total weight.

0 01 usd total produced. Value of a 1943 steel penny. Coin value prices price chart coin photos mintage figures coin melt value metal composition mint mark location statistics facts. The first column lists the date and mint mark followed by the buy.

65 cents to 25 00 value. 1943 steel cents are u s. 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.

1943 s lincoln wheat cent steel cent. The mint mark when present can be found on the obverse side of the coin below the date.