1994 Steel Wheat Penny

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1994 steel wheat penny. If they measure in at 3 11 grams each more or less they re of the ordinary copper. In that 3rd there are roughly 27 1944 wheat penny s 2 1944d wheat penny s 1 1943d steel and 1 1943 steel. Sep 21 2019 explore patricia s board 1944 steel wheat penny followed by 135 people on pinterest. With 1944 steel cents it s easy for an unscrupulous person to simply tinker with the last digit of the date on a typical 1943 steel cent even scraping away the 3 and implanting a zinc coated 4 removed from a 1944 copper cent.

Coin value prices price chart coin photos mintage figures coin melt value metal composition mint mark location statistics facts. The lincoln cent sometimes called the lincoln penny is a one cent coin that has been struck by the united states mint since 1909. Another test you can conduct on your 1944 pennies is to weigh them. If your 1944 penny does not stick to a magnet it s made from copper and is common.

Of course i only looked through half. None uncirculated but some in good. This page also shows coins listed for sale so you can buy and sell. Buy sell this coin.

Unlike lincoln cents made from 1909 to 1942 which are 95 percent copper and 5 percent tin and zinc lincoln cents from 1944 1945 and 1946 were made with a. If your 1944 penny sticks to a magnet it s a steel cent and is rare. 1944 lincoln wheat cents were made with metal recycled from ammunition shells. It s really easy to tell if you have a 1944 steel penny or 1944 copper cent.

1944 marked the return of copper to the lincoln wheat penny coins though the denomination wasn t struck with exactly the same composition as in 1942. 1944 p lincoln wheat cent steel cent. Usa coin book estimated value of 1944 s lincoln wheat penny steel cent variety is worth 380 303 in average condition and can be worth 705 710 to 1 057 179 or more in uncirculated ms mint condition.