Rare 1944 Steel Wheat Penny

They re worth far more than the famous 1909 s vdb penny the rarest regular issue lincoln cent.

Rare 1944 steel wheat penny.

Approximately 30 or so 1944 steel cents are thought to exist with each sporting a price tag ranging from 75 000 to more than 375 000 based on grade. It s really easy to tell if you have a 1944 steel penny or 1944 copper cent. The 1943 copper cent with only 40 made and 12 known to exist today can command a price of around 150 000 to 200 000. However similar to the rare 1943 copper cent a small number of zinc coated steel planchets were left over from 1943 and were used in 1944 during the transition to steel planchets.

The 1944 lincoln penny is particularly desirable in the eyes of collectors not only because of its design but also due to its scarcity. Nearly all pennies from 1944 are supposed have transitioned from steel back to copper bronze. 1944 lincoln wheat penny the lincoln penny has been produced in the us for almost as long as coins have been produced by the us mint. Did you know the most expensive penny is the 1944 steel wheat penny valued at 110k.

Another test you can conduct on your 1944 pennies is to weigh them. The 1944 steel cent was produced at all three mints. The 1944 steel cent was produced at all three mints with about 30 being produced in philadelphia making it the more common of the three. A handy coin grading chart.

The 1944 steel penny is worth between 75 000 and 110 000 depending on its condition. However similar to the rare 1943 copper cent a small number of zinc coated steel planchets were left over from 1943 and were used in 1944 during the transition to steel planchets. Interestingly there is a significant off metal error from 1944 and that is the 1944 steel penny an inadvertent striking that presumably occurred when some 1943 steel planchets were left behind in the hoppers that feed coin blanks through the striking machinery at the u s. If your 1944 penny sticks to a magnet it s a steel cent and is rare.