1944 Steel Wheat Penny Image

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1944 steel wheat penny image. 1944 steel wheat penny. Sep 21 2019 explore patricia s board 1944 steel wheat penny followed by 135 people on pinterest. Of course i only looked through half. 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.
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See more ideas about valuable coins money collection coin worth. If your 1944 penny sticks to a magnet it s a steel cent and is rare. 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. None uncirculated but some in good.
It s really easy to tell if you have a 1944 steel penny or 1944 copper cent. 1944 s lincoln wheat cent steel cent. Coin value prices price chart coin photos mintage figures coin melt value metal composition mint mark location statistics facts. Another test you can conduct on your 1944 pennies is to weigh them.
An estimated 10 or less is believed to exist of zinc coated steel planchet dated 1944 and with a denver mint mark. If they measure in at 3 11 grams each more or less they re of the ordinary copper. If your 1944 penny does not stick to a magnet it s made from copper and is common. 1944 d lincoln wheat steel cent struck on a zinc coated steel planchet graded ms63 ngc.
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. This page also shows coins listed for sale so you can buy and sell. 1944 lincoln wheat cents were made with metal recycled from ammunition shells.