1943 D Wheat Back Penny

1943 d steel penny. How to spot a rare 1943 penny.

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While 1943 steel pennies are about as common as any other 1940s lincoln cent there is one variety from 1943 that stands out for its rarity.

1943 d wheat back penny. At the time it was made almost all pennies were minted using zinc coated steel because copper and nickel were needed for the world war ii effort. And the sell value for an average circulated lincoln wheat penny. The 1943 copper wheat penny is not listed because it is rare and worth thousands to tens of thousands of dollars.

Due to a lack of copper during world war ii the us. This page also shows coins listed for sale so you can buy and sell. The 1943 bronze lincoln wheat penny.

Is your 1943 penny rare. The mint reverted back to copper using the metal from spent copper shell casings to strike lincoln pennies from 1944 through 1946. There are a few 1943 rare wheat pennies but most 1943 wheat pennies are not rare.

Because the 1943 penny is so valuable many counterfeits have been made by coating pennies with copper. Buy sell this coin. If the 1943 d steel wheat penny is in good condition and contains a double die error meaning it contains a double stamp of the year it is worth up to 1300.

The 1955 double die wheat penny is not listed either as it is also worth thousands. You probably have a 1943 wheat penny that looks silvery in color or maybe dark gray it may even appear rusty. Below is a complete list of values for every wheat penny made save two.

Coin value prices price chart coin photos mintage figures coin melt value metal composition mint mark location statistics facts. Approximately 30 to 40 1943 pennies were inadvertently struck on 1942 bronze coin planchets. The 1943 copper wheat penny is an extremely rare coin.

Once again the totes contained a few zinc coated steel planchets stuck in the crevices. Government issued steel pennies with a zinc coating to replace the traditional penny. 1943 d steel wheat penny.

Heres how to tell if your 1943 silver wheat penny is rare or not. 1943 wheat pennies are very common. They are fairly common in nice condition since people tended to save them when they were first issued because they were unusual.

1943 d lincoln wheat cent bronzecopper. If the penny has a silver color it is made out of steel with a zinc coating to make it look nicer and protect it from rusting. Magnets in vending machines designed to weed out counterfeit coins filtered out authentic 1943 steel wheat pennies.

In 1944 the mint switched back to using copper to produce the pennies. The answer depends on the composition of the 1943 penny.

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