1943 D Steel Wheat Penny

If it was in circulation long enough the zinc coating completely wore off and the steel underneath would start to show through.

1943 d steel wheat penny. 684 628 000 silver content. 1943 d steel wheat penny. In 1943 the penny was made out of zinc plated steel to save copper for the war effort which is why most 1943 pennies are silver colored. 1943 d lincoln wheat cent steel cent.

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 45 cents while one in certified mint state ms condition could bring as much as 10 at auction. 1943 no mintmark steel penny philadelphia mint 684 628 670 minted. Coin value prices price chart coin photos mintage figures coin melt value metal composition mint mark location statistics facts.

As the 1943 steel pennies circulated the zinc coating started to turn dark gray and almost black. 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. One cent coins that were struck in steel due to wartime shortages of copper. 0 01 usd total produced.

45 cents to 10 00 value. Buy sell this coin. No mint mark face value. During world war ii the war effort required a lot of copper to make shell casings and munitions.

1943 s steel penny san francisco mint 191 550 000 minted. The 1943 silver colored penny is a wartime coin issue made of steel and coated with zinc. This page also shows coins listed for sale so you can buy and sell. Steel wheat penny year.

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 regular 1943 steel penny is worth only a few cents. This value is strictly based on the coins grade and desirability amount minted and doesn t take current copper spot prices into account as these coins are made of 95 copper except for the 1943 ps d steel wheat penny and copper prices are based upon the economy and. However by the end of 1943 much of the public complained about the new steel pennies.

More than 1 billion 1943 steel wheat pennies were made.