Collecting The 1943 Wheat Penny?

September 14, 2009 by Jake
Filed under: Featured Item 

1943 copper wheat penny, 1943 wheat centThe 1943 Wheat Penny came into circulation due to the war. Copper was badly needed to make bullets so the government decided to make pennies out of steel with a zinc coating. It was made in all three mints; Philadelphia, Denver and San Francisco. The coins minted in Denver had “D” marked below the date. San Francisco was also marked below the date but with an “S”.

The 1943 steel penny was not well received by the public. The public wanted their old copper pennies not these new pennies made out of steel. Some people would call the steel wheat pennies “steelies” or “”lead cents”. Also, these shiny pennies were sometimes mistaken for dimes which of course would cost shop owners money if not noticed.

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1943 PCGS MS66 LINCOLN STEEL WHEAT PENNY
1943 PCGS MS66 LINCOLN STEEL WHEAT PENNY
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1943 P ICG GRADED MS66 STEEL LINCOLN WHEAT PENNY / CENT
1943 P ICG GRADED MS66 STEEL LINCOLN WHEAT PENNY / CENT
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1943 P-D-S ICG MS65 SLABBED UNC STEEL WHEAT PENNY SET!
1943 P-D-S ICG MS65 SLABBED UNC STEEL WHEAT PENNY SET!
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1943 S WW2 U.S.Wheat Steel penny & stamp lot WW2 Era
1943 S WW2 U.S.Wheat Steel penny & stamp lot WW2 Era
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1943 S ICG GRADED MS66 STEEL LINCOLN WHEAT PENNY / CENT
1943 S ICG GRADED MS66 STEEL LINCOLN WHEAT PENNY / CENT
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WWII EMERGENCY ISSUE 1943 STEEL WHEAT PENNY SLAB
WWII EMERGENCY ISSUE 1943 STEEL WHEAT PENNY SLAB
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One interesting fact about the 1943 steel penny is that it is the only penny that will stick to a magnet besides a 1943 copper penny. A mistake was made during 1943 and some copper pennies were made. A 1943 copper penny has a zinc coating so it will stick to a magnet too. If you think you have a 1943 copper penny you should really hold on to it because it is extremely rare. Some 1943 copper pennies on the market are not genuine so be careful who you buy from. Fakes are worth about 15 cents as a novelty item. The value of a circulated 1943 steel penny is around 12 to 15 cents. A non circulated steel penny has the value of around 50 cents.

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