Good condition $49.00 + $4.50 shipping 1964 D Lincoln Penny RARE L Liberty on edge Error $1,800.00 + $4.70 shipping Hover to zoom Image not available Have one to sell? Why Are 1943 Copper and 1944 Steel Lincoln Cent Errors So - CoinWeek , we will provide the optimal coin grades when recommending an asset (i.e., MS61, MS64). The coin which Mr. Estes client brought in that received an MS61 must not have yet been added to NGCs population report. That year was planned as the only year when pennies would have zero copper in them. I have a 1943 steel penny .Is it rare to have the wheat & other marks on the back of coin upside down from the front? Like us on Facebook at www.facebook.com/TheSunUS and follow us from our main Twitter account at @TheSunUS, 2020 THE SUN, US, INC. ALL RIGHTS RESERVED | TERMS OF USE | PRIVACY | YOUR AD CHOICES | SITEMAP, This Denver-minted penny coin features 16th President Abraham Lincoln, The piece racked up 25 bids on eBay and ended up selling for $2,010, Check your pocket change as a rare Lincoln penny error coin could earn you money. Prices for 1943 penny error coins, like the 1943-D doubled mintmark variety, can reach several hundred dollars. I just submitted to Great Collections a 1943 steel penny. Each of the two 1944 pennies could be worth around $5 or more, depending on their condition. The mint mark, when present, can be found on the obverse side of the coin below the date. A copy in certified mint state (MS+) condition could be worth $110,000 at auction. A coin in average condition has an estimated value of at least $77,000. Incidentally, we refer to them as pennies instead of cents because thats what 1-cent coins are called in the United Kingdom. Captcha failed to load. In 1943, almost 1.1B steel pennies were coined, but in 1944, less than 40 steel pennies were released from all three mints combined. THANK YOU A E Turgeon. , { Ive done the magnet test and it passed the test. A strange looking coin if I 1964 is a key date as the coins mint mark would move from the reverse to the obverse 1964 D is a key date as the coins mint mark would move from the reverse to the obvers 1938 was the first year the Thomas Jefferson Nickels were produced. 1 oz South African Gold Krugerrand - Random Dates, 2019 Patriot 1 oz Proof Like Silver Round - American Revolution, 1 oz Canadian Platinum Maple Leaf - Random Date. Their steel counterparts are much more common. I got two wheat pennies. The 9 was bigger than the other numbers on that issue. Zinc-coated steel is an unstable alloy, and many of the coins suffer from some form of damage or rusting. During the war years (1944 to 1945), copper, tin, and nickel were required for weapons and military equipment. After just one year, in 1944 the US Mint resumed using a copper-based composition for the Lincoln cent. Do you have a 1944 Steel Penny or any rare coin but dont know the value? But why were these odd coins made, what are they worth, and how does a hobbyist go about collecting 1943 steel cents? The one-year experiment left a lasting legacy when the Mint inadvertently struck minuscule numbers of 1943 cents in bronze and a slightly greater number of 1944 cents in steel. If you watch, you may find pennies worth big money after cherrypicking.This specific video is about 1964 pennies worth money - these 1964 double die error coins can be worth $100 or more in the right condition! If the coin has an error, or is certified this will further add to the appeal and raise it's price numismatically speaking. The substitute proved unsatisfactory, and from 1944 through 1946 the Mint instead used the brass alloy first tried in 1942; this lacked the small percentage of tin employed before and after the war. According to PCGS, a coin classified as MS68 SMS is worth a staggering $27,500.