If it was in circulation long enough the zinc coating completely wore off and the steel underneath would start to show through.
Valuable 1943 d steel penny value.
1943 d denver mint cents 217 660 000.
They are worth about 10 to 13 cents each in circulated condition and as much as 50 cents or more if uncirculated.
Here s a rundown of the various types of 1943 wheat pennies and their values.
As the 1943 steel pennies circulated the zinc coating started to turn dark gray and almost black.
The opposite case to the 1943 bronze coinage is the zinc plated steel coinage the 1944 wheat penny.
None uncirculated but some in good.
Of the over 12 000 1943 steel cents graded ms60 or above only 75 are in ms68.
These valuable pennies are worth up to 200 000 and they might be in your pocket published thu jul 18 2019 2 35 pm edt updated thu sep 24 2020 10 44 am edt minda zetlin contributor mindazetlin.
10 cents to 50 cents.
1943 s san francisco cents 191 550 000.
1943 d steel penny 217 660 000 minted.
The following table lists the buy price what you can expect to pay to a dealer to purchase the coin and sell value what you can expect a dealer to pay you if you sell the coin.
A coin of average condition is worth approximately 45 cents.
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.
All 1943 pennies are worth more than their face value but how much more is the question a lot of folks want to know the answer to.
Hence these are relatively common coins and are worth relatively little in circulated grades.
Value of a 1943 steel penny.
1943 s steel penny 191 550 000 minted.
The first column lists the date and mint mark followed by the buy.
However there are still millions of collectible 1943 pennies out there.
1944 steel wheat penny 7 500 200 000.
15 cents to.
In that 3rd there are roughly 27 1944 wheat penny s 2 1944d wheat penny s 1 1943d steel and 1 1943 steel.
Many 1943 steel cents ultimately corroded beyond recognition or were otherwise lost to time.
A 1943 steel wheat penny with a d mint mark in mint state with a ms certification by a top coin grading company is worth approximately 12 in an auction.
Of course i only looked through half.
10 cents to 50 cents.