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1943 steel cents are U.S. one-cent coins that were struck in steel due to wartime shortages of copper. The Philadelphia, Denver, and San Francisco mints each produced these 1943 Lincoln cents.
Over four billion new pennies were made that year. They were made of steel, not copper. See how much your 1943 pennies are potentially worth here.
13 wrz 2024 · The 1943 Lincoln Steel Cent was the result of the United States Mint’s efforts to conserve strategically important metals during World War II by replacing the copper used in cent production...
22 paź 2024 · In 1943, the U.S. Mint produced the penny out of zinc-plated steel to save copper for the war effort, so most 1943 pennies were silver-colored. Metal was not the only commodity critical to the war effort.
The 1944 zinc coated steel cent is a "Transitional Error" which occurred during the changeover from zinc coated steel back to bronze. The most noticeable variety in this year of steel cents is the 1943-D with the prominent doubled mint-mark.
Find the current Type 2, Steel values by year, coin varieties, and specific grade.
Though finding rare 1943 copper or 1944 steel pennies is unlikely, every collector should own a set of 1943 steel pennies. They’re affordable, historically significant, and a staple in U.S. coin collections.
