1943 pennies

[stud564]

my friends uncle died about a month back and they are going thru all of his belongings. They founds an old can full of old coins in his house. anyway is this can are almost every form of coins from the mid 1800's including v nickels lots of mercuries TONS of wheats, SLQ, two cent coins,morgan dollars etc. He also found 4 1943 pennies in the can. I was wandering how you can tell if they are real and if they are worth as much as i beleive. All four are magnetic, one is worn out pretty bad and you can see what looks like cooper but can be rust on it.Thanks for reading and thanks for your input. Their are also canadian change from the early 1900's.

 

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[Kiros32]

In 1943, they made pennies out of steel because of the war. They aren't worth very much at all. Still pretty cool to have though! Congrats on the jar of coins. Post some pictures of everything if you get a chance.

 

[james 101]

True but some were made of copper and the value on them is huge hope you got a copper in that can,,, 1943 copper thats what you want

 

[moonshine]

lucky find! would love to see a pic of that....

 

[DetectorBase]

He said that all four were magnetic.. so sounds like the steel pennies. Still super cool to find.

DB

 

[aa battery]

Not sure but i think only 12 copper 1943 pennies were made.

 

[halfdime]

Would love to see pictures of that stash!

 

[Leon]

Here a link to a page with some info about the 43 copper pennies...
According to this site there were (40) of them struck...
http://thefuntimesguide.com/2006/01/rare_pennies.php
Good luck, & Happy hunting~

 

[Mirage]

It is very cool when you first go through a batch of wheat pennies and see those.

You can buy a set of the P, D and S steel pennies from Littleton Coin for a few bucks.

 

[hasbeen]

The U.S. Mint web site states that about 40 copper pennies were struck.

One example was auctioned 6/8/2000 in grade ms61 for $115,000,a possibly rarer coin may be the 1944 STEEL penny as only one has reputedly been found.

hasbeen

 

[Natman]

Also check for that elusive 1955 double die!

Nat

 

[Moonshadow]

You can buy a set of the P, D and S steel pennies from Littleton Coin for a few bucks.

Yep....I needed some nice ones to go in my book!

That's a really cool find.....I'd love to come across a whole can of coins!

HH,
Moon

 

[search_and_find]

Sounds like a nice can full of stuff.

Ok, hate to sound so naive but...what is the big deal with the wheat pennies? I have a ton of them. When our church would do Vacation Bible School the kids would bring in their change for an offering and as counters of the pennies my mom and I would exchange the wheaties for regular. I just saved them because they are different. Are there some that are worth anything? I have 3 of the steel ones that came in a display straight from printing or so my mom always said.
Thanks for the info.
SO

 

[search_and_find]

Well, I did a QUICK glance through a handfull of wheaties and the earliest I found was a 1910.
The steel ones (3 in a sealed package and then I found 5 more) are all 1943

 

[99Brown]

Sounds like a lot of great coins/finds. Awesome

99Brown

 

[Marty-Graw]

yes all steel pennies are 1943.... though i did hear a rumor of VERY few steel 1944's but dont get your hopes up to find one of those..... i believe they are just as rare and valuable as the 43 coppers.....please correct me if i am wrong on the 44 steel

thx HH
Marty

 

[moonshine]

search and find, some wheat pennies are rare and thus valuable but you have to inspect the date and mint mark and compare them to values listed in the red book for top dollar buying prices (the price a collector might pay) or blue book for more realistic "cash value" prices. (the price a dealer should give you). this is my understanding, anyways. good luck!

 

[Charlene]

Have a blast searching the pennies. I always save the coin research for rainy days, you just never know what lands in your hands.

 

[Eddy1H]

Looks like you came across a small treasure trove

 

[Kas]

True but some were made of copper and the value on them is huge hope you got a copper in that can,,, 1943 copper thats what you want

1943 Bronze "Copper or brown in color" Lincoln cents are extremly rare. Zinc coated steel cents that were copper plated outside the mint are not valuable.1943 cents that appear to be bronze but are attracted to a magnet are zinc coated steel cents that carry a lower value. In order to command a high value, the coin must be authenticated by a third-party grading service or authentication company.

If it is a bronze cent the magnet shouldn't stick to it.