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Small Cents Lincoln Wheat Cent 1943-P : Steel Cent
1943 Lincoln Wheat Cent : Steel Cent
Steel Composite Penny
Mintage: 684,628,670
Metal Composition: Steel Coated Zinc
Diameter: 19 mm
Mass / Weight: 2.7 grams
What This Coin Looks Like (Obverse, Reverse, Mint Mark Location, Special Features, etc.): 1943 Lincoln Wheat Cents look like "silver pennies" but they are actually made out of steel. During World War 2: The US needed to allocate as much copper as possible for the war effort and this included copper used for minting Lincoln Cents at the US Mint. Zinc-coated steel was used as the substitute metal composition and hence the new silver-like coin is known as the wartime steel cent or steel penny.
Coin Value Chart: Typical Coin Prices, Values and Worth in USD based on Grade/Condition
Good (G-4)
Very Good (VG-8)
Fine (F-12)
Very Fine (VF-20)
Extremely Fine (EF-40)
About Uncirculated (AU-50)
Uncirculated (MS-60)
Uncirculated (MS-65)
Proof (PR-65)
$0.17 $0.23 $0.34 $0.40 $0.46 $0.57 $2.88 $9.35 -
USA Coin Book Estimated Value of 1943 Lincoln Wheat Penny (Steel Cent Variety) is Worth $0.23 in Average Condition and can be Worth $2.88 to $9.35 or more in Uncirculated (MS+) Mint Condition. Click here to Learn How to use Coin Price Charts . Also, click here to Learn About Grading Coins . The Melt Value shown below is how Valuable the Coin's Metal is Worth (bare minimum value of coin). Click here to see the Melt Value of every US Coin .
MELT VALUE: $0.0006
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Condition: VERY GOOD
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Condition: very fine
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Condition: VF+
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Condition: FINE
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Condition: VF 20
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Condition: Circulated
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Condition: XF 45
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Condition: BU
Pictures are of coin up for sale.
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Condition: F-12
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Condition: VF-20
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Certification Number: RAW
Condition: XF - 45
Nice detail, good coin for a collection with corrosion on obverse.
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Condition: VF
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Condition: Fine The coin pictured is the coin you will receive.
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Condition: UNC. to XF+
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Condition: MS63
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Condition: UNC/BU
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Condition: Circulated
very nice original coin
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Condition: EF
good early coin
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Condition: average circulated
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