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- 1943 P Lincoln Wheat Cent Small Cents : Steel Cent
dhancasky's 1943 P Lincoln Wheat Cent Small Cents : 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 Steel Wartime Lincoln Wheat Cent Penny](https://www.usacoinbook.com/us-coins/600/1943-steel-lincoln-wheat-cent.jpg)
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 valuation chart: Typical coin prices, values and worth per grade or condition - in USD
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 | - |
MELT VALUE: $0.0006
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