If you think you might be in possession of this rare error here are the steps you should take.Ī.) Carefully hold a magnet over the coin and see if you get any reaction. These planchets were then fed into the machines and struck by the die means for the 1944 copper penny, creating 1944 Steel cent errors. Leftover steel planchets from 1943 Steel War Cents were left in bins and mixed with 1944 Copper Penny Planchets. The 1944 steel wheat penny is another instance of the United States Mint using the wrong planchet. In 1944 all pennies were meant to be made from copper / bronze not steel. Because of the increased pressure bronze examples of the 1943 Cent should in general be in better condition than most copper pennies from the 1940's. Steel cents require greater force when struck by dies. As these anomalies have become more known, more and more specimens have come to light.ġ943 Struck on Bronze Planchets are cleanly struck and likely in great condition. The odds of finding a 1943 D Penny struck on a bronze planchet is likely around 10 in 217 million. The bins of steel planchets were fed into machines and the handful of left over copper planchets overlooked. Planchets are stored in bins, and just a few copper ones were hidden in the bottom and covered up with loads of steel planchets. Think of how much ammunition was needed during world war three, and then you can begin to understand why the US Mint switched from copper to steel planchets. Most ammunition consists of a copper or brass (copper/zinc) casing, filled with gunpowder, and capped with a lead, copper or steel bullet. Why is this coin so rare? In 1943 copper was being used heavily to create casings for ammunition. If you happen to find one it could be worth 1 Million, and possibly even more. This wheat cent is the only example known to exist. The 1943 D Copper / Bronze penny has been deemed the Holy Grail of penny errors. If you want this coin be prepared to shell out $1.2 million as that is the current asking price. Of the many variations D, S, P the Denver minted ones is possibly the rarest, and has as recently as 2021 sold for $840,000.00. Just a few leftover copper penny planchets from the early 1940s were “accidentally” used to create 1943 Copper Pennies. These were steel planchets that were coated in a layer of zinc to improve their luster. In 1943 the United States switched all pennies to 2.702 g zinc coated steel planchets. #1 1943 D Struck on Bronze Planchet ($1.2 Million)
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