I found a web site for that... The 1944 & 1944 d are worth .03 cents & the 1944 s is worth .04 cents.
The 1944 Lincoln cent is the first US coin to exceed a mintage of ONE BILLION and is very common, retail values are 3 to 5 cents for average circulated coins.
Copper is the normal metal for 1944 pennies -- it's worth about 2 cents. Now if you had a 1944 made of steel, or a 1943 made of copper, then you might have something. Dan
1944 is a common date, currently worth around 5 cents.
Average value is 3 to 5 cents. 1944 is likely the most common date wheat cent.
Five cents if circulated, perhaps 15 if almost uncirculated.
The 1944 Lincoln cent is the first US coin to exceed a mintage of ONE BILLION and is very common, retail values are 3 to 5 cents for average circulated coins.
Copper is the normal metal for 1944 pennies -- it's worth about 2 cents. Now if you had a 1944 made of steel, or a 1943 made of copper, then you might have something. Dan
6-26-11>>> The 1944 Lincoln cent is the first US coin to exceed a mintage of ONE BILLION and is very common, retail values are 3 to 5 cents for average circulated coins.
1944 is a common date, currently worth around 5 cents.
Average value is 3 to 5 cents. 1944 is likely the most common date wheat cent.
A genuine 1944 steel cent is worth thousands of dollars. One sold at auction in 2008 for $373,750. To determine if a 1944 cent is steel or zinc-coated copper, test it with a magnet. Copper is not magnetic.
Five cents if circulated, perhaps 15 if almost uncirculated.
The 1944 Lincoln cent is the first U.S. coin to have a mintage of more then ONE BILLION coins. It is the most common of all Wheat Cents. if it has any wear at all, value is 2 cents. Uncirculated examples sell for less then $1.00.
Please post a new, separate question with the coin's denomination. In 1944 all US coins except cents contained some silver - even nickels had a small amount in them because their composition had been changed due to wartime shortages of nickel and copper.
It's definitely not Abe Lincoln wearing that wig. Your nickel, like all other nickels minted since mid-1938, carries a portrait of Thomas Jefferson. Lincoln, of course, appears on the 1-cent coin or penny. Please see the Related Question for more.
More than likely the 1944 matte proof penny. It was stuck in steel instead of copper.
1944 is one of the most common dates for Lincoln wheat cents. It's worth about 3 cents now.