According to the 2011 Redbook price guide they made over 1,000,000,000 of them:
There are no exact records of the number of copper pennies made in 1943. It was about 40. Most pennies that year were made of steel.
The US never made silver pennies. In 1943 the US made steel pennies. These are often mistaken for silver pennies.
Verry few most likely less than 100
The 1943 copper Lincoln cents were made by error, only about 12 exist.
No, but in 1943 US pennies were made from steel coated zinc. These have become a collector favorite.
There are no exact records of the number of copper pennies made in 1943. It was about 40. Most pennies that year were made of steel.
No, most wheat pennies are made of copper. Only the 1943 pennies were made from zinc coated steel. There were about 40 made from copper in 1943 and they bring up to $82,000 each!
The US never made silver pennies. In 1943 the US made steel pennies. These are often mistaken for silver pennies.
The US has never made silver pennies. It would cost way to much to make silver pennies because of the value of silver. Many people think that in 1943 pennies were made out of silver however they are actually made out of zinc and steel.
No. It would cost way to much to make silver pennies because of the value of silver. Many people think that in 1943 pennies were made out of silver however they are actually made out of zinc and steel.
Verry few most likely less than 100
Nobody. The US never made silver pennies. In 1943 the US made steel pennies. These are often mistaken for silver. In 1943 Abraham Lincoln was on the US penny.
The 1943 copper Lincoln cents were made by error, only about 12 exist.
No, but in 1943 US pennies were made from steel coated zinc. These have become a collector favorite.
It isn't. Normal 1943 pennies are worth 3-15 cents depending on condition because they are made out of steel and are collected even by non-collectors as curiosities. The only expensive 1943 pennies are the copper pennies which were made by mistake. When they turned on the machines to make the 1943 steel pennies, some copper blanks were left inside the machines and so a tiny amount of 1943 copper pennies were created by mistake. Since there might only be ~15 made, they are worth a lot. But an ordinary 1943 penny is only worth a few cents.
The US never made steel pennies in 1946. They were made in 1943 to save copper for the war effort.
The US has never made silver pennies. It would cost way to much to make silver pennies because of the value of silver. Many people think that in 1943 pennies were made out of silver however they are actually made out of zinc and steel. So actually they have never been in circulation.