1943 was the only year for steel cents
1943 was the ONLY year Lincoln cents were struck on steel planchets. Check it with a magnet, if it is steel it's not a US coin.
The 1944 steel penny is worth between $75,000 and $110,000. This steel penny was minted by mistake and there were not a lot of them around.
A 1943 steel penny with no mintmark can be worth $.35 - $1.50
1943. In 1943, to save copper for the war effort pennies were struck in zinc coated steel, however some copper blanks made their way into the press and were struck by accident, there are only a handful of known genuine examples of a copper 1943 penny and they can be worth in excess of 1 million dollars. However, steel 1943 pennies are incredibly common and are worth about 5 cents in circulated condition or a buck or two if uncirculated. An easy way to check if you have a steel or a copper penny is to hold a magnet up to it, the magnet will stick to the steel penny and not the copper penny.
No. There was no steel cent minted that year.
1943 was the only year for steel cents
The most valuable ones are the 1943 copper penny, and the even more rare 1944 steel penny.
The 1943 steel penny.
1943 was the ONLY year Lincoln cents were struck on steel planchets. Check it with a magnet, if it is steel it's not a US coin.
Please look at the coin again. 1943 was the only year Lincoln cents were struck in steel.
The 1944 steel penny is worth between $75,000 and $110,000. This steel penny was minted by mistake and there were not a lot of them around.
The vast, vast, vast, majority of 1944 pennies are copper. If it sticks to a magnet it /might/ be steel, though you'd have to take it to an expert to make sure it wasn't altered from a steel 1943 penny.
A 1943 steel penny with no mintmark can be worth $.35 - $1.50
A 1943 steel penny is worth just that 1cent.
The copper of the penny will rub off the file
Check the date again and it should say 1943. This was the only year steel pennies were made. Ask how much a 1943 steel penny is worth and you should find the answer. If an answer doesn't come up there should be on in the related questions section.