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A steel 1944 penny is silver in color and magnetic due to its composition of zinc-coated steel. It does not contain any copper, causing it to look different from a regular copper penny. On the obverse side, it features the profile of Abraham Lincoln, and on the reverse side, it displays the Lincoln Memorial.
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What if a 1944 steel penny looks like a copper one but is magnetic?
Then it isn't a genuine US coin. All steel cents were dated 1943, and while there were some steel cents struck in 1944, all of them would look steel because the copper cents weren't plated with anything so they would be a steel cent dated 1944 not a copper-looking cent dated 1944.
How do you know if your 1944 penny is steel?
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.
How do you tell if you have an authentic 1944 steel penny?
One way to verify the authenticity of a 1944 steel penny is to check its weight and magnetism. The genuine steel pennies from 1944 should be magnetic and weigh around 2.7 grams. You can also look for the 1944 mint mark to ensure it aligns with the authentic production locations for that year. If in doubt, consider having the coin authenticated by a professional numismatist.
What is the value of a 1978 D steel penny?
they only made steel pennies in 1943, and only a few accidentally in 1944. the only answer is that someone purposely removed the outer layer of the penny, or it could be an off-metal error coin. To see if it is an error, you should take it to a coin dealer to look at
How can you tell if your 1943 penny is copper or steel with zinc plating?
If the coin has not been re-plated, the difference should be obvious to look at. The zinc-coated coins will be grayish in color rather than coppery. However, a lot of people create fake 1943 copper coins by re-plating a steel cent with copper. If you remember back to elementary school science class, copper is not attracted to a magnet, but steel is. Use a small magnet to test your coin. AFAIK all genuine copper 1943 cents are accounted for and in collections somewhere, so if yours appears to be copper I'm willing to guess it will turn out to be plated, unfortunately.
What if a 1944 steel penny looks like a copper one but is magnetic?
Then it isn't a genuine US coin. All steel cents were dated 1943, and while there were some steel cents struck in 1944, all of them would look steel because the copper cents weren't plated with anything so they would be a steel cent dated 1944 not a copper-looking cent dated 1944.
How do you know if your 1944 penny is steel?
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.
What metal would coat a 1944 wheat penny and make it look exactly like a steel penny and still be magnetized you have one that looks like new you have had it for probably forty years?
Many ferrous metal's exist that can be used to plate a Lincoln cent. The coin may have an altered date, be a struck copy of some type, or a genuine 1944 steel cent. The best thing to do is send it in to one of the top professional grading services for an assessment.
How do you tell if you have an authentic 1944 steel penny?
One way to verify the authenticity of a 1944 steel penny is to check its weight and magnetism. The genuine steel pennies from 1944 should be magnetic and weigh around 2.7 grams. You can also look for the 1944 mint mark to ensure it aligns with the authentic production locations for that year. If in doubt, consider having the coin authenticated by a professional numismatist.
What is the value of a 1978 D steel penny?
they only made steel pennies in 1943, and only a few accidentally in 1944. the only answer is that someone purposely removed the outer layer of the penny, or it could be an off-metal error coin. To see if it is an error, you should take it to a coin dealer to look at
How can you tell a penny from 1944 is a misprint?
Look at it and then look at another one from 1944. If there is a difference that is not damage to the coin since it left the mint, then perhaps there is an error on it.
What does a 1943 penny look like?
The 1943 US penny reflects the shortage of some metals due to production for the war. Instead of copper, the pennies were made of steel, and are grey in color.
What does a 1944 penny look like?
The only difference is the back. All pre 59 pennies had a different back which changed over to current from 60 to date.
What is value of a1932 steel penny?
Please look at the coin again. 1943 was the only year Lincoln cents were struck in steel.
Why is the 1943 pennie made of steel?
There's more information at the Related Question - look for "Why steel cents?"BTW the coin is a Penny or Cent, not "pennie"
What does the 2011 penny look like?
It looks exactly the same as the 2010 or 2012 penny.
What does a 1919 penny look like?
The US coin looks very much like a modern US penny
