Phone number to find out 1944 steel penny's worth?

Answer 1

Condition would have to be examined. Try taking to a local coins shop or see what comparable coins are going for on auction sites-that will give you an idea.

MoreOnly a very few 1944 steel cents were minted and all are error coins, so you're unlikely to find too many comparable coins on an auction site. The standard test for a steel cent is to see if a magnet will pick it up. If not, you have a normal bronze cent that's been plated. If it does stick to a magnet, it should be examined in person by a high-end dealer or appraiser to make sure it's genuine.

1944 steel cents were created by the same conditions that resulted in their much more famous cousins, the 1943 bronze penny. A few steel blanks left over from 1943 got stuck in the bottom of a coin hopper at the Mint, and were mixed in with standard bronze blanks when the hopper was emptied. No one was looking for them so they were struck, bagged, and distributed to the banking system.

In spite of the fact that genuine 1944 steel cents are even rarer than 1943 copper cents, they're not on most collectors' radar so they sell for less. Prices are still well into the tens of thousands of dollars, but not near the quarter-million that recent sales of 1943 coppers have brought.