The '44 steel cent is an extremely rare error coin. One sold at auction in 2008 for over $300,000. A genuine specimen would be magnetic, while a fake (a regular copper cent with some kind of coating) is not.
1944D Wheat Penny; in very fine condition is worth $0.10, uncirculated is worth $1.50.
It's a common date, worth about 5 cents.
$0.25Wheat pennies have almost no value.
A 1944 copper misprint wheat penny is worth 1,000,000 dollars.
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.
Test it with a magnet. 1943 steel cents are magnetic. 1944 copper cents are not.
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.
1944D Wheat Penny; in very fine condition is worth $0.10, uncirculated is worth $1.50.
You can identify a 1944 steel wheat penny by checking its composition. Steel pennies produced in 1944 were made due to a shortage of copper caused by World War II. A steel penny will stick to a magnet, as it contains mostly steel with a thin layer of zinc.
The most valuable ones are the 1943 copper penny, and the even more rare 1944 steel penny.
It's a common date, worth about 5 cents.
Face value to 3 cents for most coins.
$0.25Wheat pennies have almost no value.
A 1944 copper misprint wheat penny is worth 1,000,000 dollars.
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.
Five cents if circulated, perhaps 15 if almost uncirculated.
All pennies from 1944 have the wheat ear reverse.