The Philadelphia Mint produced the most 1943 steel pennies ... number is unknown $164,500 As you can see, the 1943 Steel penny can be very expensive. To know the full selling price potential ...

Certain pennies are more valuable than others. A copper penny from 1943 is valuable. At this time, steel was used to make pennies instead of copper because copper was needed for the war effort.

If you have any 1943 wheat pennies, it’s worth taking them to a coin dealer to see how much you might get for them.