1944 steel penny.. real or fake. - Coin Talk
2020年2月18日 · When the "attracted to a magnet " started decades ago magnets were mainly the old horseshoe or bar magnets ( Alnico Ferrite) and were relatively weak compared to todays rare earth magnets NIB magnets which are generally way more than 10X stronger and are way more common now than the oldies.
I found a 1944 Steel Penny. Is it real? - Coin Talk
2012年6月13日 · It is most probably a plated cent worth little or no premium. However, please treat it like it is a real 1944 steel cent (valuable & rare) and don't damage it by cleaning (or dropping it onto a table). You can weigh the coin to determine how it compares to the 2.67 grams of a normal steel cent or 3.11 of a normal copper cent.
Hello 1943 1944 Wheat Penny Steel Not Steel Copper Not Copper?
2018年2月6日 · The 1943 cents were made from steel plated with zinc. Because of the steel core, they are magnetic. I believe these are the only magnetic US coins issued to date. In 1944, the returned to the standard 95% copper alloy which was not magnetic. Now, a very small number of 1943 cents were struck using copper planchets...likely left over from 1942.
1943 rare silver steel penny weighs 2.8 grams - Coin Talk
2020年3月1日 · There is no such thing as a silver steel cent. There could be a 1943 cent struck on a silver dime planchet, but then it would be the size, weight and thickness of a dime and not magnetic. Plating doesn't have to be shiny, and a dime is silver colored, not copper colored. It is absolutely a copper plated steel cent, it is very common.
1944 steel penny - Coin Talk
2018年11月17日 · Odds are against it. It would be super cool if someone ever popped a true rarity. 1980's off metal, etc. 43 copper, 44 steel, 59 Edsel.
1944 Steel penny authentic? - Coin Talk
2023年12月25日 · It was only the 1943 US cent that was struck using zinc with a steel plating due to WW II. There are reports of blank 1943 planchets sneaking into the 1944 production run, but your cent shows no signs of steel or zinc to me. You have a very nice example of a 1944 cent. Protect it in a sleeve or capsule.
1944 wheat penny "L" - Coin Talk
2018年10月4日 · Hey guys I was roll searching today and found this 1944 wheat penny and it doesn't look damaged to me and the L is slanted and missing the bottom part. Looks like \IBERTY except not slanted as bad as the slash I used.
A Missing 4 in a 1943 Steel Wheat Penny!! Any $$ value?
2014年6月25日 · If it is indeed in error, maybe you got it so cheap because the seller wasnt aware of the missing 4 and thought it was a regular steel cent. Happens often, its called " cherry picking" Bayern1900 , Jun 25, 2014
1986 steel penny - Coin Talk
2024年12月12日 · I have never heard of a 1986 steel penny before, but there is one way to tell and that is to see what a magnet will do. The only steel pennies I know of is the 1943 and a very few 1944. andy21us , Jul 23, 2005
1944 steel penny - Coin Talk
2017年2月4日 · 1944 steel penny. Discussion in 'US ... most likely it is worth 1 cent unless it is your luckiest day on ...