Steel cents are attracted to a magnet, copper cents aren’t. The Canadian five-cent coin, commonly called a nickel, is a coin worth five cents or one-twentieth of a Canadian dollar.It was patterned on the corresponding coin in the neighbouring United States. In 1943 the US was fighting in WWII and a copper shortage led them to issue steel pennies. The shape of the digits should be the same and there should not be tooling marks where empty space would be on the”3″. In the fall of 1943, the Treasury announced that no steel cents would be produced after December 31, 1943 and that the mint would produce cents from the pre-war alloy, but without tin. $5.95. Steel ones are 20¢-1$ depending on condition please rate and subscribe! The coins are individually sealed in protective holders with NGC certification labels. Its obverse features the side view portrait of Abraham Lincoln, while the reverse has the Wheat Heads in memorial, which is why it is classified as a wheat penny. Shop with confidence. Free pricing data and auction evaluations. Yet the coin has a vital connection to an international historical event. There are few 20th-century coins as popular with numismatists and non-numismatists alike as 1943 Lincoln Steel Cents. The penny’s design is the same one used in 1909 by Vector D. Brenner. The unique composition of the coin has led to various nicknames, such as wartime cent, steel war penny, and steelie. Some of these were actually recoated with Zinc right over the rust of the steel and can be easily spoted. Making The 1943 Steel Cent. This caused confusion not only for the general public, but for retailers too. The steel cent is the only regular-issue United States coin that can be picked up with a magnet. 1943 Lincoln Steel Cent Penny Set PDS Mint WW2 Warhawk Fighter Plane World War. In 1943 only, the cent was struck in zinc-coated steel as copper was needed to aid in the war effort. For the pubic, the issues with the steel cent were also measurable. Achetez neuf ou d'occasion Amazon.fr - 1943 Steel Cent - Miller, Frederic P, Vandome, Agnes F, McBrewster, John - Livres Passer au contenu principal The 1943 steel pennies have value as numismatic coins. 1943 P,D,S, War Time Steel Pennies Set. 0 bids. The steel penny may seem like a random anomaly to some. 1943 steel pennies 12 AU-UNC P-D-S Very Nice Steel War Pennies. 1943 steel penny not copper!!! As to reprocessed 1943 Cents check out the post stating How to spot a reprocessed 1943 steel penny. 1943-S Bronze Lincoln Cent Graded MS-63 Brown Image Courtesy of: Professional Coin Grading Service (PCGS) - www.pcgs.com In September 2012, Legend Numismatics of Lincroft, New Jersey has announced that collector Bob R. Simpson, co-chairman of the Texas Rangers baseball club, paid $1 million for the finest known 1943-S Lincoln Wheat cent on a bronze planchet. From United States. Click image to enlarge. À la fin du 20 e siècle, une rumeur déclenchée par Paul Harvey et devenue légende urbaine estimait la pièce de une cent de 1943 entre 350 000 et 1 000 000 $ canadiens. These cents, from 1944 through 1946 were to be known as shell-case cents, as the metal generally came from spent shell-casings. $4.70 shipping. Cent américaine de 1943. 1943 steel cents are U.S. one-cent coins that were struck in steel due to wartime shortages of copper. La grande majorité de ces pièces furent frappées sur de l'acier plaqué de zinc, afin de conserver le cuivre pour les effectifs de guerre. $3.00 shipping . Copper ones from 1943 are rare!! Heritage Auctions is the largest collectibles auctioneer and third largest auction house in the world. Voir aussi. or Best Offer. Time left 2d 10h left. S Z 5 H p o U n s O M M Q o 8 N r S e d. LOT OF THREE 1943 STEEL US ONE CENT. $8.99. Check out our 1943 steel cent selection for the very best in unique or custom, handmade pieces from our coins & money shops. 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