1944 lincoln wheat cents were made with metal recycled from ammunition shells.
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1944 p lincoln wheat cent steel cent.
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1944 d lincoln wheat steel cent struck on a zinc coated steel planchet graded ms63 ngc.
Of course i only looked through half.
If your 1944 penny does not stick to a magnet it s made from copper and is common.
1944 s lincoln wheat cent steel cent.
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1944 lincoln wheat penny the lincoln penny has been produced in the us for almost as long as coins have been produced by the us mint.
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1944 steel wheat penny.
1944 marked the return of copper to the lincoln wheat penny coins though the denomination wasn t struck with exactly the same composition as in 1942.
The 1944 lincoln penny is particularly desirable in the eyes of collectors not only because of its design but also due to its scarcity.
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Unlike lincoln cents made from 1909 to 1942 which are 95 percent copper and 5 percent tin and zinc lincoln cents from 1944 1945 and 1946 were made with a.
It s really easy to tell if you have a 1944 steel penny or 1944 copper cent.
None uncirculated but some in good.
An estimated 10 or less is believed to exist of zinc coated steel planchet dated 1944 and with a denver mint mark.
In that 3rd there are roughly 27 1944 wheat penny s 2 1944d wheat penny s 1 1943d steel and 1 1943 steel.
If your 1944 penny sticks to a magnet it s a steel cent and is rare.
Another test you can conduct on your 1944 pennies is to weigh them.
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