World War II was happening in 1944, and hundreds of millions of people were reading newspaper headlines and tuning into radio newscasts to stay current on the latest from the battle lines. What Else Happened When Your 1944 Penny Was Made? * Values are for coins in average circulated condition. The D or S mintmark is found under the date on the coin. 1944-D over S copper Lincoln cent - mintage known $100+.
In 1943, the Lincoln penny was made from a zinc-coated steel composition to help save copper for World War II ammunitions.
While Lincoln wheat pennies were traditionally struck in a 95% copper and 5% tin and zinc, those made from 1944 through 1946 were struck on planchets consisting of 95% copper and 5% zinc.īecause the copper used in the 1944 through 1946 pennies were made from recovered ammunitions shells used in World War II. Wheat pennies from the mid-1940s differ from most other wheat cents. More than 2.1 billion 1944 pennies were struck at the Philadelphia, Denver, and San Francisco Mints combined - and virtually all of these one-cent coins were made from copper. The 1944 Lincoln cent is one of the most common wheat pennies, which were minted from 1909 through 1958. It’s time to find out if you own the $85,000+ 1944 steel penny, or if your 1944 Lincoln cent is worth just 3 to 5 cents. If you’ve got questions about 1944 wheat pennies, you’ve come to the right place - because we’ve got the answers! Perhaps you have a bunch of 1944 pennies and want to know if it’s worth taking them to a coin dealer to sell them. Maybe you have a 1944 penny silver in color and wonder if it’s that rare penny you’ve heard about. Have a 1944 wheat penny and want to know its value? If you buy thru these links, we may earn a commission at no additional cost to you.
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