There are no exact records of the number of copper pennies made in 1943. It was about 40. Most pennies that year were made of steel.
most likely less than 100
None of the coins can be missing because there was not a set number of them made. The number of authenticated Bronze 1943 Lincoln cents are: Philadelphia - 10 San Francisco - 4 Denver - 1 The Denver example sold in 2010 for a little more than 1.7 Million dollars.
The number of authenticated Bronze 1943 Lincoln cents are: Philadelphia - 10 San Francisco - 4 Denver - 1 The Denver example sold in 2010 for a little more than 1.7 Million dollars.
The US has never made silver pennies. It would cost way to much to make silver pennies because of the value of silver. Many people think that in 1943 pennies were made out of silver however they are actually made out of zinc and steel. So actually they have never been in circulation.
There are no exact records of the number of copper pennies made in 1943. It was about 40. Most pennies that year were made of steel.
most likely less than 100
The US has never made silver pennies. It would cost way to much to make silver pennies because of the value of silver. Many people think that in 1943 pennies were made out of silver however they are actually made out of zinc and steel.
No. It would cost way to much to make silver pennies because of the value of silver. Many people think that in 1943 pennies were made out of silver however they are actually made out of zinc and steel.
None of the coins can be missing because there was not a set number of them made. The number of authenticated Bronze 1943 Lincoln cents are: Philadelphia - 10 San Francisco - 4 Denver - 1 The Denver example sold in 2010 for a little more than 1.7 Million dollars.
The number of authenticated Bronze 1943 Lincoln cents are: Philadelphia - 10 San Francisco - 4 Denver - 1 The Denver example sold in 2010 for a little more than 1.7 Million dollars.
The US never made steel pennies in 1946. They were made in 1943 to save copper for the war effort.
The US has never made silver pennies. It would cost way to much to make silver pennies because of the value of silver. Many people think that in 1943 pennies were made out of silver however they are actually made out of zinc and steel. So actually they have never been in circulation.
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All of them were supposed to be made of steel, however there were a few copper coins accidentally struck that year. Its extremely rare to come across copper pennies from that year.
Pennies are supposed to be all copper through 1981. In 1982 some are and some are not, and after 1982 all are clad.CorrectionThe last 100%-copper cents were struck in 1857. Since then the composition of the cent has been changed many times, starting with a copper-nickel alloy from 1857 to 1864, then various varieties of bronze (95% copper), steel (1943), and eventually copper-plated (not clad) zinc beginning in mid-1982.
According to the 2011 Redbook price guide they made over 1,000,000,000 of them:Philadelphia (no mint mark): 684,628,670Denver (D): 217,660,000San Francisco (S): 191,550,000