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.
1944 d steel wheat penny value.
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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.
1944 d wheat penny.
1944 lincoln wheat cents were made with metal recycled from ammunition shells.
If your 1944 penny does not stick to a magnet it s made from copper and is common.
If your 1944 penny sticks to a magnet it s a steel cent and is rare.
1944 steel wheat penny.
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Another test you can conduct on your 1944 pennies is to weigh them.
If they measure in at 3 11 grams each more or less they re of the ordinary copper.
Usa coin book estimated value of 1944 d lincoln wheat penny is worth 0 05 in average condition and can be worth 0 91 to 4 30 or more in uncirculated ms mint condition.