1944 copper Lincoln cent — 1,435,400,000 minted; 3 to 5+ cents. 1944-D copper Lincoln cent — 430,578,000 minted; 3 to 5+ cents. 1944-S copper Lincoln cent — 282,760,000 minted; 3 to 5+ cents. 1944-D over S copper Lincoln cent — mintage known; $100+
Why are 1944 pennies worth so much?
The 1944 Lincoln penny is particularly desirable in the eyes of collectors not only because of its design, but also due to its scarcity. Being that there are no more 1944 Lincolns being produced, the scarcity of these coins is constantly on the rise, thus making the coins more valuable.
What year penny should I save?
You should keep all pre-1982 pennies. If you can distinguish between 1982 brass and zinc pennies, keep the brass ones. All wheat pennies are worth keeping. Keep all pennies (even recent ones) that appear to have something “off” about them — they may be error or die variety coins.
How much is a 1944 penny worth in good condition?
Value: As a rough estimate of this coins value you can assume this coin in average condition will be valued at somewhere around 15 cents, while one in certified mint state (MS+) condition could bring as much as $6 at auction.
How is the value of a US 1944 Penny determined?
The steel 1944 pennies are quite valuable. You can sell those from $1,500 (lousy condition) to about $70,000 (mint condition). There is one exception to copper pennies being worth only a few cents these days. That’s the 1944 D/S error penny. Each penny gets a stamp below the date telling you where that particular coin was minted: No letter or…
Which is the most valuable 1944 Lincoln cent?
The star of the group is the finest of two known 1944-S Lincoln cents in steel, which is PCGS graded MS-66. By ‘most valuable,’ I mean that such an off-metal Lincoln cent errors is more valuable in a given grade. A ‘MS-63’ grade 1943 copper or 1944 steel is worth much more than any regular ‘MS-63’ grade Lincoln Wheat cent.
What was the value of a 1943 D copper penny?
The Simpson 1943-D copper cent traded privately for about $1.7 million in 2010. Excepting that unique 1943-D copper cent, a bidder in the upcoming FUN auction could compete to assemble a set of five of the six major World War II penny errors: 1943 copper, 1943-S copper, 1944 steel, 1944-D steel and 1944-S steel.
Why are 1943 copper and 1944 steel Lincoln cent errors so?
A ‘MS-63’ grade 1943 copper or 1944 steel is worth much more than any regular ‘MS-63’ grade Lincoln Wheat cent. This same 1944-S brought $373,750 when auctioned on July 31, 2008, at an ANA Convention. It was then NGC graded as MS-66. This realization is an auction record for any kind of Lincoln cent or cent error.
