CoinTrackers.com has estimated the 1944 Steel Wheat Penny value at an average of $77234, one in certified mint state (MS+) could be worth $110,334. (see details)...

These valuable pennies are worth up to $200,000—and they might be in your pocket Published Thu, Jul 18 2019 2:35 PM EDT Updated Thu, Sep 24 2020 10:44 AM EDT Minda Zetlin, Contributor @MindaZetlin. And some coins are made more valuable simply by being unintentional, as with the 1943 Lincoln pennies that were mistakenly made with bronze rather than steel. Finally, demand is the factor that drives value the most. Almost every collector of United States coins began collecting the Lincoln penny. Most of them pulled the coins out of circulation. Our most valuable pennies list includes coins starting in 1856 up to the present (2021) - including rare penny errors and rare varieties that could still actually be found in pocket change. This list and the prices are current as of 2021. Estimated coin prices and values in our database are updated twice per year.

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Type:Steel Wheat Penny
Year:1944
Mint Mark: No mint mark
Face Value: 0.01 USD
Total Produced: 0 [?]
Silver Content: 0%
Numismatic Value: $77234 to $110334.00
Value: As a rough estimate of this coins value you can assume this coin in average condition will be valued at somewhere around $77234, while one in certified mint state (MS+) condition could bring as much as $110,334 at auction. This price does not reference any standard coin grading scale. So when we say average, we mean in a similar condition to other coins issued in 1944, and mint state meaning it is certified MS+ by one of the top coin grading companies. [?].

Additional Info: There were just a few of the 1944 Steel Pennies ever minted and all would have been released by error into the coin supply. Coin analyst are suggesting that steel plates may have been tested or left mixed amongst the other copper metals and thus the error. No matter what the cause these coins are selling for just under $100,000 dollars according to our resources. Make sure the coin you have or are buying is not a zinc coated copper penny ripoff.

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**When we say that 0, of these coins were produced or minted in 1944 this number doesn't always match the actual circulation count for this coin. The numbers come from the United States mint, and they don't reflect coins that have been melted, destroyed, or those that have never been released. Please keep that in mind.

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