Fake 1944 Steel Wheat Penny

If your 1944 penny does not stick to a magnet it s made from copper and is common.

Fake 1944 steel wheat penny.

1944 p steel tails wheat end obw original bank wrap lincoln wheat penny roll. Counterfeiters typically make these fake wheat pennies by defacing or zinc plating 1944 copper wheat pennies. It s really easy to tell if you have a 1944 steel penny or 1944 copper cent. Usa coin book estimated value of 1944 s lincoln wheat penny steel cent variety is worth 380 303 in average condition and can be worth 705 710 to 1 057 179 or more in uncirculated ms mint condition.

Collectors speculate this also happened by the same mistake of steel planchets from the previous year 1943 being accidentally left in the hopper when production of the 1944 cents began. Counterfeiters have also found a way to fake these as well. If your 1944 penny sticks to a magnet it s a steel cent and is rare. A real 1943 copper penny has an elongated tail on the 3 while a true 1944 steel penny is magnetic and weighs 1 2 gram more than a copper penny of the same year.

Over 50 00 apply price filter. Under 20 00 apply price filter. In fact the 3 extends well below the bottom of the other numerals in the date. Save 1944 wheat penny steel to get e mail alerts and updates on your ebay feed.

To check out our coin lists pr. 7 s 0 p o n s o a r p a 7 e e d 1 1 u j 1 0 f j 1 1. In case you haven t noticed the font styling of real 1943 pennies created an elongated tail at the bottom part of the 3 in the date. 20 00 to 50 00 apply price filter.

Thankfully there s a very easy way to tell genuine 1943 copper pennies apart from those that were former 1948 pennies. Lottery tickets are cheaper. There are some 1944 copper cents floating around that have been plated with steel. If they measure in at 3 11 grams each more or less they re of the ordinary copper.

1944 steel wheat penny. Another test you can conduct on your 1944 pennies is to weigh them.