1944 Steel Penny
In 1943, copper to a hard hit due to the war and the government
decides to use steel in its production of pennies. Well this
only lasted a year because they found that steel didn't work
very well and resorted back to using copper. Well during the
production of both the 1943 copper penny and the 1944 steel
penny, some of the blanks used to strike the coins got mixed in
with the dates. The rare finds are the 1943 copper penny (not
steel) and the 1944 steel penny ( not copper).
A 1944 Steel Penny
has been found!!! That's Right 1944 was the correct date. It was
speculated that a 1944 Steel Penny could have existed, but there
have not been many found. Or it could be that people may not be
willing to part with them for their own reasons. So you say how
can this actually be, well it is quite simple really, just like
with the 1943 Steel Penny's that were made, there have been
copper cents recovered for that year as well. When the
Government decided to produce these coins and then revert back
to the old way, some of the planchets (coin blanks) were struck
with the new dies and sent through for circulation. In 1943 it
is easy to assume that the coins being minted, the person in
charge at the time could have passed a few copper blanks to test
the dies and never removed them. Hence the production of the
1943 copper penny. Well the same is true with the new 1944 Steel
Penny. When the Government resorted back to using copper for
their coins, a few steel blanks made it through and were struck
with the new 1944 dies. Well the few coins that have been found
are very rare as well and have been fetching a hefty price as
well. The pictures below are actual images of both the 1944
Steel Penny and the 1943 Copper Penny.