1 Cent "Steel Cent"
© Nelson Viterbo
Features
| Issuer | United States |
|---|---|
| Period |
Federal republic (1776-date)
|
| Type | Standard circulation coin |
| Years | 1943-1944 |
| Value | 1 Cent (0.01 USD) |
| Currency | Dollar (1785-date) |
| Composition | Zinc clad steel |
| Weight | 2.70 g |
| Diameter | 19 mm |
| Thickness | 1.5 mm |
| Shape | Round |
| Technique | Milled |
| Orientation | Coin alignment ↑↓ |
| Number |
N# 3173
Numista type number (https://en.numista.com/help/what-is-the-n-number-visible-in-the-catalogue-33.html)
|
| References |
KM# 132a,  Tracy L. Schmidt (editor); 2019. Standard Catalog of World Coins / 2001-Date (14th edition). Krause Publications, Stevens Point, Wisconsin, United States. And 5 more volumes.  Gerhard Schön; 2022. Weltmünzkatalog / 20. Jahrhundert: 1901-2000 (47. Auflage). Battenberg Gietl Verlag, Regenstauf, Germany. And 2 more volumes. |
Obverse
Profile of President Abraham Lincoln
Script: Latin
Lettering:
IN GOD WE TRUST
LIBERTY
1943
S
VDB
Engraver:
Victor David Brenner 
Victor David Brenner was a Litvak-American sculptor, engraver, and medalist known primarily as the designer of the United States Lincoln Cent.Reverse
Two wheat ears
Script: Latin
Lettering:
E·PLURIBUS·UNUM
ONE
CENT
UNITED STATES
OF AMERICA
Translation:
OUT·OF MANY·ONE
ONE
CENT
UNITED STATES
OF AMERICA
Engraver:
Victor David Brenner
Victor David Brenner was a Litvak-American sculptor, engraver, and medalist known primarily as the designer of the United States Lincoln Cent.Edge
Smooth
© Cyrillius
Mints
| United States Mint, Philadelphia, United States (1792-date) | |
| D | United States Mint, Denver, United States (1906-date) |
| S | United States Mint, San Francisco, United States (1854-date) |
Comments
The standard weight of this coin was 42 grains.
The 1944 zinc coated steel cent is a "Transitional Error" which occurred during the changeover from zinc coated steel back to bronze. The most noticeable variety in this year of steel cents is the 1943-D with the prominent doubled mint-mark.
In 1944, unused blanks for this coin were used for Belgian 2 Franc coins.
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| Date | Mintage | G | VG | F | VF | XF | AU | UNC | Frequency | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Undetermined | |||||||||||||
| 1943 | 684 628 670 | $ 0.21 | $ 0.37 | $ 0.40 | $ 0.63 | $ 0.96 | $ 1.20 | $ 2.40 | 85% | ||||
| 1943 D | 217 660 000 | $ 0.21 | $ 0.32 | $ 0.38 | $ 0.54 | $ 0.91 | $ 1.30 | $ 2.60 | 41% | ||||
| 1943 D | 1.7% | Boldly repunched mintmark | |||||||||||
| 1943 S | 191 550 000 | $ 0.21 | $ 0.53 | $ 0.54 | $ 0.64 | $ 0.95 | $ 1.00 | $ 3.80 | 38% | ||||
| 1944 | 28 | 0.3% | Struck with wrong metal; around 28 examples estimated | ||||||||||
| 1944 D | 7 | 0.08% | Struck with wrong metal; 7 examples known | ||||||||||
| 1944 S | 2 | 0.06% | Struck with wrong metal; 2 examples known | ||||||||||
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