1 Cent `Steel Cent`

€3,173.00
IssuerUnited States
Year1943-1944
TypeStandard circulation coin
Value1 Cent (0.01 USD)
CurrencyDollar (1785-date)
CompositionZinc clad steel
Weight2.70 g
Dimensions19 mm
Thickness1.5 mm
Shape and TechniqueRound
Milled
OrientationCoin alignment ↑↓
Engraver(s)Victor David Brenner
In circulation to
Reference(s) KM#132a, Schön#130a
Obverse descriptionProfile of President Abraham Lincoln
Obverse scriptLatin
Obverse letteringIN GOD WE TRUST LIBERTY 1943 VDB
Reverse descriptionTwo wheat ears
Reverse scriptLatin
Reverse letteringE·PLURIBUS·UNUM ONE CENT UNITED STATES OF AMERICA
(Translation: OUT·OF MANY·ONE ONE CENT UNITED STATES OF AMERICA)
EdgeSmooth
MintUnited States Mint of Philadelphia, United States (1792-date)
D
United States Mint of Denver,United States (1906-date)
S
United States Mint of San Francisco, United States (1854-date)
Mintage1943  - - 684 628 670
1943 D - - 217 660 000
1943 D - Boldly repunched mintmark -
1943 S - - 191 550 000
1944  - Struck with wrong metal; around 28 examples estimated - 28
1944 D - Struck with wrong metal; 7 examples known - 7
1944 S - Struck with wrong metal; 2 examples known - 2
Catalog ID4130407970
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