I found a steel penny while walking on the boardwalk in Myrtle Beach, I've been wondering how much they are worth today.
2006-07-06 14:19:37 · 0 answers · asked by kelly d 1 in Games & Recreation ➔ Hobbies & Crafts
I found a steel penny in pretty good condition while walking on the boardwalk in Myrtle Beach, I've been wondering how they are worth.
2006-07-06 14:29:54 · update #1
Hi. I'm a coin dealer in the Midwest. Your 1943 steel cent is neat and collectible, and will range in value from less than a dollar in well used condition (we sell average used ones for half a buck), to a maximum retail value of about $50 or so for an essentially perfect Uncirculated piece, and this value also varies depending on what mintmark the coin has (below the date). It will either have nothing (philadelphia), a D (Denver), or an S (San Francisco). The "S" coin is the scarcest of the three.
Keep your coin in some type of holder to protect it, and by all means don't try to clean or polish it; you'll ruin its value.
Hope this info helped.
2006-07-07 07:45:16 · answer #1 · answered by answerman63 5 · 0⤊ 2⤋
Millions of steel pennies were minted during World War II. (The really rare find is a 1943 *copper* penny, because only a few hundred were minted.) Uncirculated cents have gone for as much as $62.00 recently on eBay; circulated coins vary in price as they vary in condition. If yours is that old and it's in pretty good condition, it's probably worth a few bucks.
2006-07-07 02:00:52 · answer #2 · answered by lisa 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋
From the red book in fine shape they average 30 cents unless it is perfect don't expect anything over a few bucks.
2006-07-10 20:20:03 · answer #3 · answered by Man 6 · 2⤊ 0⤋
It depends on how good shape its in.
2006-07-06 14:24:56 · answer #4 · answered by Nick 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋