First steel Wheat penny

[gsm45]

Checking out a new permission today, my son kept getting a strong iron signal on his Ace 350. Not a lot of trash in the area so he dug it. The first steel wheat penny I think I have seen.

 

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[muerte33]

Great find!
Looks to be in pretty good shape too!

 

[Slad74]

Are you sure it's steel? Have you put it up to a magnet yet?

 

[ScubaDetector]

A steel wheat coming out of the ground in that condition? Completely amazing to say the least. I could possibly see it in the desert but in Mississippi? Incredible.

 

[jeff of pa]

nice ! How old is your Son ?

Congrats to him

 

[gsm45]

Son is 19. Coin was found in a covered area of an an old barn. If it had been out in the open subjected to the rain I'm sure it wouldn't have been identified

 

[muerte33]

I want to find a copper 1943!

 

[joee5]

Crazy that's in such good shape, covered area or not.

 

[redbronco]

Just plain cool.

 

[flyadive]

Again............does a magnet stick to it?

 

[flyadive]

Oops .... Does it stick to a magnet?

 

[gsm45]

Yes

 

[flyadive]

http://coins.about.com/od/uscoins/qt/1943copperpenny.htm

 

[gsm45]

Good stuff. Thanks

 

[Slad74]

Wow, following that link that flyadive posted, I now know about another rare penny....the '44 steel penny. I imagine it would be a really hard find though, being steel and all...

1943 Steel (Silver) Penny: Background and Value

1944 Steel Wheat Penny Value | CoinTrackers

 

[Normsel]

The steel penny was coated with zinc and had a steel core, millions were struck during the war. When I was a kid the 1943 steel pennies were very common. Now the 1943 copper pennies are worth a lot of money. There are only 15 known to exist

 

[Slad74]

Yep, and according to the article I linked, there were a few steel pennies that mistakenly carried over into 1944, when copper was supposed to be used again. So a steel 1944 penny is rare too.

 

[muerte33]

OK, I will take a 1944 Steel and a 1943 Copper!
Either one (preferably both) would be fine!