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I found a 1943 steel penny, is this rare? what can this be worth?   I also found a 1858 copper penny , is this valuable? what does this sale for?   And how about this British penny   Thank you. George *** Moved by Staff to a more appropriate forum. *** |
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United States
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Hi George -
The 1943 steel pennies are fairly common. In circulated grades such as yours, it's probably only worth 50 cents to a dollar. Yours is an attractive example and worth keeping though.
The 1853 large cent is probably the nicest in the bunch. It's probably worth $30-50 based on what I can see on your picture. It does have what looks to be a little verdigris on the obverse in front of Liberty's face but that's not a huge deal in my opinion. There is a product called Verdi-Care that is pretty good for removing this without further harming the coin.
The 1916 British penny is maybe worth $5-10. I am a little less familiar with these although they are also pretty common but a real beautiful design. I bought one not too long ago just to have one.
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P.s. The history of the coins you found is also pretty neat. The 1916 was at the height of WWI; maybe it was carried in some Tommy's pocket at some point. And the 1943 was from WW2; maybe passed through the hands of a GI or two as they headed off to war. And even the 1853 could have been carried by a Union or even Confederate soldier at some point.
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Nice finds. The steel penny is pretty common. I would agree with KenKat that the 1853 is the most valuable. All great coins to add to a collection
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United States
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I went into my LCS with bags of George V, Edward VII and Victoria pennies and half pennies... they did not even look at them, said there was no market for them. They deal in rare coins and bullion mostly, maybe it's not just Condition, Condition, Condition... that determins value but also LOCATION. The '43 steel cent is a nice little find, my parents were both born in '43 so we have a few of them hanging around, it is a nice oddity for sure. I was a dumb kid and WROTE on the card board!!   |
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In 1944, the leftover steel cent planchets were repurposed to create Allied occupation coins for Belgium: namely, the 2 franc/frank coin. The mint at Philadelphia also struck Dutch silver coins during WWII. Belgium, 2 fr., 1944 http://en.numista.com/catalogue/pieces3103.html |
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The steal penny and British one are common however the 1858 has about $35-$40 value.
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Cool start! The 1853 is the most uncommon of the three. However it is a fairly common late date large cent. Easily VF+ details but the verdigris would bring its value down, imo, to around $15. This coin is readily available in higher grades with no surface issues.
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What did you mean by found. I doubt you found them on the ground. Just curious where did you find them and they are in rather great condition for something that is just found. As to rarities and values, most replys already noted those.
I've always liked those Steel Cents and have well over 2,000 of them.
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