1945 Wheat Penny - Is it worth anything? - GoFuckYourself.com

Rhino22 · 10-24-2004, 01:07 PM

I remember a few years back that a person on the news was offering $500,000.00 for any pure copper pennies dated in 1945..Back then, I searched every penny I had in the house, and found one...but it wasn't copper..some other type of material.

Apparently back in 1945, copper pennies were very, very rare. Anyways, today I stumbled across a pure copper 1945 penny.

Anyone know its value? I may also be mistaken..

smack · 10-24-2004, 01:08 PM

which mint was it made at? you can tell because there will be a little letter somewhere around the year. usully an S or P.

Polak · 10-24-2004, 01:09 PM

i'll paypal you $0.01 for it.

mary34d · 10-24-2004, 01:09 PM

Rhino22 · 10-24-2004, 01:11 PM

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Originally posted by smack
which mint was it made at? you can tell because there will be a little letter somewhere around the year. usully an S or P.

There is no S or P...i know what you're talking about though. I have a few other old pennies that all have "S" on them... but the 1945 and my 1952 don't have the mint.

Rhino22 · 10-24-2004, 01:13 PM

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Originally posted by mary34d

I'll go ahead and swap it out for a quality BJ!

smack · 10-24-2004, 01:16 PM

http://www.sammler.com/coins/wheat_pennies.htm

GotGauge · 10-24-2004, 02:05 PM

I think it is the 1943 penny you are talking about...

http://www.virtualology.com/virtualp...ppercents.com/

All circulating pennies at that time were struck in zinc-coated steel because copper was needed for the Allied war effort.
Really all? NO!
About 12 examples are known to have been struck by the Mint, evidently by accident, when copper-alloy 1-cent blanks remained in the press hopper when production began on the new steel pennies.
The highest amount paid for a 1943 copper cent was $112,500 on December 22, 1999. Because of its collector value, the 1943 copper cent has been counterfeited by coating steel cents with copper or by altering the dates of 1945, '48 and '49 pennies.

SpeakEasy · 10-24-2004, 02:12 PM

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Originally posted by Rhino22
I'll go ahead and swap it out for a quality BJ!

LMAO.....That would be just about an even exchange

10-24-2004, 01:07 PM	#1
Rhino22 Confirmed User Join Date: Jan 2004 Location: Florida Posts: 2,288	1945 Wheat Penny - Is it worth anything? I remember a few years back that a person on the news was offering $500,000.00 for any pure copper pennies dated in 1945..Back then, I searched every penny I had in the house, and found one...but it wasn't copper..some other type of material. Apparently back in 1945, copper pennies were very, very rare. Anyways, today I stumbled across a pure copper 1945 penny. Anyone know its value? I may also be mistaken..

10-24-2004, 01:08 PM	#2
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10-24-2004, 02:05 PM	#8
GotGauge Confirmed User Join Date: Nov 2001 Location: USA Posts: 3,072	I think it is the 1943 penny you are talking about... http://www.virtualology.com/virtualp...ppercents.com/ All circulating pennies at that time were struck in zinc-coated steel because copper was needed for the Allied war effort. Really all? NO! About 12 examples are known to have been struck by the Mint, evidently by accident, when copper-alloy 1-cent blanks remained in the press hopper when production began on the new steel pennies. The highest amount paid for a 1943 copper cent was $112,500 on December 22, 1999. Because of its collector value, the 1943 copper cent has been counterfeited by coating steel cents with copper or by altering the dates of 1945, '48 and '49 pennies. __________________ ICQ 22264474 [email protected] Last edited by GotGauge; 10-24-2004 at 02:07 PM..

10-24-2004, 01:09 PM	#3
Polak Confirmed User Join Date: Jan 2003 Posts: 620	i'll paypal you $0.01 for it.