1946 Wheat Penny

1946 S Wheat Penny. CoinTrackers.com has estimated the 1946 S Wheat Penny value at an average of 15 cents, one in certified mint state (MS+) could be worth $6. I have a 1946 penny that seems to have two layers of copper around the edge of the face and back. I cannot find another one anywhere. Is this penny rare or valuable. It is a Philadelphia coin. I have a picture of the back and the front, got them as clear as I could.

• 1946 Wheat Penny Cost
• 1946 Wheat Penny Value Misprinted
• 1951 D Wheat Penny
• 1946 Copper Penny

Check down the back of the couch, because you might find a penny that is worth almost $100,000. According to the experts at CoinTrackers, a rare 1943 coin made from copper wheat is selling for. 'Holy grail' rare penny might be worth $1.7M after it was found in boy's lunch money. A rare copper penny, considered a 'holy grail' in coins, has been found in a boy's lunch money.

• 1946 Lincoln Wheat Pennies

Coin Info

1946 Wheat Penny Cost

1946 was the last year that Lincoln Wheat Penny coins were made from a metallic composition deriving from expired ammunition shell casings used during World War II. These so-called “shell case pennies,” which are 95 percent copper, 5 percent zinc differ from the usual 95 percent copper, 5 percent tin and zinc composition used for most years of the Lincoln cent series. These slight metallic differences are only visually noticeable among uncirculated pennies.

Outside of the different metal composition among 1944, 1945, and 1946 Lincoln Wheat Cents, there are few variations to speak of regarding Lincoln Pennies from that era. As was the case throughout the 1940s, mintage figures were quite high in 1946, with more than one billion Pennies struck across all three U.S. Mint locations operating during that year. 991,655,000 one-cent coins were struck at the Philadelphia Mint, 315,690,000 were produced at the Denver Mint (D), and 181,770,000 were minted at the San Francisco Mint (S).

These highly common Lincoln Wheat Penny coins are readily available in nearly all grades, with specimens in the upper circulated grades and lower Mint State grades especially plentiful. Expect to pay around 20 cents for a decent, circulated example from any of the three mints; less than $5 will purchase a lustrous, Mint State specimen from the Philadelphia, Denver, or San Francisco mint. No proof coins were made in 1946, as all extraneous minting efforts beyond striking circulating coinage were concentrated on producing medals for soldiers returning home from combat in World War II.

Previous year: the 1945 Lincoln Wheat Penny

Following year: the 1947 Lincoln Wheat Penny

• 1945 Lincoln Wheat Pennies

Coin Info

Production of Lincoln Wheat Penny coins in 1945 yielded more than one billion coins for commerce, meaning the Pennies from that year are quite common even to this day in all circulated grades and in many of the uncirculated grades. The 1945 Lincoln Penny was minted at all three operating mints: 1,040,515,000 at the Philadelphia Mint; 266,268,000 at the Denver Mint (D); and 181,770,000 at the San Francisco Mint (S). Those numbers sum up the situation for collectors – there are no heavy price tags on most 1945 Lincoln Wheat Penny coins, except on the most supreme of uncirculated examples.

1946 Wheat Penny Value Misprinted

You could very well find one in circulation for face value with enough searching (looking through rolls can help increase your odds a bit). If, however, the thrill of the hunt isn’t a motivation for searching pocket change and rolls for an example of a 1945 Penny, you could easily buy circulated examples for 5 to 20 cents each from just about any coin dealer specializing in U.S. coins. If you aim to include uncirculated specimens in your collection instead, you won’t need to spend more than about $5 for a decent Mint State specimen.

As a footnote, 1945 Pennies are not made with the usual 95 percent copper, 5 percent tin and zinc composition common for most years of Lincoln Wheat Penny coins. All Lincoln cents struck from 1944 through 1946 were made with metal from recycled shell casings deriving from use during World War II. So-called “shell case cents” of this era are made with a composition of 95 percent copper, 5 percent zinc (no tin).

Previous year: the 1944 Lincoln Wheat Penny

Following year: the 1946 Lincoln Wheat Penny

Tengo. Una. Moneda. De. One. Cent. Dolar. De. 1945. Cuanto. Me. Dan.

1951 D Wheat Penny

1946 Copper Penny

Franklin, gracias por su consulta, pero no compramos monedas. Debería recurrir a una tienda especializada en compra/venta de monedas.