Hello 1943 1944 Wheat Penny Steel Not Steel Copper Not Copper?

Hi, My first post here.
I know the chances of my having one of these two coins is slim but, I have a shinny 1943 it looks zinc coated. But, it is magnetized so I know it is not worth much more than a few cents.

But, I am a little confused about the 1944 that is copper and is not magnetized marked 1944 but, is this a normal production?

Thoughts?

 

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1943 was the only year that Zinc coated steel Cents were minted. They went back to copper in 1944

No need for so many pictures.

 

Yeah but supposedly they struck some of the 1943 on the 1944 or vice versa. Sorry I did not realize that it uploaded all of those

 

Not supposedly. It did indeed happen. It's called a transitional error. There were some 1944 Cents struck on leftover steel blank Planchets from 1943. You can google 1944 cent on steel planchet and get information on them.
The other transitional error was 1943 cents struck in leftover 1942 copper blank planchets.

 

1944 is not supposed to stick to a magnet because it's copper. Why are you confused about that?

 

Because of watching Youtube and how this one guy had several of the 1943 or 1944 steel pennies and all of them were magnetized and he had said that if one was not that it would be the real thing. I know that a magnet does not stick to copper and since the magnet does stick to the zinc coated one,I guess both of them are only face value

 

Your patience amazes.

 

Youtube? Hahahaha forget it. They know nothing. Our CoinTalk advice to all new members is forget everything you see and hear about coins on Youtube!

 

Ok, What about this coin close AM i think and hard to tell from pic but has shadow around Lincoln. Could not upload the back, circling the drain on the internet Beautiful red color

 

What about it?

 

Look, I am not in the mood for confrontation. Youtube is not a place to learn you say and books get outdated. Can you recommend a website where I can look at error coins by date by coin etc.? Then I will not be pestering you

 

This is a good mint error website -
http://www.error-ref.com

 

Then I guess mine is a close AM

 

Thank you

 

Here is one for Varieties
Mint Errors and Mint Varieties are different

http://doubleddie.com/1801.html

 

The 1943 cents were made from steel plated with zinc. Because of the steel core, they are magnetic. I believe these are the only magnetic US coins issued to date. In 1944, the returned to the standard 95% copper alloy which was not magnetic.

Now, a very small number of 1943 cents were struck using copper planchets...likely left over from 1942. Lilkewise, a small number of 1944 cents have been found on steel planchets (left over from 1943).

One of the quick ways to test these coins is a magnetic test. If you have a 1943 cent that is not magnetic...it might be one of these rare errors. If a 1944 is magnetic it might be as well.

There are a lot of "strike it rich" type sites and videos online that mention this.

 

Regarding the first website, while reading I noted what it said about chances of finding any coins of value in pocket change today are not likely. I have saved coins for 20 to 30 years so they are not in pocket change. It sounds as it implies that there are a certain number of coins that are errors, etc and that the number of these is known and that all of them are accounted for?

 

Thank you for replying. I will ask you the same thing I asked Paddington.

He had referred me to a website for images or errors and I noted what it said about chances of finding any coins of value in pocket change today are not likely. I have saved coins for 20 to 30 years so they are not in pocket change. It sounds as it implies that there are a certain number of coins that are errors, etc and that the number of these is known and that all of them are accounted for?

 

I am referring to your statement about there is such a thing as a stupid question