Rare coins news – 1944-D Lincoln Penny especially valuable due to zinc-coated steel planchet sells for $115,000

A SPECIAL penny with a specific zinc-coating once sold for over $100,000 in a Milwaukee auction. Although over 430million 1944 Lincoln pennies were struck at a Denver, Colorado mint facility, a steel planchet left over from 1943 made its way into the coining press and created extremely rare 1944-D Lincoln Pennies on a Zinc-Coated Steel Planchet. One of those pennies sold for $115,000 in a Heritage Auctions, Milwaukee, Wisconsin, ANA Signature Coin Auction in August 2007. The United States Mint reverted back to the regular copper planchets beginning in 1944 after using steel planchets primarily in 1943. However, some lucky… Read Full Article