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Hi Jim,
I just found a 1944 wheat penny...is it worth anything outside of just a cent?
Thank you,
Sara
Hello, Sara, probably not. There were many hundreds of millions of them made and so the current supply is high. If they are circulated, they sell for a couple cents each, but you probably can't sell one to a dealer as the margin is too small. If they are nice uncirculated pieces (look like 2006 cents do today, just after made), they sell for a dollar or so. You can go to www.ebay.com and do a search for 1944 cent or 1944 penny and you'll probably see a couple being sold, maybe in a group. Jim Lawniczak
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Coin and Paper Money Collecting
Answers by Expert:
Jim Lawniczak
Expertise
I will answer your questions about encased coins (lucky pennies), which are advertising and event tokens with coins, unually cents, struck with the token.
Experience
Long time collector of encased coins and author of several articles on encased coins.
Organizations
TAMS, ECI (Encased Collectors International)
Publications
TAMS -- several articles on encased coins, in particular the encased coins of the 1901 Buffalo Pan American Exposition
Casement -- many articles on encased coins
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