Is a 1944 wheat penny worth anything?

The 1944 wheat penny is ordinary, with a total mintage of over a billion coins across all three mints (Philadelphia, Denver, and San Francisco). However, the 1944 wheat penny with no mint mark is more valuable than the others. This is because, in 1944, the Philadelphia Mint accidentally omitted the mint mark “P” on some of the coins it produced.

What were the most valuable minting errors in the 1944 pennies?

Apart from the most valuable transitional error, the 1944 pennies also displayed a few other minting errors, as follows: 1. 1944-D/S Penny Error: This popular error was noticed when the 1944 wheat pennies struck at the Denver Mint accidentally bore an “S” mint mark on their obverse.

Are 1944 steel pennies rare?

During the circulation of the 1944 Wheat Cent, a rare variation, the 1944 Steel Pennies became popular as a striking error coin. It so happened that while minting 1944 wheat pennies, the makers at all three mints somehow stuffed the leftover zinc-coated steel planchets from the 1942 war cent series. And the result was a rare 1944 Steel Wheat Penny.