Malamute Posted October 17 Share Posted October 17 Before joining the NGC forum I fell down the YouTube coin error rabbit hole and saw many videos claiming the 1944 3.13 gram planchet is priced by collectors. True or False? What are they worth? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sandon Posted October 17 Share Posted October 17 False. The standard weight of any 1864 (bronze) through 1982 brass cent, which are all composed of 95% copper and varying amounts of zinc and tin (until 1962, just zinc thereafter) is 3.11 grams. (The 1943 steel cents are an exception.) Pieces dated from 1873 through 1982 had a tolerance of plus or minus 0.13 gram, so a 1944 cent weighing 3.13 grams is well within tolerance. Common date circulated "wheat" cents like this are purchased in bulk by dealers for about 3 cents each. Only uncirculated pieces with full original color may be of any real value. Coinbuf and powermad5000 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
powermad5000 Posted October 18 Share Posted October 18 I would like to add to the comment section here that these like most other more common wheat cents need to be in excellent condition and grade high to have any premium attached because of the very high mintage number of a 1944 (P) which was 1,435,400,000. Even then, a 1944 that is an MS 66 RD is still listed in the current NGC price guide for only $40. Glad you are seeing the videos posted by hucksters and scammers for what they are. Garbage. Some jerk obviously posted that claiming the weight is something special, which it is not, so he can peddle his common wheat cents valued at 3 cents for $50 or $100 or whatever he tries to scam someone out of. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
