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1943-S
| Weight | 2.7 g |
| Diameter | 19 mm |
| Mint | San Francisco |
| Strike | Circulation strike |
| Mintage | 191,550,000 |
| Edge | Plain |
| Alignment | ↑↓ Coin |
| Composition | Zinc-coated Steel |
| Melt value | — |
| Designer | Victor D. Brenner |
| Collector's Key ID | CK-544 |
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No additional varieties recorded for this strike.
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The 1943-S steel cent was produced at San Francisco in a mintage of approximately 191.6 million coins. Common in all grades. The S mintmark appears on the obverse below the date. The 1943-S, like its Philadelphia and Denver counterparts, is one of the most recognizable American coins because of its silvery steel composition. Children who collected coins in the 1950s and 1960s often encountered steel cents in circulation, and for many people, the 1943 steel cent was the first "old coin" they ever found.
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| Grade | Description | Low | High |
|---|---|---|---|
| G-4 | Good (G) | $0.20 | $0.25 |
| VG-8 | Very Good (VG) | $0.25 | $0.25 |
| F-12 | Fine (F) | $0.30 | $0.35 |
| VF-20 | Very Fine (VF) | $0.50 | $0.60 |
| EF-40 | Extremely Fine (EF) | $0.60 | $0.70 |
| AU-50 | About Uncirculated (AU) | $0.80 | $0.95 |
| MS-60 | Uncirculated (MS) | $4.50 | $5.50 |
| MS-63 | Choice Uncirculated (MS) | — | — |
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