How is the value of a US 1944 penny determined?

Find out here if it's worth just a few cents, or if you've got a rare 1944 steel penny worth $100000! ... Responding to the public outcry during a time of rations, officials in the U.S. government decided to return to using copper in the penny beginning in 1944 — choosing to derive the copper from spent shell casings. read more

A 1944 copper wheat penny with an"S" mark stamped under the year has an average value of approximately 15 cents, but it may be worth as much as $8 if it is in mint condition. A 1944 copper wheat penny with a"D" mark also has an average value of 15 cents, but it is only worth up to $6 in mint condition. read more