Description: **You will receive same condition on the photo shown** ***Thanks for looking! View my feedback and buy with confidence. I also ship really FAST! If you buy this item and are unhappy with it for reason PLEASE contact me directly before opening a return or leaving negative feedback. If you have time, please check out the other items in my store for other great deals. 1943 Penny Facts **The 1943 penny is unusual among United States one-cent coins.***Thanks for looking! View my feedback and buy with confidence. I also ship really FAST! If you buy this item and are unhappy with it for reason PLEASE contact me directly before opening a return or leaving negative feedback. If you have time, please check out the other items in my store for other great deals.It’s the only regular-issue United States one-cent coin to be minted from steel (the 1944 steel penny off-metal error is not considered a regular issue), and it’s therefore one of the most popular coins people collect.Why was the penny made from steel?To save copper for World War II ammunitions. The war years of the 1940s was a time of rations. Everything from rubber to sugar was rationed because America needed to send these items to its troops fighting overseas. Copper, like so many other common materials, was one of those items.Officials with the United States Mint had to find a way to replace the copper in the one-cent coin with a low-cost material. Plastic was among the many materials the Mint considered before determining zinc-coated steel to be the choice among its cost-effective options.The steel cents were a creative solution, but they weren’t without their problems.Many people confused the silver-colored pennies for dimes. Magnets in vending machines designed to weed out counterfeit coins filtered out authentic 1943 steel wheat pennies. The steel inside the coin was prone to rusting after exposure to moisture.These and other issues plagued the 1943 steel cents. After just 1 year, the Mint reverted back to copper — using the metal from spent copper shell casings to strike Lincoln pennies from 1944 through 1946.
Price: 5 USD
Location: Bristol, Connecticut
End Time: 2024-11-09T16:11:51.000Z
Shipping Cost: 2.8 USD
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Restocking Fee: No
Return shipping will be paid by: Buyer
All returns accepted: Returns Accepted
Item must be returned within: 14 Days
Refund will be given as: Money back or replacement (buyer's choice)
Modified Item: No
Country/Region of Manufacture: United States
Certification Number: unknown
Coin: Lincoln Wheat
Fineness: n/a
Certification: Uncertified
Strike Type: Business
Mint Location: Philadelphia
Grade: Ungraded
Year: 1943
Circulated/Uncirculated: Uncirculated
Composition: Steel
Denomination: Small Cent
KM Number: 132a,132
