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Zinc-Coated Steel and Copper Alloy Pennies, 1943

Nearly all circulating pennies in 1943 were struck in zinc-coated steel because copper and nickel were needed for the Allied war effort. Only 40 copper-alloy cents are known to remain in existence. Coin experts speculate that they were struck by accident when copper-alloy 1-cent blanks remained in the press hopper when production began on the new steel pennies. The coin in this photo is a fake created by applying a copper plating to a zinc-coated steel 1943 penny.
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Zinc-Coated Steel and Copper Alloy Pennies, 1943
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Nearly all circulating pennies in 1943 were struck in zinc-coated steel because copper and nickel were needed for the Allied war effort. Only 40 copper-alloy cents are known to remain in existence. Coin experts speculate that they were struck by accident when copper-alloy 1-cent blanks remained in the press hopper when production began on the new steel pennies. The coin in this photo is a fake created by applying a copper plating to a zinc-coated steel 1943 penny.
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3709 x 2408 px | 25.6 MB
Print size:
31.4 x 20.4 cm | 12.4 x 8.0 in (300 dpi)
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