1943 Zinc coated Steel Penny Roll ... War Pennies

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Posted 12 months, 20 days ago

AR8Jason
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1943 Zinc Penny Roll ... War Pennies

Due to the military need for copper, in 1943 the US produced Zinc Coated Steel Pennies. To many this is a novelty and to some even it is "news." They are uncommon but not hardly rare. Here is a roll of them and three selected for closer inspection. The zinc helped them keep from rusting.

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1. AR8Jason, 12 months, 20 days ago
   Thank you Viking and Kerry.
2. AR8Jason, 12 months, 15 days ago
   Thank you pwsest1944.
3. AR8Jason, 10 months, 16 days ago
   Thank you Collecting.
4. AR8Jason, 9 months, 18 days ago
   Thank you Tubber
5. Chrisnp, 9 months, 18 days ago
   Funny thing is, today's pennies are really zink too, just with a copper coating.
6. AR8Jason, 9 months, 17 days ago
   True. But the ones today don't have the steel part and corrode very badly when the copper plate is penetrated. I hate today's pennies. We have some great designs, in the new pennies, but why collect them as they are going to corrode and be worthless? Now if the mint made a few out of solid copper, for collectors ...
7. AR8Jason, 8 months, 23 days ago
   Thank you Dusty.
8. Signaholic, 8 months, 23 days ago
   I love the wheat pennies in general but in the war time steel, even better.
9. AR8Jason, 8 months, 22 days ago
   Thank you Signaholic.
10. dmouse8, 4 months, 8 days ago
    I have never came across one of these. AND I'VE LOOKED.....lol wish i had at least 1
11. AR8Jason, 4 months, 7 days ago
    I have several over the years, but bought this roll already assembled at auction several years ago.
12. dmouse8, 4 months, 3 days ago
    I FOUND ONE! Flea Market find. :)
    
13. AR8Jason, 4 months, 2 days ago
    Congrats dmouse!
14. Pop_abides, 4 months, 1 day ago
    Here's the spelling lesson....................ZINC.................................
15. AR8Jason, 4 months, 1 day ago
    Correct ... & ed.
16. lundy, 4 months, 1 day ago
    did you do the magnet test
17. Lostinspace, 4 months, 1 day ago
    I love the wheat pennies also. When I first learned about doing the magnet test, I held my breathe. Of course I wasn't that lucky.
18. AR8Jason, 3 months, 1 day ago
    Lundy there is no need for a magnet "test." They are Zinc coated steel. Magnets do stick.
    
    I found 7 at an estate sale yesterday. Four cost $1.25 and three $1.00. I bought the 4 as the three showed sign of rust.
19. lundy, 3 months, 1 day ago
    do you know how many are left 1943 the big money coin
20. AR8Jason, 3 months, 1 day ago
    By big money coins, do you mean copper pennies for 1943?
    
    The Mint has denied their existence saying none were ever made. Fakes have been made by plating zinc coated steel ones and by changing the dates on a copper one.
    
    To have a copper penny from 1943, is to have a fake, according to the mint.
    
    http://news.google.com/newspapers?id=enobAAAAIBAJ&sjid=QU4EAAAAIBAJ&pg=3395,5907300&dq=1943+penny&hl=en
    (An interesting story)

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