1943 P D S **STEEL Wheat head Lincoln 3 Penny Set,**

Description: **You will receive same condition on the photo shown** IMPORTANT!! You should grade the condition of the coin based on the images provided to reflect your opinion only.. Outstanding way to start a coin collection!! ***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. Please see photos for more details about the product. We are very happy to answer any questions so please send us any you may have. Many of our items are vintage or pre-owned. Please check carefully the details we listed before purchasing. Items are sold AS IS. 1943 Penny FactsThe 1943 penny is unusual among United States one-cent coins.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: 13 USD

Location: Bristol, Connecticut

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