1943 Steel Penny Mint Mark Collection
- 1943 STEEL PENNY Mint Mark Collection, P, D & S. 1943 Steel Penny Mint Mark Collection, P, D & S. Shipped with USPS First Class Package.
- So the Treasury Department resorted to using zinc-coated steel to make Lincoln Cents for one year only. In this complete collection you have all these issues released by the US Mint for circulation; mint mark D for the Denver Mint, S for San Francisco, and the penny with no mint mark is released from Philadelphia. Includes 3 coins.
The 1943 silver colored penny is a wartime coin issue made of steel and coated with zinc. During World War II, the war effort required a lot of copper to make shell casings and munitions. In 1943 the penny was made out of zinc plated steel to save copper for the war effort which is why most 1943 pennies are silver colored.
Complete 1943 Steel Penny Mint Mark Collection
In 1943, the United States was facing a shortage of copper - it was critical to the United States War Effort in World War II. The Treasury Department resorted to using zinc-coated steel to make our Lincoln Cents for one year only. These were made at all three Mints: Philadelphia, Denver, and San Francisco.The Lincoln 'Wheat Penny' was issued nearly 100 years ago, ( in 1909), to commemorate the 100th Anniversary of our great president's birth. It was the first cent to have In God We Trust, although the first coin was the 2-cent, made in 1864!The Mint Mark Collection includes all 3 issues released by the United States Mint for circulation, the Philadelphia ( P ) Mint, the Denver ( D ) Mint and the San Francisco ( S ) Mint.
All 3 coins in this collection are in circulated condition and are spectacularly displayed in a 3 hole opening lens in a presentation box.
1943 Steel Penny Mint Set
Mass / Weight: 2.7 gramsWhat This Coin Looks Like (Obverse, Reverse, Mint Mark Location, Special Features, etc.):1943 Lincoln Wheat Cents look like 'silver pennies' but they are actually made out of steel. During World War 2: The US needed to allocate as much copper as possible for the war effort and this included copper used for minting Lincoln Cents at the US Mint.
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