1 CENT "STEEL PENNY" USA 1943 ZINC COATED STEEL WEIGHT IN INDIA

As Per photograph and 100% Genuine Check out my other items ! Be sure to add me to your favourites list ! Sign up for my email newsletters by adding my Shop to your Favourites Shops As Per Photograph and 100% Genuine My Pay Pal ID; numisnostra@gmail.com Check out my  other items ! Sign up for my email newsletters  by adding my Shop to your Favourites Due to wartime needs of  copper  for use in  ammunition  and other military equipment during  World War II, the  United States Mint  researched various ways to limit dependence and meet conservation goals on copper usage. After trying out several substitutes ranging from other metalsto plastics to replace the then-standard  bronze  alloy, the one-cent coin was minted in  zinc -coated  steel. This alloy caused the new coins to be magnetic and 13% lighter. They were struck at all three mints:  Philadelphia,  Denver, and  San Francisco. As with the bronze cents, coins from the latter two sites have respectively "D" and "S"  mintmarks  below the date. However, problems began to arise from the mintage. Freshly minted, they were often mistaken for  dimes. Magnets