1 CENT "STEEL PENNY" USA 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; 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
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