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1943 Penny Facts
The 1943 penny is unusual among United States one-cent coins.
Why was the penny made from steel?
To save copper for World War II ammunitions. The war years of the 1940s was atime 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.
The steel cents were a creative solution, but they weren’t without their problems.
These and other issues plagued the 1943 steel cents. After just 1 year, the Mint reverted back to copper — using the metal fromspent copper shell casingsto strike Lincoln pennies from 1944 through 1946.
