In 1943, at the height of World War II, U.S. coins of the smallest denomination—pennies—were made of steel. Copper was needed to make ammunition and to wire battleships. There were still plenty of steel pennies around when I started school in 1958.
Steel Pennies
Steel Pennies
Steel Pennies
In 1943, at the height of World War II, U.S. coins of the smallest denomination—pennies—were made of steel. Copper was needed to make ammunition and to wire battleships. There were still plenty of steel pennies around when I started school in 1958.