In 1943 as copper and nickel were needed by allies of the war, almost all circulating pennies were made from zinc-coated steel. But in one of the most valuable errors in coin history, some pennies ...

The highest price ever seen for a bronze Lincoln 1943-S penny was sold to collector Bob R. Simpson, co-chairman of the Texas ...

President Donald Trump has ordered the U.S. Treasury to stop minting the penny, reviving the debate over the future of ...

The site suggests that, if while sifting through your change jar you do come across a 1943 wheat penny, you take it to a coin ...

As President Trump seeks to downsize the cost of the U.S. Government, let me add my two cents to the effort; or to be more ...

But does making cents really make no sense? Here’s what to know.

copper was a strategic resource in 1943.” “To aid in the war effort, the United States Mint switched to using zinc-coated steel planchets for Lincoln cent production that year, instead of the ...

But that is peanuts compared what a 1943-D Lincoln Bronze Wheat Penny ... “During World War II, pennies were made of steel to save copper for the war effort. However, a few were mistakenly ...

the U.S. switched to zinc-coated steel to help save copper during World War II. More than one billion 1943 steel cents were struck, Gainesville Coins reported, but some were accidentally made from ...