Name/Title
Bag of Steel PenniesEntry/Object ID
2012.3.71Description
1 pastic bag with 13 1943 steel pennies, varying condition
1943 steel cents are U.S. one-cent coins that were struck in steel due to wartime shortages of copper. The Philadelphia, Denver, and San Francisco mints each produced these 1943 Lincoln cents. The unique composition of the coin has led to various nicknames, such as wartime cent, steel war penny, zinc cent and steelie.Cataloged By
Chris CausleyAcquisition
Accession
2012.3Acquisition Method
DonationSource (if not Accessioned)
Chris CausleyMintage
Date made
1943Time Period
World War TwoLocation
Location
Box
Box D-1Other
Store Room 1 ShelfCategory
Storage