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"The 1943 steel cent was a variety of the U.S. one-cent coin which was struck in steel due to wartime shortages of copper.
Due to wartime needs of copper for use in ammunition and other military equipment during World War II, the US Mint researched various ways to limit dependence and meet conservation goals on copper usage. After trying out several substitutes (ranging from other metals[1] to plastics[2]) to replace the then-standard bronze alloy, it was minted in zinc-coated steel. It was made at all three mints, Philadelphia, Denver, and San Francisco. 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 in cent vending machines, placed to pick up steel slugs, also picked up the legitimate steel cents. Because the galvanization process didn't cover the edges of the coins, sweat would quickly rust the metal, turning the coins into a rusty mess. After public outcry, the Mint developed a process where salvaged brass shellcasings were augmented with pure copper to produce an alloy near the pre-war specifications.
The steel cent is the only regular-issue United States coin that can be picked up with a magnet. The steel cent is also the only coin issued by the United States for circulation that does not contain any copper."
Item being sold to raise funds for the surgery of our senior pastor who is suffering diabetic blindness in his left eye.
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