by Steve Wolff

As an emergency measure during WWII, all 1943 US cents were struck in steel instead of copper. The copper saved from this one-year issue was used in the war effort, mainly to manufacture shell casings.  Before this decision was made by the government that year, a small number of 1943 cents were struck in copper, and a few examples are known to have escaped the US Mint.

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Written by Steve Leet

Have you ever heard the saying, “Find a penny pick it up, all the day you’ll have good luck?”  Well, over 100 years ago, you were very lucky to find an Indian Head Cent lying on the ground because it packed substantial buying power.  Few Americans remember a time when their pocket change didn’t include the Lincoln Cent.  Prior to Lincoln’s bust adorning the obverse of our national cent, the Indian Head Cent jingled in the pockets of Americ... Read More

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