Gary's 20th Century Type Set
1c LINCOLN STEEL 1943


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Set Details
Origin/Country: United States
Design Description: CENTS - LINCOLN, WHEAT REVERSE
Item Description: 1C 1943 S
Grade: PCGS MS 66
Owner: coinsbygary
 
Winning Set: Gary's 20th Century Type Set
Date Added: 9/6/2009
Research: See NGC's Census Report for this Coin

Owner's Description

Because of a shortage of copper, critical to fighting in World War II, we have this one-year type, zinc coated steel cent. The following year in 1944, the Lincoln Cent went back to its original composition except for the minuscule amount of tin used in pre-war cents. The Bible in speaking of future peace says, “They shall beat their swords into plowshares”. In a similar way, we may say, “they shall beat their expended cartridges into pennies” because a portion of the bronze needed to mint Lincoln Cents came from expended cartridges. This attractive MS-66, 1943-S Lincoln Cent has the lowest mintage of the three branch mints, though none of the 1943 steel cents are particularly scarce. However, there are examples of 1943 copper and 1944 steel cents, and both aforementioned cents are exceedingly rare and valuable. Among Lincoln Cents, San Francisco minted coins typically have the lowest mintage figures of the three branch mints.

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