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The 1943 US cents were made of zinc-coated what? Answer with the single word only, in lowercase.
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steel
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- www.usmint.gov, collectorskey.com, en.wikipedia.org, reputable public reference sources (encyclopaedia britannica, official government/organization records, baseball-reference/mlb, and primary project documentation)., u.s. mint / united states mint history of the 1943 steel cent: due to wartime copper shortages, the mint struck 1943 cents on planchets of low-carbon steel coated with zinc ("zinc-coated steel"), u.s. mint / wikipedia, 'penny (united states coin)': the 1943 cent was struck in zinc-coated steel (wartime copper conservation), u.s. mint and wikipedia, penny (united states coin): 1943 cents were struck in zinc-coated steel because copper was reserved for the war effort, u.s. mint historical records: due to wartime copper shortages, the mint struck 1943 cents in zinc-coated steel (the 'steel cent')., u.s. mint history of the 1943 steel cent (zinc-coated steel struck due to wartime copper shortage); corroborated by the smithsonian national numismatic collection description of the 1943 'steel cent', u.s. mint official history page on the 1943 steel cent (usmint.gov/learn/history/coin-history/1943-steel-cent), which states the coin was struck in zinc-coated steel due to wartime copper shortages., u.s. mint official history: 1943 lincoln cents were struck in zinc-coated steel due to wartime copper shortage (https://www.usmint.gov/learn/coin-and-medal-programs/coin-production/lincoln-cent), u.s. mint official history: the 1943 steel cent was struck in low-carbon (mild) steel coated with zinc to prevent rust, due to wartime copper shortages (usmint.gov, "1943 lincoln cent")., u.s. mint, "1943 lincoln cent" (usmint.gov): in 1943, due to wartime copper shortages, cents were struck in zinc-coated steel., u.s. mint, "1943 steel cent" (usmint.gov history); also corroborated by the united states mint's official coin specifications archive, both stating that in 1943 the one-cent coin was struck in zinc-coated steel due to wartime copper shortages., u.s. mint, historic coin production (usmint.gov/learn/history/historic-coin-production), u.s. mint, historic coin production: https://www.usmint.gov/learn/history/historic-coin-production, u.s. mint, penny faqs: https://www.usmint.gov/news/media-kit/penny, u.s. mint, penny: https://www.usmint.gov/content/usmint/us/en/learn/coins-and-medals/circulating-coins/penny.html, u.s. mint, what's so special about 1943 copper penny? https://www.usmint.gov/news/press-releases/19990308-special-1943-copper-penny, u.s. mint, ‘1943 cent story prompts thousands of calls to mint’ (https://www.usmint.gov/news/press-releases/19990330-1943-cent-story-prompts-calls): states that nearly all 1943 circulating pennies were struck in zinc-coated steel., united states mint official history (usmint.gov) and encyclopedia britannica entry on the 1943 steel cent, both stating 1943 pennies were struck in zinc-coated steel due to wartime copper shortages, united states mint official history: 1943 steel cents were struck in low-carbon (zinc-coated) steel due to wartime copper shortages (usmint.gov, 'fun facts' / 1943 steel cent history), united states mint official history: in 1943, due to wartime copper shortages, one-cent coins were struck in zinc-coated steel instead of the usual bronze alloy., united states mint official history: in 1943, due to wartime copper shortages, the one-cent coin was struck in zinc-coated steel instead of the usual bronze alloy (https://www.usmint.gov/learn/coin-and-medal-programs/coin-production/1943-steel-cent), united states mint official history: the 1943 cent was struck in zinc-coated steel due to wartime copper shortages (https://www.usmint.gov/learn/coin-and-medal-programs/coin-production/penny); corroborated by the us mint's historical fact sheet and numismatic references (e.g. pcgs coinfacts entry for the 1943 lincoln cent) describing the composition as zinc-coated steel., united states mint, 1943 steel cent history (public record: wartime copper shortage led to zinc-coated steel cents in 1943), us mint official history (usmint.gov, '1943 lincoln cent') and united states numismatic association reference: due to wartime copper shortages, 1943 cents were struck in zinc-coated steel., us mint official history and the united states code (31 u.s.c. 5112 note / mint historical records): due to wartime copper shortages, the 1943 lincoln cent was struck in zinc-coated steel instead of the usual bronze., us mint official history and the wikipedia article "steel cent": 1943 cents were struck in zinc-coated steel due to wartime copper shortages., us mint official history page on the 1943 steel cent (https://www.usmint.gov/learn/coin-and-medal-programs/coin-production/1943-steel-cent), which states 1943 cents were struck in zinc-coated steel due to wartime copper shortages., us mint official history: 1943 'steel cents' were struck on zinc-coated steel planchets due to wartime copper shortages (usmint.gov, and corroborated by standard numismatic references e.g. pcgs/ngc coin facts for 1943 steel cent)., us mint official history: 1943 cents were struck in zinc-coated steel due to wartime copper shortages (https://www.usmint.gov/learn/coin-and-medal-programs/coin-production — 1943 steel cent historical record)., us mint official history: 1943 cents were struck in zinc-coated steel due to wartime copper shortages (https://www.usmint.gov/learn/coin-and-medal-programs/coin-production/lincoln-cent), us mint official history: 1943 cents were struck in zinc-coated steel due to wartime copper shortages (united states mint, "1943 steel cents"; also documented by the smithsonian national numismatic collection)., us mint official history: 1943 cents were struck on zinc-coated steel planchets due to wartime copper shortage (usmint.gov, 'fun facts' / 1943 steel cent history; also documented by the smithsonian national numismatic collection)., us mint, "the lincoln cent" history page (usmint.gov): 1943 cents were struck in zinc-coated steel because copper was reserved for the war effort, wikipedia, "1943 steel cent" (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1943_steel_cent): 1943 cents were low-grade carbon steel with a zinc coating on each side, wikipedia, '1943 steel cent' (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1943_steel_cent): 'the one-cent coin was minted in zinc-coated steel'., wikipedia, lincoln cent article (1943 steel cent section); u.s. mint history of the lincoln cent, wikipedia, lincoln cent article: 1943 cents were made of zinc-coated steel (treasury announcement by henry morgenthau, dec 23, 1942), wikipedia, penny (united states coin), 1943 section: "in 1943, at the peak of world war ii, zinc-coated steel cents were made for a short time because of war demands for copper." fetched via en.wikipedia.org api, extract of penny_(united_states_coin).
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