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Most 1943 US one-cent coins were made of zinc-coated steel. Answer true or false.
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- most
- More than half; interpreted here using the U.S. Mint's statement that nearly all circulating 1943 pennies were zinc-coated steel.
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- www.usmint.gov, collectorskey.com 1943 lincoln wheat cent page; us steel-cent history (websearch standard mode, search summaries read), en.wikipedia.org, lincolncents.net/1943-lincoln-steel-cent/ (1943 lincoln steel cents: steel composition with zinc coating); corroborated by pcgs coinfacts 1943 1c lincoln cent (https://www.pcgs.com/coinfacts/coin//2711), u.s. mint historical record: in 1943, due to wartime copper shortage for the war effort, the mint struck one-cent coins on zinc-coated steel planchets instead of the usual bronze (95% copper); this is documented by the united states mint (https://www.usmint.gov/learn/coin-and-medal-programs/coin-production/lincoln-cent) and the smithsonian national numismatic collection., u.s. mint official history and the united states code mint history: in 1943, to conserve copper for world war ii war materiel, the u.s. mint struck one-cent coins from zinc-coated (galvanized) steel planchets instead of the usual bronze/copper alloy; a small number of bronze 1943 cents exist as rare mint errors., u.s. mint, 1943 cent story prompts thousands of calls to mint (1999): https://www.usmint.gov/news/press-releases/19990330-1943-cent-story-prompts-calls, u.s. mint, penny faq (https://www.usmint.gov/news/media-kit/penny) states zinc-coated steel pennies were minted in 1943; u.s. mint, 1943 cent story (https://www.usmint.gov/news/press-releases/19990330-1943-cent-story-prompts-calls) states nearly all circulating 1943 pennies were struck in zinc-coated steel., u.s. mint, penny: https://www.usmint.gov/content/usmint/us/en/learn/coins-and-medals/circulating-coins/penny.html; 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, u.s. mint, what's so special about 1943 copper penny? https://www.usmint.gov/news/press-releases/19990308-special-1943-copper-penny, united states mint historical records / us mint official history of the 1943 steel cent (lincoln cent struck in zinc-coated steel due to wartime copper shortage); corroborated by the smithsonian national numismatic collection, united states mint official history (usmint.gov, "1943 lincoln cent"): due to wartime copper shortages for world war ii ammunition production, the u.s. mint struck over 1 billion 1943 lincoln cents from zinc-coated steel planchets at all three mints; only a small number of bronze cents (roughly 20-40 known) were mistakenly struck that year, making zinc-coated steel the overwhelming majority (near 100%) of 1943-dated one-cent coins., united states mint official history (usmint.gov, 1943 steel cent) and smithsonian national numismatic collection: wartime copper shortage led the mint to strike nearly the entire 1943 one-cent mintage (over 1 billion coins) in zinc-coated steel; only ~40 bronze error coins are known., united states mint official history and the smithsonian national numismatic collection: due to wartime copper shortages, the u.s. mint struck the 1943 lincoln cent in zinc-coated (galvanized) steel instead of the usual bronze; a tiny number of bronze planchets left in the presses from 1942 were struck by accident and are rare collector errors., united states mint official history and u.s. mint 1943 steel cent fact sheet (usmint.gov), corroborated by the smithsonian national numismatic collection: due to wartime copper shortages for munitions, the mint struck 1943 one-cent coins in zinc-coated steel instead of the usual bronze alloy., united states mint official history and us mint-published coin specifications: in 1943, to conserve copper for world war ii ammunition production, the mint struck one-cent coins from low-carbon steel planchets coated with zinc; this is documented in the us mint's own historical record of the lincoln cent ('1943 steel cent') and corroborated by the smithsonian national numismatic collection's account of the 1943 steel cent., united states mint, 'lincoln cent' history page (1943 cents struck in zinc-coated steel to conserve copper for wwii); corroborated by wikipedia, 'lincoln cent' article, section on 1943 steel cent, united states mint, 'penny' coin history page (usmint.gov), and wikipedia 'lincoln cent' article, section on 1943 steel cents, us mint / numismatic history: in 1943 the lincoln cent was struck in zinc-coated steel (not copper) for the full year's mintage across all mints, to save copper for wwii war material; e.g. united states mint and pcgs/ngc numismatic references on the 1943 steel cent., us mint / united states mint historical records and the national numismatic collection (smithsonian): due to wartime copper shortages, the us mint struck 1943 one-cent coins from zinc-coated (galvanized) steel planchets instead of the usual bronze; a small number of bronze planchets left over from 1942 were accidentally struck, producing rare 1943 bronze cent error coins, but these are a negligible fraction of total 1943 cent production., us mint / united states mint history: due to wartime copper shortage, in 1943 the mint produced lincoln cents on zinc-coated steel planchets (so-called 'steel cents'); over 1 billion were struck this way across all three mints, with only a tiny handful of bronze error coins known. see usmint.gov history of the lincoln cent and the smithsonian national numismatic collection notes on the 1943 steel cent., us mint / united states treasury historical record: due to wartime copper shortages in wwii, the us mint struck 1943 lincoln cents on zinc-coated steel planchets (so-called 'steel cents'); over one billion were produced across the three mints that year, making steel the overwhelming majority composition for 1943-dated cents (a small number of bronze off-metal error coins also exist but are a negligible fraction)., us mint / us treasury historical record: due to wartime copper shortages for wwii ammunition production, the us mint produced 1943 lincoln cents from zinc-coated (galvanized) steel planchets at all three mints (philadelphia, denver, san francisco), totaling over 1 billion coins. only a handful (fewer than 40 known) bronze 1943 cents exist as accidental off-metal errors, making steel cents the overwhelming majority., us mint historical records (usmint.gov history of 1943 steel cent): wartime copper shortage led the mint to strike 1943 cents in zinc-coated steel at all three mints; over 1 billion were made, with only a few dozen bronze error coins known., us mint historical records / united states mint, "1943 lincoln cent": due to wartime copper shortages, the mint struck 1943 lincoln cents in zinc-coated steel instead of the usual bronze alloy, producing over one billion steel cents that year (also corroborated by the smithsonian national numismatic collection and standard numismatic references such as the red book / a guide book of united states coins), us mint official history / numismatic record: due to wartime copper shortages for wwii ammunition production, the us mint produced 1943 lincoln cents on zinc-coated steel planchets (per coinage act of 1943 / public law 78-15). approximately 1.093 billion steel cents were struck across the three mints in 1943, versus only about 40 known genuine bronze off-metal error specimens, so the steel composition accounts for the vast majority of 1943-dated one-cent coins., us mint official history / united states mint public records: due to wartime copper shortages, the us mint struck 1943 lincoln cents in zinc-coated steel (over one billion steel cents produced across philadelphia, denver, and san francisco mints); only a small number of bronze 1943 cents exist as rare mint errors., us mint official history / united states mint, "1943 lincoln cent" (copper-nickel-zinc shortage during wwii led the mint to strike 1943 cents in zinc-coated steel); corroborated by the us mint's public faq and numismatic references (e.g. pcgs coinfacts, "1943 steel cent") stating that due to wartime copper shortages, the us mint struck 1943 pennies from zinc-coated steel instead of the usual bronze, with only a few rare bronze error coins known., us mint official history and us treasury records: in 1943, due to wartime copper shortages for the war effort, the us mint produced one-cent coins struck on zinc-coated steel planchets instead of the usual bronze (copper alloy); a tiny number of bronze 1943 cents exist as rare mint errors., us mint official history: due to wartime copper shortages for world war ii ammunition production, the us mint struck 1943 lincoln cents on zinc-coated steel planchets instead of the usual bronze (copper alloy); see united states mint, 'the lincoln cent: 1943 steel cent' (usmint.gov) and the smithsonian national numismatic collection., usmint.gov official history of the lincoln cent: 1943 cents were struck in zinc-coated steel (~1.09 billion) to conserve copper for wwii; only a handful of bronze off-metal errors exist., web search '1943 lincoln wheat penny steel zinc-coated composition' (standard mode): summaries stating 1943 lincoln cents were struck in zinc-coated steel to save copper in wwii, and that 1943 is the only year the mint struck steel cents for circulation. supporting listings: https://www.ebay.com/itm/256357792011 and https://profilecoins.com/products/1943-lincoln-wheat-steel-cent-ms-66-pcgs-penny-uncirculated-sku-i26436 (dealer pages, weak sources)., web search (standard mode) for 1943 lincoln wheat cent steel composition; results summarised us mint-era history: 1943 cents were steel with zinc coating, struck at philadelphia, denver and san francisco; copper error strikes noted as exceptions. not read from the us mint page directly., web sources on 1943 lincoln wheat cent composition: pcgs (https://www.pcgs.com/setregistry/mycoinfacts/1943-1c/2574251) and the 1943 steel cent references at https://collectorskey.com/coins/small-cents/lincoln-wheat/1943. both describe the 1943 cent as steel with zinc coating, the mint's wartime copper substitute., wikipedia, "1943 steel cent" (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1943_steel_cent), wikipedia, '1943 steel cent' (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1943_steel_cent): '1943 steel cents are u.s. one-cent coins that were struck in steel due to wartime shortages of copper'; 'the one-cent coin was minted in zinc-coated steel'. corroborated by the article's 1943 copper cent section: an estimated 40 copper examples, i.e. errors, so the overwhelming majority of the 1943 mintage is zinc-coated steel., wikipedia, 'lincoln cent' article (1943 composition section): 1943 cents were low-grade carbon steel with an electrolytic zinc coating, struck because copper was needed for wwii. consistent with the us mint's published history of the 1943 steel cent., wikipedia, 'lincoln cent' article (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/lincoln_cent), composition section: 1943 cents were low-grade carbon steel with a zinc coating; steel production began 27 feb 1943. the usmint.gov page returned http 403 and was not read., wikipedia, 'penny (united states coin)' (1943 steel cent section); cross-checked against the us mint's lincoln cent history, wikipedia, lincoln cent (1943 steel cent section): 'low-grade carbon steel formed the base of these coins, to which a zinc coating 0.0005-inch thick was deposited on each side electrolytically'; 1943 cents were zinc-coated steel, wikipedia, lincoln cent (en.wikipedia.org/wiki/lincoln_cent), section on the 1943 steel cent, read 2026-10-04., wikipedia, lincoln cent (section on 1943 zinc-coated steel composition, citing us mint production figures: 1,093,838,670 steel cents by 31 dec 1943), wikipedia, lincoln cent article (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/lincoln_cent), 1943 composition section: treasury secretary henry morgenthau announced that the coin would be made out of zinc-coated steel
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#1639trueU.S. Mint official history and the United States Code mint history: in 1943, to conserve copper for World War II war materiel, the U.S. Mint struck one-cent coins from zinc-coated (galvanized) steel planchets instead of the usual bronze/copper alloy; a small number of bronze 1943 cents exist as rare mint errors.
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