1943 Steel Helps Win World War II
As the U.S. Industrial juggernaught geared up to produce the armaments needed to win WWII, copper supplies became critically low. In order to keep the war effort from grinding to a halt, the U.S. Mint changed the composition of the Lincoln Cent from copper to steel—but for just one year—1943! These “Steelies” have been popular with collectors ever since they were minted, and in the last several years they have become increasingly difficult to locate. Have you ever seen one? Well, maybe, but we recently located a small number of full 50 coin rolls of 1943 steel cents and are now able to offer them at an incredible price!