Every coin even gold and the new dollars all have traces of copper. Only one coin was minted in u.s. history without copper. Can you name it? It's simple once you think of it>
2007-07-12 11:03:09 · 7 answers · asked by hollywood71@verizon.net 5 in Education & Reference ➔ Trivia
1943 Steel penny was made from steel! During the war, W W II, copper was needed for ammunition, and not the coins!
2007-07-12 11:22:47 · answer #1 · answered by jennamariepeck 2 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Hello =) Historically, 5 cent coins, 1 cent coins were made of "semi-precious" metals, while 10 cent coins were made of "precious metal" -- silver. After the transition of all coins to semi-precious metals, the size did not change, to avoid confusion (We Americans are easily confused), and thus we have the small "dime" and the large "nickel".... There was a time in American History, when there were silver 5 cent coins (not including WWII), and they were very small. Namaste, and Happy New Year, --Tom
2016-05-21 00:14:21 · answer #2 · answered by charlie 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
The 1943 penny was zinc coated steel. It was also the only magnetic US coin. In 1944 and 1945, they scavenged enough brass shell casings to make pennies that looked to be the "correct" color. In 1944 there were a few zinc coated steel cents made by error.
2007-07-15 16:25:08 · answer #3 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
The "red cent" did not have any copper. It was made during WWII when all metal was scarce. It was made out of cardboard. It eventually gave rise to the expression "not worth a red cent"
2007-07-12 15:35:11 · answer #4 · answered by MICHAEL R 7 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Yep, the steel penny. Had one when I was a kid.
2007-07-12 12:22:33 · answer #5 · answered by GRUMPY 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
nickel
2007-07-12 11:08:55 · answer #6 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
nickle?
2007-07-13 13:53:51 · answer #7 · answered by chevroletgirl00 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋