You know the 1945 ia a shell cent. The govt melted WWII shell casings in '44,'45, and'46 (mostly naval) shell casings and added this to the mixture for the making of cent planchets. Not high in value, it is just a lot of people don't know of their existence.
Yes they are. He ordered them. They get them from New Orleans. I’m thinking people have turned coins in. I feel bad but then good finds.
Many of those LMCs have great luster for their age. And, any LWCs are a great catch, especially that 1918. Great pics too, BTW.