Is the 1947 Wheat Cent the Rarest, Most Underrated, "Unknown" US Coin??

I do not believe there is any actual proof that any specific group of cents had a specific toning which was specific to a "shell case" composition, so the use of a term that indicates a metallic composition that varies so minutely by coloration is very "loose" in my consideration.

 

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They were made. Roger Burdette references the deliveries of the shell cases and the documents in the National Archives that relate to their production in Experimental Cents and Five Cent piecse of World War II. The footnotes give the location of the documents in the archives if you want to read them for yourself.

 

Why don't you quote the part where I said I don't believe that to be true?

 

Post # 5, why don't you send your reply to the moderator?
https://www.cointalk.com/threads/wh...-case-cents-vs-regular-cents-lincolns.187980/

 

Well, well, I finally got something to say.
Yes they did make some "Shell Case Cents" I have a 1944 and an 1946 S cents they were made with Ammo casing, the pictures are not great, they are in a case.

 

Okay?? Does the case open or is it at the Smithsonian? Also, what about the coins? Can you be more elaborate in your description?

 

And how do you know this?

 

Slick sure has a case

 

Both of those look like they have had a half tube of toothpaste used to polish them.

 

I was just making a comment,I just so happen to read this post, no biggie.

 

I find it very improbable that they struck coins using ammo . The ammo casings were melted down to make more ammo then. To me, the coins looked like they were buried, dug up and then sand or walnut shell blasted, then rubbed with toothpaste or Brasso to get a type of sheen. They are nice to look at, but the case is worth more than the coins.