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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;Bonedigger, post: 402838, member: 4367&quot;]Arrrgh, you&#039;re correct, good catch. <img src="styles/default/xenforo/clear.png" class="mceSmilieSprite mceSmilie1" alt=":)" unselectable="on" unselectable="on" /> OTOH, I do know how they coat regular steel with zinc to create galvanized steel.&nbsp; This process is called &#039;Hot-Dipping.&quot;</p><p><a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Galvanized_steel" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Galvanized_steel" rel="nofollow">http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Galvanized_steel</a></p><p><br /></p><p>I suppose the individuals who did the write-up of the 1943 Steel Cent felt that the composition was (low-carbon for ease in striking, much softer than high-carbon) 100% steel with an additional coating of zinc.&nbsp; Be it the planchets or the actual struck coins which were dipped in this molten zinc they perhaps felt it didn&#039;t alter the total composition of the cent/planchet.&nbsp; As we all know there is nothing that has a true 100% purity, so they obviously simply rounded up.</p><p><br /></p><p>If I&#039;m not mistaken there are some bullion pieces struck now with a protective coating of (something like enamel) which is not considered an actual part of the piece.</p><p><br /></p><p>Take Care</p><p>Ben[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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