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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;treylxapi47, post: 2229403, member: 41863&quot;]Sorry about the title, it was difficult for me to condense what I am trying to find out.</p><p><br /></p><p>We all know that during WWII we had some composition changes made to our one cent and five cent coins so that the standard metal could be used for the war effort.</p><p><br /></p><p>I am interested in learning about other coins that were minted at the United States Mint facilities that also saw a change in their composition.</p><p><br /></p><p>The reason this has come to light is I recently stumbled upon a unique one year type coin that fits this criteria and I want to know what else exists in the same realm.</p><p><br /></p><p>The coin I am speaking of is the 1944 Dominican Republic 5 Centavos. Apparently for the year 1944 these coins were switched from their usual copper-nickel composition to our 35% silver alloy that was being used on our very own Jefferson Nickel at the same time.</p><p><br /></p><p>SO my question to the board/forum is this:</p><p><br /></p><p>What other foreign coins were minted by the United States and may have had a similar composition shift to something containing silver?</p><p><br /></p><p>Here is the coin that sparked all of this for me</p><p><br /></p><p>[ATTACH=full]438068[/ATTACH]</p><p>[ATTACH=full]438069[/ATTACH]</p><p>[ATTACH=full]438067[/ATTACH]</p><p><br /></p><p>I thought that was a pretty cool coin myself, and it embodies two things that I love: Silver and AU-58s especially, when they are this nice! Whoops - and a third thing ------ one year type coins![/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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