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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;alcochaser, post: 370636, member: 11241&quot;]The 1943 cent was a hastily made coin. Zinc coated steel was a recipe for disaster, but sacrifices had to be made for the war effort. Zinc and Steel corrode easy.</p><p><br /></p><p>Then the Mint discovered spent cartridge shells (brass) made an acceptable cent. The color on these were only slightly off and the brass could be collected from spent casings, and loaded from overseas in ships that would have little else but wounded to carry back. They even used this cheap source for one year after the war, why not, It was cheap.</p><p><br /></p><p>Plating the cent with&nbsp; Copper would make things like they are now. Just the inside metal would change, and thw weight, and cost.</p><p><br /></p><p>What ever happened the Aluminum idea?</p><p><br /></p><p>Kinda funny, we might have Copper Zinc cents, and Copper Steel cents in 2009[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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