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Message:: [QUOTE="Clinker, post: 568133, member: 6229"]You know the U.S. struck Zinc Coated Steel cents in 1943 because copper was needed for our World War II effort, but do you know there were other zinc Coated Steel coins minted by other countries during World War II? Do you know one of those "other" coins was struck by the U.S. Mint by mistake? During the Allied Occupation of Belgium, the U.S. Mint struck 2 Francs coins for Belgium dated 1944. The first of this issue were struck on 1943 U.S. Cent blanks. During 1944 The U.S. Mint agreed to strike a smaller coin (25 cents) for The Netherlands.  As the saying goes, "The best laid plans of mice and men often go astray," a number of Belgium 2 Francs were struck on those Netherlands 25 cents blanks.  You know what the 1943 U.S.A. One Cent coins look like, but may have never seen a Belgium 1944 2 Francs zinc Coated Steel coin. Here's a look courtesy of Don's World Coin Gallery: <a href="http://worldcoingallery.com/countries/coine.php?image=img7/18-133&desc=Belgium%20km133%202%20Francs%20(1944)%20U.S.%20steel%20cent%20planchet&query=Belgium%20km%20133" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="http://worldcoingallery.com/countries/coine.php?image=img7/18-133&desc=Belgium%20km133%202%20Francs%20(1944)%20U.S.%20steel%20cent%20planchet&query=Belgium%20km%20133" rel="nofollow">http://worldcoingallery.com/countries/coine.php?image=img7/18-133&desc=Belgium%20km133%202%20Francs%20(1944)%20U.S.%20steel%20cent%20planchet&query=Belgium%20km%20133</a>  Thought you'd like to know, Clinker[/QUOTE]

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