During World War II, the U.S. Mint switched to zinc-coated steel pennies to conserve copper for military use.  However, a ...

I spent much of my childhood looking for the famous 1943 steel penny. This was when they were using other metals for war production, so for one year they actually made steel pennies. I never found ...

This penny somehow missed the 1944 transition from steel-coated zinc to copper, and it’s worth a fortune as a result. Just two copies of the San Francisco-minted version remain. Circulating ...

The penny design included 'Liberty,' a 'Flying Eagle ... Copper shortages in 1943 led to zinc-coated steel pennies that resembled dimes, but by 1982, rising copper costs pushed the mint to ...

It’s not uncommon for people to have some old pennies or other change or currency, perhaps collected in childhood or hand-me-downs from a relative, squirreled away in a vintage cigar box or tucked ...

according to Independent Steel Workers Union leader Penny Wight. Liberty Steel furloughed more than 500 employees from its Peoria-area steel mill and wire mill in December, saying that economic ...