1 cent 1943 us

[scrapoutchi]

Salut
J'ai entendue parler que le 1 cent 1943 us vaut cher
elle est blanche mais pas tres propre
est-ce ue c'est vrai si oui combien et comment on peut le savoir ex (un D ou un point en desous de la date).

merci

[Lightw4re]

http://www.numicanada.com/index.php?id= ... article=10

[scrapoutchi]

alors si mj'ai comprie c'est celle en cuivre qui vaut tres cher

merci

[Robert]

alors si mj'ai comprie c'est celle en cuivre qui vaut tres cher

merci

Exactement, voici un extrès de cette histoire (je n'ai pas trouvé de version française)

The metal content was changed to a 2.7 gram, zinc-coated steel coin in 1943 due to a shortage of other metals during World War II. This became a one-year variety as the metal proved to be unpopular with the public. People claimed to confuse the 1943 cent with the dime. A numismatic writer said the steel cents were eventually dumped into the ocean where they poisoned the fish. There are some rare off-metal strikes of the 1943 cent caused by copper blanks left in the coining hopper from the year before. Beware of 1943 coins sprayed with copper or altered 1948 cents. Between 1944 and 1946 the cent was made from spent ammunition cartridge cases. The weight of the coin is 3.11 grams with a composition of 95 percent copper and five percent zinc. The 95 percent copper, five percent tin and zinc composition of earlier issues was resumed in 1947.

Source : http://www.coinfacts.com/small_cents/small_cents.html

Robert