US One-Cent-Coin 1¢ 1943-S faint mint mark -Wheat & Lincoln- wartime penny
US One-Cent-Coin 1¢ 1943-S faint mint mark -Wheat & Lincoln- wartime penny. Obverse side cleaned with warm water to show mint mark. VERY FAINT "S" MINT MARK.
Surprisingly got this in change on June 1, 2023 at a retail convenience store! Coin sticks to a Magnet.
Of the actual item available in this listing. Colors are slightly off due to the light and metal reflectivity and the background. All pictures were taken with a hand-held digital camera. This is the same coin available in this listing in all of the pictures.
Colors are slightly off due to the light and metal reflectivity. Five pictures are taken with a hand-held camera and two pictures are with a scanner at 1200 dpi. 1943 Wartime One-Cent Coin General Information. In 1943 all 3 mints (Denver, San Francisco, Philadelphia) struck coins in Steel with Zinc galvanization due to a shortage of Copper for Wartime needs.
Various known as nicknames: wartime cent, steel war penny, zinc cent, steelie, silver penny, SLUG. Typically they stick to a magnet. I still here people say eureka, well get excited, when they find one! Because of the steel these coins oxidize/rust very fast to brown, black, and other colors. The metals in this coin are not it's value, but the history, excitement, and novelty are what keeps this coin as traditional favorite. The Obverse-side image: Abraham Lincoln Portrait. The Obverse-side text inscriptions: LIBERTY IN GOD WE TRUST (year). The Reverse-side images: Two stalks of wheat ears. Reverse-side text inscriptions: UNITED STATES OF AMERICA E PLURIBUS UNUM ONE CENT.Initials may or may not be located on the coin. The Obverse & Reverse designer was Victor D. (aka VDB , Avigdor David Brenner, & Avigdor ben Gershon). He was born June 12, 1871 and died April 5, 1924.
Abraham Lincoln born February 12, 1809 and died April 15, 1865 was the 16th president of the United States from 1861 to 1865. E PLURIBUS UNUM translates from Latin roughly to: Out of many, one - which was the common motto from the USA seal from the late 1700's until 1956 when the motto officially became In God We Trust. This coin bears both sayings. Liberty is defined as the state of being free within society from oppressive restrictions imposed by authority on one's way of life, behavior, or political views. At our store we specialize in Collectible Objects of interest, value, beauty, historical importance or other Objet-d'art.
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