Steel Core Penny (3 Pennies) - Trick

One one hand these pennies work as well as any steel core coin. In that sense they are great and I love using them and the price was right. I did hesitate to get them however because the picture/photo of the pennies on the website depicted them as 1943 pennies with a copper finish. Due to the high demand for copper in 1943, because of World War Two, very few pennies (less than 50 with only 27 accounted for in 2024) were minted in copper (apparently a negligent mint workers failed to get all of the copper out of the presses as the mint moved to steel which explains the very limited number of copper '43s) and now those pieces are extremely rare exceedingly valuable. One the other hand, the US issued over a billion 1943 pennies made from steel and as such, they had a dull, unpolished steel finish and are magnetic. As soon as I saw the picture of "copper" '43s on the website, I sad to myself "That's not right." I was hoping, when I bought them that I would get a different year, but alas, I got 43s. My guess is that the manufacturer is covering steel 43s with a copper finish since these pennies are not rare and are not worth much. Nevertheless, for the performer, if your audience includes any combination of coin collector, somebody knowledgeable about the US during World War Two, or somebody just old enough to know (this latter possibility is decreasing with time) you may get caught. For a profession and art that sweats the details, this is a big mistake. Another minor complaint--they look too new for 80 year old coins. Still, if you are performing for the kids, practicing, or something like that they're great. I'll probably get another set.

One one hand these pennies work as well as any steel core coin. In that sense they are great and I love using them and the price was right. I did hesitate to get them however because the picture/photo of the pennies on the website depicted them as 1943 pennies with a copper finish. Due to the high demand for copper in 1943, because of World War Two, very few pennies (less than 50 with only 27 accounted for in 2024) were minted in copper (apparently a negligent mint workers failed to get all of the copper out of the presses as the mint moved to steel which explains the very limited number of copper '43s) and now those pieces are extremely rare exceedingly valuable. One the other hand, the US issued over a billion 1943 pennies made from steel and as such, they had a dull, unpolished steel finish and are magnetic. As soon as I saw the picture of "copper" '43s on the website, I sad to myself "That's not right." I was hoping, when I bought them that I would get a different year, but alas, I got 43s. My guess is that the manufacturer is covering steel 43s with a copper finish since these pennies are not rare and are not worth much. Nevertheless, for the performer, if your audience includes any combination of coin collector, somebody knowledgeable about the US during World War Two, or somebody just old enough to know (this latter possibility is decreasing with time) you may get caught. For a profession and art that sweats the details, this is a big mistake. Another minor complaint--they look too new for 80 year old coins. Still, if you are performing for the kids, practicing, or something like that they're great. I'll probably get another set.