Did you know that during WW2 the American government was experimenting with making a bakelite penny? They wound up making steel pennies in 1943. They needed the copper for military equipment - shell casings, communication wires, etc.
Did you know that during WW2 the American government was experimenting with making a bakelite penny? They wound up making steel pennies in 1943. They needed the copper for military equipment - shell casings, communication wires, etc.