Liberty V Nickel + 2 Steel Wheat Pennies (1943) (3 Coin LOT) – Old Us Coins

Description

YOU GET 3 TOTAL ITEMS:
(2) 1943 Lincoln Steel Wheat Pennies (Average Circulation)
AND
(1) Liberty V Nickel – (Varies dates and mints, Average Circulation).
The coins will be similar in quality to the ones pictured.
“War Time” (1943) Steel Wheat Penny History:
Originally, wheat pennies were made of bronze, an alloy that is 95% copper, with the other 5% being an alloy of tin and zinc. In 1943, the composition was changed to zinc-plated steel, which resulted in silver-colored coins that were often mistaken for dimes, the U.S. 10-cent coins.
Liberty V Nickel History:
The
Liberty Head nickel, sometimes referred to as the V nickel because of
its reverse (or tails) design, is an American five-cent piece. It was
struck for circulation from 1883 until 1912, with at least five pieces
being surreptitiously struck dated 1913. The obverse features a
left-facing image of the goddess of Liberty.
The
original copper–nickel five-cent piece, the Shield nickel, had
longstanding production problems, and in the early 1880s, the United
States Mint was looking to replace it. Mint Chief Engraver Charles
Barber was instructed to prepare designs for proposed one-, three-, and
five-cent pieces, which were to bear similar designs. Only the new
five-cent piece was approved, and went into production in 1883. For
almost thirty years large quantities of coin of this design were
produced to meet commercial demand, especially as coin-operated machines
became increasingly popular.