1943 1¢ LINCOLN WHEAT CENT COIN, SHINY, STEEL-COATED ZINC PENNY, WWII ERA!

1943 1¢ LINCOLN WHEAT CENT COIN, SHINY, STEEL-COATED ZINC PENNY, WWII-ERA! COIN DETAILS: 1943 1¢ LINCOLN WHEAT CENT PENNY ("SMALL CENT" COIN CATEGORY). A SHINY, STEEL-COATED ZINC PENNY THAT WAS PRODUCED DURING WWII WHEN ALL AVAILABLE COPPER WAS BEING USED FOR THE WAR EFFORT! MINT: PHILADELPHIA MINTAGE/PRODUCTION: 1943: 684 MILLION COINS WERE PRODUCED IN THE PHILADELPHIA MINT 1944: 1.4 BILLION COINS WERE PRODUCED IN THE PHILADELPHIA MINT ...THIS IS WHY THE 1943 COIN IS IN HIGH DEMAND FROM COLLECTORS (MOST OF THEM LOOKING TO FILL THAT EMPTY 1943 SPOT IN THEIR COIN BOOK!) ABOUT: LINCOLN CENTS WERE FIRST MINTED IN 1909 TO CELEBRATE THE 100TH ANNIVERSARY OF ABRAHAM LINCOLN'S BIRTH IN 1809. THE FIRST LINCOLN CENTS WERE CALLED "WHEAT CENTS" DUE TO THE WHEAT EARS ON THE REVERSE. NOTE 1: I PURCHASED THE COIN IN THIS CONDITION, AND IT OBVIOUSLY APPEARS TO HAVE BEEN CLEANED. NOTE 2: THIS COIN IS FOR COLLECTING PURPOSES ONLY, AND NOT FOR USE AS CURRENCY AWESOME COIN!