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<B>1942 1C Lincoln Cent, Judd-2081, Pollock-2077, High R.7 PR66 PCGS.</B></I> Regular dies for the Lincoln cent, struck in white metal with a plain edge. As World War II got underway, it quickly became obvious that massive quantities of copper and nickel were needed for the war effort. As a major industrial user of both metals at that time, the U.S. Mint began to look for alternative compositions for the cent and nickel coinage. In 1941, the three operating mints coined 1.1 billion cents and 300 million nickels. Eliminating copper from the cent coinage, reducing copper from the nickel coinage, and eliminating nickel from the nickel coinage would result in a savings of more than 4,000 tons of copper and 400 tons of nickel, based on the 1941 coinage.<BR> Several companies were involved in development and testing of experimental compositions as replacement for copper in the cent. Much of the experimentation involved various plastic materials, hard rubber, and even tempered glass. At the same time, the Mint was looking into various metallic alternatives, including this white metal piece and zinc coated steel patterns, the latter currently unknown.<BR> Patterns struck inside the Mint utilized the existing Lincoln cent dies, while the outside companies were provided with special dies feature a female head facing right for the obverse, and UNITED STATES MINT inside a wreath for the reverse.<BR> This white metal piece is an extraordinary proof with a hint of cameo contrast. The fields are deeply mirrored and the surfaces are pristine. It is interesting that the obverse shows a prominent bulge, suggesting the use of old dies that were retired from regular coinage and then pressed back into service for these experimental pieces.<BR><BR><b>Shipping:</b> Coins & Currency (<a target="_blank" href="http://www.heritageauctions.com/common/shipping.php">view shipping information</a>)
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