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They're zinc. During the war they needed to save copper for other things, so they used zinc for pennies. Don't think it's worth all that much but it's an interesting novelty.
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Decent rolls of '43 cents wholesale for about $10. The 1945 is a plated fake. Steel cents were only minted in 1943 with a few exceedingly rare examples from later years.
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1943 is a steel penny. 1945 is either a plated fake or is corroded.
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