Jim Cathey wrote: > > > Even the zinc penny is worth, I think, 1.6 cents. > > What about steel? They did that once before, didn't they?
Iron costs more than zinc IIRC. Steelies were issued because it was wartime, and although we were having scrap steel drives in every town, copper was more crucial to the war effort than steel was. Nickel was so crucial that we started making 'nickels' out of silver alloy. I can't figure out why we were minting pennies and nickles in the middle of WWII when virtually everything the country did was concentrated on the war effort. _______________________________________ http://www.okiebenz.com For new parts see official list sponsor: http://www.buymbparts.com/ For used parts email [EMAIL PROTECTED] To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: http://okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com
