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Old May 20th 10, 02:22 AM posted to rec.collecting.coins
dlhii
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Default Cent Melt

I did some searching to try and figure out if the government had a
cent melt in 1943. About all I was able to find was the current 'new'
law about melting. I found steel was used because of a copper shortage
but nothing about a possible melt.

Just something that was rattling around in my head.
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Old May 20th 10, 02:47 AM posted to rec.collecting.coins
george pearl
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Default Cent Melt

On May 19, 6:22*pm, dlhii wrote:
I did some searching to try and figure out if the government had a
cent melt in 1943. About all I was able to find was the current 'new'
law about melting. I found steel was used because of a copper shortage
but nothing about a possible melt.

Just something that was rattling around in my head. *


I read a story once that the mint gave away steel cents in bulk
if only the receiver would melt them down.
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Old May 21st 10, 05:19 PM posted to rec.collecting.coins
Donald Weber
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Default Cent Melt

I remember reading a story about a guy who worked at a steel mill in
Bethlahem Pa.. He said he vividly remembered the day they received many
pallets of 55 gallon steel drums full of steel cents. They were all melted
down and recycled as steel products. I just can't recall where I read it.

Don


 




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