From: utzoo!decvax!harpo!npoiv!npois!houxm!houxa!houxi!houxz!ihnp4!stolaf!knight
Newsgroups: net.rec.coins
Title: Re: 1943 Steel Pennies
Article-I.D.: stolaf.726
Posted: Fri Jan  7 16:13:37 1983
Received: Sat Jan  8 06:30:42 1983
References: ixlpa.89 lanl-a.198

Yes, 1943 pennies are really steel.  Quite often, though, they are
zinc-coated by retailers to make them nice and shiny and appear less
worn than they are.