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.