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Postby highroller4321 » Fri Jan 20, 2017 11:06 am

Did you guys know that the U.S tried to make a glass penny during WWII? I didn't until one auctioned off at the FUN show. Supposedly there is only 1 known to exist! They stopped trying to make them out of glass when they couldn't get any of them to look alike and they also were cutting people! :shock:

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https://coins.ha.com/itm/patterns/1942- ... ail-071515
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Re: U.S glass penny

Postby reddirtcoins » Fri Jan 20, 2017 7:19 pm

I learned something new today. I didn't know that.
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Postby Recyclersteve » Fri Jan 20, 2017 11:32 pm

I was wondering why I cut myself on that Ryedale reject. Now I know. :)
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Re: U.S glass penny

Postby TXSTARFIRE » Sat Jan 21, 2017 11:27 am

There was an article on this cent in Numismatic News awhile back.

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Re: U.S glass penny

Postby Robarons » Wed Jan 25, 2017 12:31 am

This is still pretty cool- Outside of the Steel/aluminum/glass cents used as alternative materials to copper/zinc is there is anything we are missing. Any official record of a plastic cent (by the mint of course) or wooden cents being used?
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Re: U.S glass penny

Postby AGgressive Metal » Mon Jan 30, 2017 8:57 pm

$70,500 wow - something new to watch for in the Coinstar rejects :P
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For lyberte shold not be wel sold for alle the gold and syluer of all the world
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