Jefferson War Nickel, 1942-1945 : A Collector’s Guide

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By Charles Morgan and Hubert Walker for CoinWeek Notes …. As the United States converted its industrial might to the war effort, the Federal Government looked closely at its supply of strategic materials. Copper, used to produce cents and alloyed with silver and gold to produce other denominations, was diverted for military use in 1943. Nickel, used to strike the […]