Serving The Country
Even though Don could tell that it was a special coin, he did not have a lot of time to be excited about it. He nearly forgot about it when he joined the United States Army. Like his peers at the time, he had no choice but to leave his family and friends behind to serve in the military during the Korean War. Years later, it was possible to find out more about this strange coin. What kind of secrets did they unravel?
The Second World War
Militaries had been using copper in a strategic manner during the Second World War. The material was used for shell casings, telephone wires, and other objects essential to the war effort. This was the reason that they coated the Lincoln steel pennies in zinc back in 1943. However, they still had to use some copper for certain coins back then. Let us see what sort of rumors had been flying around back then.