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> Leon,were
>
> Not sure where you got this. The last--only--(USA)steel pennies
> made in 1943.I meant UK pennies, the real ones. 8-)
>
> In 1981 they were changed to copper plated Zinc, due to a law which
> requires that the inherent metal value cannot exceed the currency
> value.
>
> I just checked several, from 1984 to 2004(Denver minted), and none
> were attracted by the magnet.