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In 1943 the Treasury Department saved money by minting zinc-coated steel versions of what coin?
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Penny
The coin was minted out of steel to save LIVES. Copper was desperately needed for making ammunition.
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The US Treasury.AnswerTechnically, the United States Mint is responsible for printing or minting all US currency (paper and coinage). The US Mint is a branch of the Treasury Department.
Branch of the US treasury responsible for minting coins?
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What is the process of making coins?
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If it's an error there are billions of them.... The answer is no. The series date doesn't necessarily correspond to when a bill was printed, only to when the design was chosen or when a new Treasury Secretary was appointed. That's very different from the way coins are dated, where the date is the year of minting and changes every January.
