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1944 cents were made from the same alloy as most other cents at the time, a mixture of 95% copper and 5% zinc.

MoreWhat we normally call "copper" pennies were actually bronze. They were 95% copper, but depending on prices and availability the other 5% was made up of varying amounts of tin and/or zinc.

1944 and 1945 bronze cents are unusual in that the copper for their minting came from recycled ammunition casings, so they're sometimes called "shell case" pennies.

There are a few 1944 steel cents known. These were made by accident, the same as their more famous 1943 cousins struck on leftover bronze blanks.

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